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Man awaiting liver transplant gets some hope during coronavirus outbreak
Zach Branson can once again look forward to getting a new lease on life now that his liver transplant has been rescheduled after being put on hold…
Continue Reading 11 veterans at a Massachusetts home for soldiers have died. 5 tested positive for coronavirus
Eleven veterans who live at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, have died and five of them tested positive for coronavirus, Holyoke…
Continue Reading California doctors ‘cautiously hopeful’ early shelter at home measures are working
Two weeks after San Francisco issued the country’s first shelter-in-place order for residents to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus,…
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WHO stands by recommendation to not wear masks if you are not sick or not caring for someone who is sick
World Health Organization officials Monday said they still recommend people not wear face masks unless they are sick with Covid-19 or caring for…
Continue Reading A Minnesota trooper pulled over a doctor for speeding. Then he gave her his N95 medical masks
A Minnesota state trooper moved a doctor to tears when he turned what should have been a speeding ticket into a heartwarming act of kindness. Dr.…
Continue Reading Children’s author and illustrator Tomie dePaola has died
Tomie dePaola, a children’s author and illustrator known for his book “Strega Nona,” died Monday. The 85-year-old author died from…
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Pentagon orders Fort Bliss, other posts not to report virus cases as 1st service member dies & military infections reach 1,000
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon has ordered military bases and commanders, including El Paso’s Fort Bliss, to stop publicly announcing coronavirus…
Continue Reading Portugal gives migrants and asylum-seekers full citizenship rights during coronavirus outbreak
Portugal has temporarily given all migrants and asylum seekers full citizenship rights, granting them full access to the country’s healthcare…
Continue Reading A man allegedly teaching his dog to drive was arrested after leading troopers on a high speed chase
A man was arrested Sunday after leading troopers on a high-speed chase with his dog sitting in the driver’s seat, a spokeswoman for the…
Continue Reading Police arrest Florida pastor for holding church services despite stay-at-home order
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne said he wouldn’t close the doors of his Tampa, Florida, megachurch until the End Times begin. The police…
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Police arrest Florida pastor for holding church services despite stay-at-home order
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne said he wouldn’t close the doors of his Tampa, Florida, megachurch until the End Times begin. The police…
Continue Reading This principal didn’t let a school closure stop her from announcing this year’s valedictorian and salutatorian
Even though her school is closed because of the coronavirus outbreak, a Michigan principal still found a way to deliver some good news to two…
Continue Reading Las Vegas homeless people are sleeping in a parking lot — six feet apart
In Las Vegas, the Catholic Charities’ homeless shelter has long served as a facility for people in need of accommodations. But after one…
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President Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues
WASHINGTON, DC — Siding with public health experts’ dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend restrictive…
Continue Reading The moral calculus of sanctions amid coronavirus crisis
Never let a crisis go to waste. It’s a cynical maxim in politics, but one the Trump administration appears to be following now as it maintains…
Continue Reading New York’s Central Park and harbor are now home to makeshift hospitals
New York transformed a grassy meadow in Central Park into a makeshift hospital and welcomed a Navy hospital ship as officials scrambled to bolster a…
Continue Reading Stuck at home craving Girl Scout cookies? Now you can order them online
For those of us being responsible and self-distancing at home, there’s a lot to miss about the world: restaurants, movie theaters … and…
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Macy’s to layoff most of its 130,000 workers as stores in El Paso & across nation stay shut during virus crisis
NEW YORK, NY — Retail giant Macy’s announced Monday that its stores, including the one at El Paso’s Cielo Vista shopping mall, will remain dark and…
Continue Reading These immigrant doctors want to help the US fight coronavirus, but they’re stuck on the sidelines
Zahraa Al-Turaihi and Hussein Al-Sudani served as doctors in emergency rooms in Iraq during the war against ISIS. Now they’re immigrants who…
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Teacher makes rap music video to inspire students amid stay-at-home order
Click here for updates on this story MOUNT AIRY, NC (WGHP) — His kids call him “Mr. J.” He’s a fourth…
Continue Reading Hungarian parliament votes to let Viktor Orban rule by decree in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Hungary’s parliament has voted to allow Prime Minister Viktor Orban to rule by decree indefinitely, in order to combat the coronavirus…
Continue Reading New York dog rescues report an unprecedented surge in applications as coronavirus keeps humans isolated
For New Yorkers who have made a cliche out of lamenting that they don’t have time to take care of a dog, recent isolation guidelines have had…
Continue Reading Country music star Joe Diffie dies of complications from coronavirus
Joe Diffie, a country music singer known for his lighthearted odes to country life that reached mainstream success in the 1990s, died Sunday from…
Continue Reading Animal Crossing is letting people live out their wildest fantasy: Normalcy
The world seems like it’s ending. It’s enough to make you want to flee to an island populated entirely by friendly animals, tend to a…
Continue Reading With coronavirus closing schools, here’s how you can help food insecure children
On any given day, the National School Lunch Program provides low-cost or free lunches to 29.7 million children. But the coronavirus pandemic is…
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With coronavirus closing schools, here’s how you can help food insecure children
On any given day, the National School Lunch Program provides low-cost or free lunches to 29.7 million children. But the coronavirus pandemic is…
Continue Reading Meteorites reveal that Martian water came from different sources
One of the biggest mysteries in piecing together the story of Mars’ past is a key question: Where did the water come from? Researchers may have…
Continue Reading A cruise ship headed to Florida has reported more sick people on board after 4 die and 2 test positive for Covid-19
A cruise ship scheduled to arrive in Florida this week has reported at least 189 people are suffering flu-like symptoms on board. Holland…
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