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WOULD YOU GIVE UP HEALTH OR LOCATION DATA TO RETURN TO WORK?
Cameron Karosis usually strives to protect his personal information. But a scary bout of COVID-19 that began last month with headaches and fevers, progressed to breathing problems and led to a hospital visit has now left him eager to disclose as much as possible to help halt the virus’ spread.
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April 18, 2020
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FACEBOOK TO WARN USERS WHO “LIKED” CORONAVIRUS HOAXES
Have you liked or commented on a Facebook post about the COVID-19 pandemic?
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April 18, 2020
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EVIDENCE OF VIRUS' EFFECT ON US ECONOMY GROWS MORE OMINOUS
Evidence of the coronavirus’ devastating impact on the U.S. economy has been steadily emerging, and the signs have grown ominous.
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April 18, 2020
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ISRAELI POLICE USE DRONES TO CHECK IN ON VIRUS PATIENTS
The drone glides up toward a high-rise until it reaches an apartment window where a woman waves from inside, proving to police that she is self-isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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April 18, 2020
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MAJOR AIRLINES INE UP TO SPLIT $25 BILLION IN PAYROLL AID
The Treasury Department said this week that the nation’s major airlines have tentatively agreed to terms for $25 billion in federal aid to pay workers and keep them employed through September.
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April 18, 2020
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CHINA TRIES TO REVIVE ECONOMY BUT CONSUMER ENGINE SPUTTERS
China, where the coronavirus pandemic started in December, is cautiously trying to get back to business, but it’s not easy when many millions of workers are wary of spending much or even going out.
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April 18, 2020
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US Economy Unlikely to Recover as Rapidly as It Collapsed
President Donald Trump has been telling voters that the U.S. economy will leap back to life “like a rocket,” stronger than ever after its bout with the coronavirus.
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April 11, 2020
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Lockdowns Mean Millions of Women Can't Reach Birth Control
The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading question: When would family planning services return?
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April 11, 2020
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Pandemic Has Set The Number of Air Travelers Back Decades
The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people shelter in their homes to avoid catching or spreading the new coronavirus.
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April 11, 2020
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VIRUS OUTBREAK DELIVERS TECH DARLINGS A HARSH REALITY CHECK
Just as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it’s also squeezed high-flying tech companies reliant on people’s freedom to move around and get together.
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April 11, 2020
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SXSW PARTNERS WITH AMAZON TO PUT ITS FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE
The popcorn will be bring your own and the barbecue won’t be as good, but the Austin, Texas, SXSW Film Festival is moving online after having its 27th edition canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 11, 2020
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OIL-PRODUCING NATIONS SEEK GLOBAL DEAL TO STABILIZE MARKET
Oil-producing countries including those of the OPEC cartel and Russia are trying to strike a global deal to pump less crude in a bid to limit a crash in prices that, while welcome for consumers, has been straining government budgets and pushed energy companies toward bankruptcy.
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April 11, 2020
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BLEACHING ON GREAT BARRIER REEF MORE WIDESPREAD THAN EVER
An aerial survey of the Great Barrier Reef shows coral bleaching is sweeping across the area off the east of Australia for the third time in five years.
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April 11, 2020
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Feed The Soul: In Chaotic Times, Gardening Becomes Therapy
Dig. Plant. Breathe.
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April 04, 2020
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A Guide to Surviving Financially as The Bills Come Due
The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans and now April’s bills are coming due.
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April 04, 2020
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Q&A: How to Get Aid for a Small Business Hit by Virus Crisis
Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
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April 04, 2020
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WATCHDOG FINDS NEW PROBLEMS WITH FBI WIRETAP APPLICATIONS
The Justice Department inspector general has found additional failures in the FBI’s handling of a secretive surveillance program that came under scrutiny after the Russia investigation, identifying problems with dozens of applications for wiretaps in national security investigations.
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April 04, 2020
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INFRASTRUCTURE OFTEN EMBRACED BY BOTH PARTIES, TO NO AVAIL
President Donald Trump wants to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure projects to create jobs and help the collapsing economy rebuild from the coronavirus’ stunning blows. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that seems about right.
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April 04, 2020
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RESIDENTS SNITCH ON BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORS AMID SHUTDOWNS
One Tulsa, Oklahoma, bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he served them a round of shots anyway to celebrate a birthday.
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April 04, 2020
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TECH BOOM, MLB PROGRAMS HELPING WOMEN FIND JOBS IN BASEBALL
Rachel Folden figured something out early on during her first spring training with the Chicago Cubs — long before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out team activities.
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April 04, 2020
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JOB CUTS PILE UP, FORD TO MAKE VENTILATORS AT PARTS PLANT
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed.
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April 04, 2020
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IN VIRUS TIMES, HAVE AMERICANS FOUND A SHARED EXPERIENCE?
As an uneasy March unspooled, as coronavirus dread descended upon the United States, it became commonplace — and, for public figures, quite practical — to point out how, unlike most major events in the 21st century, this was an unusually communal moment.
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April 04, 2020
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Teams, Toddlers and Cabinets: The Joys of Working from Home
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.
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March 28, 2020
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FIRST SIGNS OF HOUSING DISRUPTION APPEAR; A CALL FOR ROBOTS
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world.
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March 28, 2020
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VIRUS SENDS A NATION OF RESTAURANTGOERS BACK TO THE KITCHEN
Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches.
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March 28, 2020
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DAILY BREAD? IN FRANCE, FIGHTING VIRUS 1 BAGUETTE AT A TIME
In France, the fight against COVID-19 is being waged one baguette at a time.
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March 28, 2020
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Facebook Bug Wrongly Deleted Authentic Coronavirus News
Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus.
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Drugmaker Backpedals on Specialty Status for COVID-19 Drug
Facing public criticism, the maker of a promising coronavirus drug said Wednesday it will waive a special regulatory designation that could have allowed it to block competition and boost profits for its treatment.
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March 28, 2020
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US JOBLESS CLAIMS HIT 3.3 MILLION, QUADRUPLE PREVIOUS RECORD
Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus.
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March 28, 2020
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SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS? TRY BANKING ONLINE
If the coronavirus has you self-isolating, you’re likely more concerned about staying in touch with loved ones and carefully planning your grocery excursions than about changing your money routine.
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