In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID–19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets. “There was absolutely nothing special about them except for the fact that they were in the private […]
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Trump says he hopes US will be reopened by Easter amid virus
With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak. As many public health officials call for stricter, not looser restrictions […]
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India, population 1.3 billion, orders ‘complete’ coronavirus lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown for India’s 1.3 billion people on Tuesday, warning that “many families will be destroyed forever” if the country didn’t get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks. Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of […]
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Liberty University let more than 1,000 students return to campus during the coronavirus outbreak
At a time when countless universities have sent students home, one university is reopening its doors. More than 1,000 students returned to Liberty University, a private evangelical Christian university, in Lynchburg, Virginia, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and other leaders discussed whether to extend spring break and […]
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Pelosi disputes Trump’s calls to relax coronavirus measures to heal economy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday vehemently disagreed with President Donald Trump’s recent suggestions to “open” the country back up for business, saying the economy will recover when the coronavirus pandemic has passed. “Well there doesn’t have to be a contradiction there. Our economy will thrive when our people are well and able to go […]
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Six-time Super Bowl champ Brady looking forward, not behind
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady says one day he’ll have time to reflect on a historic 20-year stint with the New England Patriots. Right now, the six-time Super Bowl champion and newest member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is focused on his next challenge. It’s a big one. “I don’t want to talk about […]
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Fox News anchors fail to challenge Trump as he misleads during coronavirus town hall
Anchors at Fox News failed to meaningfully challenge President Trump as he repeatedly misled the network’s viewers during a virtual town hall on Tuesday, effectively surrendering its airwaves to the President as he even appeared to cite a conspiratorial outlet to argue his case. While Fox News is known as the home to such pro-Trump […]
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Biden: Trump should ‘stop talking and start listening to the medical experts’
(CNN) — Former Vice President Joe Biden chided President Donald Trump on Tuesday for saying he wants the US “opened up and just raring to go” by April 12, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper that Trump should “stop talking and start listening to the medical experts.” Trump set the Easter goal earlier Tuesday on Fox News. […]
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Ghitis: ‘Trump can’t be trusted to make this decision on Coronavirus’
The first time most of us learned that President Donald Trump was thinking about relaxing existing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic was on Sunday night, just before midnight. That’s when his tweet shouted in all caps, “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF.” He went on to […]
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#QuarantineAndChill: Things to Do During the COVID-19 pandemic
Covid-19, Coronavirus or “Rona” as some are calling it has changed the way society typically functions. Some cities have imposed mandatory quarantines while others are encouraging self-control and self-quarantining. Many are complying with official requests for social distancing and eliminating contact with those outside of the household. Folks are trying to manage how to teach […]
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Cox: Volatile economy could create mortgage refinancing opportunities for cautious homeowners
As unsettled as the economy is, and is likely to continue to be for the foreseeable future, the time might be right to consider refinancing your mortgage loan. “Maybe it’s a good time to refinance, or maybe not,” said Donna Murphy, deputy comptroller for compliance risk policy in the Office of the Comptroller of the […]
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Rand Paul’s reckless, feckless actions on coronavirus
Don’t be like Rand Paul. That’s the unbelievable lesson learned this weekend as the Kentucky Republican senator, who is also a doctor, announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus. But, that’s not the bad part. This is: Paul was aware as early as March 15, according to a source close to the senator who […]
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READ: Sen. Rand Paul’s statement on testing positive for Covid-19
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul released a statement Monday following his diagnosis over the weekend when he became the first US senator to test positive for the coronavirus. Read Paul’s full statement below: “Given that my wife and I had traveled extensively during the weeks prior to COVID-19 social distancing practices, and that I am […]
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NAACP holds teleconference to reach out to community during Coronavirus outbreak
The NAACP hosted an Emergency Tele Town Hall about coronavirus, COVID-19 and its potential impact on communities of color. “The truth is, there are so many within this nation who are disenfranchised from receiving adequate and affordable care due to socio-economic circumstances,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO. “This virus will have dire consequences […]
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Supreme Court sides with Comcast in discrimination dispute against Byron Allen
In a decision issued online Monday, March 23, over entrepreneur and media mogul Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks in a discrimination lawsuit against Comcast, the Supreme Court’s justices have unanimously decided to send the case back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The lower court will now determine whether or […]