What you need to do to get your government stimulus check
The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks within the next few weeks. The payments are part…
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U.S. jobless claims soar by 6.6 million amid unemployment crisis felt in Texas, New Mexico & the Borderland
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. unemployment claims hit 6.6 million — another record high — as layoffs accelerate in face of coronavirus. The bleak news…
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In Pennsylvania you can buy liquor and wine again online, but only if you’re lucky
Two days after Pennsylvania re-opened its state-owned liquor stores online, it’s already struggling to keep up with the “overwhelming…
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A healthy 39-year-old DJ died of coronavirus. What his young widow and daughter want you to know
Nicole Buchanan wasn’t even allowed to say goodbye to her husband. Three weeks ago, Conrad Buchanan was a healthy, vivacious Florida DJ who…
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Mice make different faces depending on how they feel — and that could impact how we treat mood disorders, a new study says
Mice, unlike most people, cannot force a smile or disguise their disgust (as far as we know). Most of us may not have realized that their tiny, fuzzy…
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For the deaf or hard of hearing, face masks pose new challenge
I’d been social distancing for a week and a half when I ventured into the nearest grocery store. As I surveyed the shelves, an employee caught…
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Democrats postpone national convention amid virus concerns
WASHINGTON, DC — The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective…
Continue Reading ER doctor in New York details dire supply shortages from the front lines of the coronavirus fight
When Dr. Calvin Sun gets back to his New York City apartment after a 12-hour shift treating critically ill coronavirus patients, he heads straight to…
Continue Reading A turkey smashed through a semi windshield and walked away from the crash
When you crash and burn, you just have to pick yourself back up and keep going. That seems to be the mantra for one turkey, who was making its merry…
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Engineer accused of crashing train said he was ‘suspicious’ of nearby coronavirus relief ship, Justice Department says
A train engineer faces federal charges after he allegedly admitted to intentionally derailing a train Tuesday near the USNS Mercy, a ship sent to Los…
Continue Reading Engineer accused of crashing train said he was ‘suspicious’ of nearby coronavirus relief ship, Justice Department says
A train engineer faces federal charges after he allegedly admitted to intentionally derailing a train Tuesday near the USNS Mercy, a ship sent to Los…
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More than 40 spring breakers who ignored public health advice test positive for coronavirus
Dozens of spring breakers from Texas boarded a plane for fun and came home with coronavirus. About 70 people in their 20s chartered a plane from…
Continue Reading Kenya has freed nearly 5000 inmates via newly adopted Skype court sessions
Kenya is decongesting its prisons to prevent overcrowding as a way to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country. In the past month, the East…
Continue Reading An ER doctor dies in his husband’s arms a week after first coronavirus symptoms
New Jersey emergency room doctor Frank Gabrin knew he could contract coronavirus when he walked into work to treat patients. But still he continued,…
Continue Reading Elusive ‘missing link’ black hole discovered by Hubble
Astronomers have long studied supermassive black holes and smaller black holes that form when massive stars implode, but they have searched for…
Continue Reading Marine life in the world’s oceans can recover to healthy levels by 2050, researchers say
Marine life in the world’s oceans could recover to healthy levels in the next thirty years if decisive and urgent action is taken, an…
Continue Reading Officials keep calling the coronavirus pandemic a ‘war.’ Here’s why
Donald Trump has called himself a “wartime president” and said coronavirus is an “invisible enemy.” The former CDC director…
Continue Reading Spain passes 10,000 deaths after its highest single-day rise yet — but the curve is stabilizing
Spain passed another grim milestone as it grappled to contain its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in…
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Spain passes 10,000 deaths after its highest single-day rise yet — but the curve is stabilizing
Spain passed another grim milestone as it grappled to contain its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in…
Continue Reading Women are using code words at pharmacies to escape domestic violence during lockdown
On Sunday, a woman walked into a pharmacy in the French city of Nancy, one of the few public places still open after the government imposed a…
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Doctor buys camper to live in to protect her family from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story CREVE COUER, Mo. (KMOV) — Dr. Tiffany Osborn said she’s taking an extreme…
Continue Reading Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban consumption of cats and dogs
Shenzhen, in southeastern China, has become the first city in the country to ban the consumption of cats and dogs, the government announced Thursday.…
Continue Reading One million Australian families to get free childcare as part of coronavirus response
About one million families in Australia will have access to free childcare in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s Prime…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at what states are exempting religious gatherings from stay at home orders
Officials from the health care and federal and state governments have promoted social distancing as a powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus.…
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Here’s a look at what states are exempting religious gatherings from stay at home orders
Officials from the health care and federal and state governments have promoted social distancing as a powerful tool in the fight against coronavirus.…
Continue Reading South Africa gathered homeless people into a sports stadium. Here too, coronavirus divides rich from poor
The policeman raised his bullhorn to shout instructions, backed up by a group of soldiers piling out of an armored personnel carrier. “Go home.…
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5 things to know for April 2: Coronavirus, health, guns, NASA, Daniel Pearl
The Democratic convention is a little more than 100 days away. Joe Biden says it’s difficult to imagine it will go on as planned, given…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 2: Coronavirus, health, guns, NASA, Daniel Pearl
The Democratic convention is a little more than 100 days away. Joe Biden says it’s difficult to imagine it will go on as planned, given…
Continue Reading Life found in rocks beneath the ocean floor give scientists hope of finding life on Mars
When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life…
Continue Reading Malaysian government apologizes after advising wives to avoid ‘nagging’ during coronavirus lockdown
The Malaysian government was forced to apologize after its Women’s Development Department published a series of sexist “tips” to…
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