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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
2020-09-18 21:24:47 UTC
The pandemic is making the record-setting fires in the West even harder to fight.
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Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?
2020-09-16 22:04:22 UTC
After researchers noticed fewer nearsighted patients in a hospital ward in China, they speculated that wearing glasses might offer some protection against Covid-19.
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A Merger Will Create Spains Largest Bank: Live Updates
2020-09-18 10:46:27 UTC
The latest economic and business news during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Financial Advice From Your Parents to Ignore
2020-09-17 21:00:00 UTC
In the time of coronavirus, there is some money advice that no longer applies. Our parents generation may have passed down rules of thumb with good intentionsbut some of these pearls of wisdom may not fit the challenges of the modern era, so here are some c
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Global coronavirus infections top 30 million
2020-09-18 01:09:30 UTC
Over 940,000 people have died since the outbreak began last year, says Johns Hopkins University.
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Coronavirus: India infections top five million mark
2020-09-16 04:00:08 UTC
It is the world's second-highest caseload, amid reports of intensive care beds and oxygen shortages.
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Coronavirus: Trump denies downplaying severity of virus
2020-09-16 04:29:10 UTC
The president said in an interview earlier this year he minimised the virus's severity to avoid panic.
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No Fans at the U.S. Open Changes Golfs Revenue Picture
2020-09-16 21:13:58 UTC
The tournament is the sports biggest moneymaker in the U.S., but this years coronavirus restrictions have lowered expectations.
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KeLin Dillard, Caregiver and Dedicated Mother, Dies at 29
2020-09-18 14:51:29 UTC
Ms. Dillard spent her life caring for others and raising her daughter. She died of the coronavirus.
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Polls: Coronavirus Pulls Down Trump and GOP Senators Suffer
2020-09-18 09:00:31 UTC
A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Joe Biden leading President Trump by wide margins in Maine and Arizona, and effectively tied in North Carolina. Susan Collins trailed her Democratic rival in Maines Senate race.
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'I still spend so much time on the kids - that needs to change'
2020-09-19 23:34:20 UTC
Sarah Dahia from Australia takes us through her week during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Look How Hot These People Wearing Masks Are
2020-09-18 20:33:00 UTC
As we all know, face masks are a critical tool in battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have described them as one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the coronavirus, which c
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Keilar: No one should be playing politics with health of Americans
2020-09-16 19:55:00 UTC
CNN's Brianna Keilar calls out President Donald Trump and his rushed timeline for a coronavirus vaccine.
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N.Y.C. Is Opening Its Own Coronavirus Testing Lab
2020-09-16 16:29:35 UTC
A new lab may help the city process test results within 24-48 hours.
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Covid-19 Adds Complications to Portland-Area Firefighting Efforts
2020-09-18 20:23:44 UTC
Six members of a fire incident management team were temporarily isolated this week in Washington State after a member of a resupply crew tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Rosh Hashana in the Pandemic: Rabbis, Cantors and Video Crews
2020-09-18 17:58:38 UTC
The first High Holy Days of the coronavirus era will be celebrated this weekend, as rabbis try to deliver an online version of Judaisms most sacred celebrations.
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A Humanitarian Crisis in Greece
2020-09-17 10:00:09 UTC
Conditions at the Moria refugee center were already dire. This year, the coronavirus compounded the misery, and then fires razed the squalid camp, leaving thousands homeless.
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Quarantine on a College Campus
2020-09-16 10:03:22 UTC
Higher education institutions have become the latest coronavirus hot spots in the United States. One students story illustrates the issues with reopening.
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Tyler Amburgey, Devoted Hockey Player and Coach, Dies at 29
2020-09-17 23:24:22 UTC
A physical defenseman, he loved hockey enough to be excited at the sight of a new pair of skates or shin guards. He died of the novel coronavirus.
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