Automakers are racing to make ventilators. But it’s not that easy
US automakers have come to the rescue when the nation has faced supply shortages during wartime in the past. Ford built heavy bomber airplanes and GM…
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley tests negative for COVID-19
Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts announced on Friday that she tested negative for coronavirus after experiencing flu-like symptms.…
Continue ReadingWhen will you see money and benefits from the stimulus bill?
Congress and President Donald Trump have enacted a historic $2 trillion stimulus bill to address the dramatic economic crisis caused by the…
Continue ReadingTwo more members of Congress test positive for Covid-19
Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Carolina and Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania are the latest members of Congress to test positive…
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Mayors say they can’t get supplies needed for coronavirus crisis
Mayors from 213 cities across the country report they do not have, and have no way of acquiring, adequate equipment and supplies to protect first…
Continue Reading$50 billion airline bailout won’t be enough to save US industry
The $50 billion airline bailout passed by the Senate will help keep the airlines alive, but it won’t solve the industry’s most severe…
Continue ReadingA letter from a Michigan hospital system details who would get life-saving resources if equipment runs short during the coronavirus pandemic
A Michigan health system has acknowledged it’s preparing for hard life-and-death decisions after a hospital letter was circulated online…
Continue ReadingCardiac injury among hospitalized Covid-19 patients tied to higher risk of death in new study
Heart injury could be a common condition in patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a new study that also shows it’s linked to a…
Continue ReadingAmerican craft brewers were already in trouble. Then came coronavirus
America’s craft brewers were headed for a rocky spell before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, many are worried their livelihoods could be doomed.…
Continue Reading‘If People Can Support Each Other, It Makes A Huge Difference’: Community Helps Celebrate Man’s Birthday While Social Distancing
Click here for updates on this story WINCHESTER, MA (WBZ) — It wasn’t a landmark birthday for Paul Morris, but it…
Continue ReadingDACA recipients ask Supreme Court to consider their work in fight against coronavirus
Undocumented immigrants who work as health care providers are asking for their efforts fighting the coronavirus to be taken into consideration as the…
Continue ReadingBoeing will seek federal help — but won’t give taxpayers a stake
Boeing still expects to get some help from the federal government. Just not the same kind of help that the airlines are set to receive. Although the…
Continue ReadingWhy Walmart is seeing increased sales for tops, but not bottoms during the coronavirus crisis
With more and more people working from home, Walmart has picked up on an interesting trend: Tops have seen an increase in sales, while bottoms…
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From the brink of bankruptcy to a 1,300% stock gain: How this CEO turned around her company.
Even though the company was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy, becoming chief executive of chip maker Advanced…
Continue ReadingFrom the brink of bankruptcy to a 1,300% stock gain: How this CEO turned around her company.
Even though the company was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy, becoming chief executive of chip maker Advanced…
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Klobuchar opens up about husband’s recovery from coronavirus
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Friday that her husband has “finally turned the corner” and is recovering back home after being diagnosed and…
Continue ReadingLawmakers from both parties unleash fury at Kentucky congressman
President Donald Trump called for throwing him out of the Republican Party. Former Secretary of State John Kerry called him an…
Continue ReadingGovernment, banks and wealthy individuals contribute billions to fight coronavirus in Nigeria
The Nigerian government has approved a 10 billion Naira grant (about $27 million) to fight the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the country.…
Continue ReadingMillions of workers in the US won’t be getting stimulus checks
Millions of workers aren’t getting any help from the largest emergency aid deal in US history. When stimulus checks start going out across the…
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Americans are panic buying food for their pets, but El Paso’s Pet’s Barn says no shortage here
EL PASO, Texas — Along with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and groceries, shoppers are stockpiling food for their pets during the coronavirus…
Continue ReadingHundreds of journalists are being laid off, right when the public needs them the most
2020 was supposed to be a banner year for digital media. BuzzFeed, Group Nine, and Vice each indicated that this year they would be profitable, a…
Continue ReadingApple releases coronavirus screening app and website in partnership with CDC
Apple on Friday released a website and an iOS app that allows users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms, marking another response to the…
Continue ReadingLibrary of Congress honors Mister Rogers, Dr. Dre and the Village People
Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The…
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Library of Congress honors Mister Rogers, Dr. Dre and the Village People
Fred Rogers and the Village People may come from different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place. The…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll of Polls: Trump’s approval up amid coronavirus concerns
President Donald Trump’s approval now averages higher than his approval rating has been at any point in CNN’s polling during his…
Continue ReadingHow governments are using text alerts to fight the coronavirus pandemic
For people living in South Korea, emergency texts from officials now come about three to five times a day. They detail the exact locations and…
Continue ReadingQuarantined away from my family … in the same house
I live alone in my home surrounded by my family who live here, too… it’s corona-complicated. I haven’t seen them in weeks. Not in…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus turns Andalusia’s buzzing streets into ghost towns
The people of Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region, are among the most gregarious in the world. There are a ridiculous number of bars and…
Continue ReadingLocked down elderly in rural French village find some parallels with World War II
The streets of Paris are empty. The theaters and cinemas are dark. The cafes and restaurants shuttered. Museums closed. The parks and playgrounds…
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What the author of ‘The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History’ can teach us about coronavirus
I’ve been reading a great book about a horrific pandemic that gripped the world more than a century ago, John M. Barry’s “The Great…
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