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‘That’s when all hell broke loose’: Coronavirus patients start to overwhelm US hospitals

‘That’s when all hell broke loose’: Coronavirus patients start to overwhelm US hospitals

“We ended up getting our first positive patients — and that’s when all hell broke loose,” said one New York City doctor. The doctor, who… Read More ›

With Isolation, Abuse Activists Fear An ‘Explosive Cocktail

With Isolation, Abuse Activists Fear An ‘Explosive Cocktail

  “Safer at Home.” It’s a slogan of choice for the mandatory confinement measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. But it’s not… Read More ›

Facebook’s ads business is being hurt by coronavirus — even though the lockdown has caused unprecedented usage

Facebook’s ads business is being hurt by coronavirus — even though the lockdown has caused unprecedented usage

  Usage of Facebook has skyrocketed due to coronavirus lockdowns. But its ad business isn’t getting boosted, as much of the activity is on unmonetized… Read More ›

People in the West are ignoring advice to stay home. That’s because it’s too confusing, one expert says

People in the West are ignoring advice to stay home. That’s because it’s too confusing, one expert says

  London – In these times of extraordinary global turmoil, the weekend came as a welcome break for many. But anyone looking at the cyclists… Read More ›

Trillion-dollar US economic rescue package crashes in Senate

Trillion-dollar US economic rescue package crashes in Senate

Plan receives zero support from Democrats who charge it favors corporations at expense of US workers; 5 Republicans absent from the chamber because of coronavirus… Read More ›

DHS: Pandemic Measures Cut Illegal Border Crossings By Half

DHS: Pandemic Measures Cut Illegal Border Crossings By Half

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration official said Sunday that illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet… Read More ›

Trump says National Guard will be activated in California, New York, and Washington state for coronavirus aid

Trump says National Guard will be activated in California, New York, and Washington state for coronavirus aid

  President Donald Trump announced that additional US National Guard forces will be activated in California, New York, and Washington to assist the hardest-hit states… Read More ›

China, On Virus PR Offensive, Sends Masks And Experts Abroad

China, On Virus PR Offensive, Sends Masks And Experts Abroad

  BEIJING (AP) — As the fight against a new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately… Read More ›

At least 30 cruise ships are at sea right now. Here’s what it’s like on board

At least 30 cruise ships are at sea right now. Here’s what it’s like on board

Texan newlyweds Jay and Carmen Martinez went straight from celebrating their beachside wedding to embarking on a globe-trotting honeymoon cruise across the South Pacific on… Read More ›

China Exonerates Doctor Reprimanded For Warning Of Virus

China Exonerates Doctor Reprimanded For Warning Of Virus

  BEIJING (AP) — China has exonerated a doctor who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease,… Read More ›

California orders its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus

California orders its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus

The nation’s most populous state is ordering its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. California Gov. Gavin… Read More ›

Switching Remaining Primaries To Vote-By-Mail Not So Easy

Switching Remaining Primaries To Vote-By-Mail Not So Easy

  BOSTON (AP) — Voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary elections to offer voting… Read More ›

Hong Kong and Tokyo airports are handling coronavirus very differently. Which one has it right?

Hong Kong and Tokyo airports are handling coronavirus very differently. Which one has it right?

Passing through airports in Hong Kong and Tokyo this week highlighted the differences in the approaches of the two Asian hubs in dealing with the… Read More ›

Trump mulls sending all who cross border illegally to Mexico

Trump mulls sending all who cross border illegally to Mexico

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration is considering a plan to immediately return to Mexico all people who cross the southern border illegally because… Read More ›

Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers

Amazon to stop accepting all products other than medical supplies and household staples to its warehouses amid coronavirus crisis — read the memo it just sent sellers

  Amazon told sellers and vendors on Tuesday that it was suspending shipments of all nonessential products to its warehouses to deal with the increased… Read More ›

Ohio Plans To Delay Primary, But 3 States Still Planned

Ohio Plans To Delay Primary, But 3 States Still Planned

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor wants the state to delay in-person voting for the state’s Tuesday presidential primary for three months to let… Read More ›

African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus

African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus

Lagos, Nigeria – Africa has so far recorded relatively few coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the world, but governments across the continent are… Read More ›

UK departs from world in virus response, draws criticism

UK departs from world in virus response, draws criticism

Strategy based on presumption that most people will eventually get virus, and that severe measures unlikely to work; former health secretary concerned by lack of… Read More ›

Fed slashes main interest rate to near zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic

Fed slashes main interest rate to near zero in historic move designed to cushion economic blow of coronavirus pandemic

  The Federal Reserve slashed its main interest rates to near zero in an emergency move. It’s part of a broader government effort to ease… Read More ›

Apple Temporarily Shuts Stores Worldwide To Fight Virus

Apple Temporarily Shuts Stores Worldwide To Fight Virus

  LONDON (AP) — Tech giant Apple is closing its stores outside of China for two weeks and will only sell online as part of… Read More ›