Wednesday has been deadliest day in reported coronavirus deaths in US
More than 200 deaths from Covid-19 were reported Wednesday in the United States — a new high for fatalities recorded in a single day. The…
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Boeing could receive billions from stimulus package
Boeing, which recently asked lawmakers for a massive financial aid package to prop up its industry, could qualify for a special $17 billion slice of…
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5 things to know for March 26: Coronavirus, economy, Dems, cruise, Great Barrier Reef
The Department of Justice isn’t messing around. If for some reason you try to spread the coronavirus intentionally, you could be charged with…
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Global stocks and US futures drop as investors brace for jobless numbers
Global markets and US stock futures retreated Thursday as investors turned their attention from the mammoth stimulus package working its way through…
Continue ReadingNational Cathedral finds 5,000 masks that had been stashed away by its crypt for over 10 years
As head stone mason at the National Cathedral in Washington, Joe Alonso knows the ins and outs of the church better than anyone. So as he read news…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus deaths in the US could reach peak in three weeks, epidemiologist says
A leading epidemiologist advising the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated the peak of deaths in the US coronavirus pandemic…
Continue ReadingWhat constitutes ‘essential businesses’? States seem to have varying standards
In a third of US states, businesses and services are now divided into two factions: essential and non-essential. The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted…
Continue ReadingUS military is not conducting civilian coronavirus tests despite offering to more than a week ago
Military labs have still not conducted a single coronavirus test on a civilian more than a week after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper offered to help…
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US military is not conducting civilian coronavirus tests despite offering to more than a week ago
Military labs have still not conducted a single coronavirus test on a civilian more than a week after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper offered to help…
Continue ReadingFauci: ‘You don’t make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline’ on relaxing public health measures
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, had a straightforward message Wednesday night about how long the novel…
Continue ReadingBiden says Democrats have ‘had enough debates’ after Sanders commits to April showdown
Joe Biden said Wednesday that Democrats have “had enough” debates, suggesting he is unwilling to have another one-on-one showdown with…
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Family of American Robert Levinson, who disappeared in Iran, say they believe he is dead
The family of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran more than a decade ago, announced Wednesday that they believe he is dead,…
Continue ReadingThis Arkansas orchestra will soothe all your coronavirus anxiety with its bedtime lullabies
With the cascading glissandos of the harp and the rich sounds of the cello, classical music is known to relieve stress or even lull you to sleep. And…
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Nancy Pelosi begins talk of next coronavirus relief bill as she tells House Democrats to ‘recognize the good’ in stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats that it’s important to “recognize the good” in the $2 trillion stimulus package on…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi begins talk of next coronavirus relief bill as she tells House Democrats to ‘recognize the good’ in stimulus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats that it’s important to “recognize the good” in the $2 trillion stimulus package on…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Lost Games:’ When the Olympics are stopped by extraordinary world events
It was meant to be the first Games to be held beyond Europe and North America, a spectacle to showcase to the world that Tokyo had overcome the…
Continue ReadingWaffle House closes 420 locations amid coronavirus pandemic
Waffle House just became the latest restaurant chain to shutter some of its locations amid the nation’s novel coronavirus outbreak. State and…
Continue ReadingUS orders a 60-day freeze on overseas troop movements due to coronavirus pandemic
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has signed an order freezing the movements of all US troops overseas for 60 days due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
Continue ReadingStimulus bill includes $100M arts funding despite past Trump attempts to cut it
President Donald Trump may end up signing roughly $2 trillion stimulus measure that includes $25 million to support the John F. Kennedy Center for…
Continue Reading‘Top Chef Masters’ winner Floyd Cardoz dies after coronavirus diagnosis
World-renowned chef Floyd Cardoz died Wednesday in New Jersey at age 59. Cardoz had tested positive for coronavirus. “It is with deep sorrow…
Continue ReadingObsessing over celebrity home interiors has become the new must-watch TV
As more and more celebrities share how they’re spending their time staying “safer at home,” glimpsing into their residences has…
Continue ReadingUS says it is tracking 50,000 Americans who might need help getting home due to coronavirus pandemic
The State Department is tracking 50,000 Americans who might seek assistance returning to the US due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the…
Continue ReadingInstagram’s CEO is managing one of the world’s biggest social networks from his garage
“I don’t normally work from my garage,” Adam Mosseri said when asked what it’s like to run one of the biggest social media…
Continue ReadingPeople intentionally spreading coronavirus could be charged with terrorism, DOJ says
Individuals who intentionally spread the novel coronavirus could be charged with terrorism for the “purposeful exposure and infection of…
Continue ReadingFlorida AG investigating allegations Norwegian Cruise Line misled customers about coronavirus
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is investigating allegations that Norwegian Cruise Line gave “misleading and potentially…
Continue ReadingThis giant glacier in Antarctica is melting, and it could raise sea levels by 5 feet, scientists say
In the last 22 years, one giant glacier in Antarctica has retreated almost three miles. If it fully thaws, sea levels would rise almost 5 feet.…
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Falwell says concerns about students returning to Liberty University are overblown
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says the campus “looks like a ghost town” and that reports that the school is reopening…
Continue ReadingFalwell says concerns about students returning to Liberty University are overblown
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says the campus “looks like a ghost town” and that reports that the school is reopening…
Continue ReadingSenate stimulus shows lengths government is going to preserve supply chain
A draft of the Senate’s stimulus bill reveals just how far the government is going to ensure the country is prepared for future pandemics and…
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