All Stories from April 3, 2020 (Change date)
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Hackers 'without conscience' demand ransom from health providersApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - When hackers broke into computers at Hammersmith Medicines Research, a London-based company that carries out clinical trials for new medicines, it was a nightmare scenar...
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Everybody seems to be using Zoom. But its security flaws could leave people at risk.Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - When Georgetown University began advising faculty to use the video-call service Zoom to record their classes during the coronavirus lockdowns, professor James Millward c...
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Uber drivers and other gig economy workers were promised unemployment benefits. It may be a long wait.Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - For millions of Americans who drive for Uber, deliver food with Postmates and rent houses on Airbnb, the $2 trillion coronavirus aid package extends an econ...
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Spotlight: Chicago-area theaters stream shows onlineApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Theater-aid Like many small businesses, suburban and city theaters that suspended productions and canceled their seasons in response to the COVID-19 pandemic face an unc...
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Recommended read: "Riding the Rap" by Elmore LeonardApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Even if you think you're not familiar with Elmore Leonard, you probably are. The prolific writer - who penned more than 40 novels before his death in 2013 at age 87 - is...
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New Batavia Popcorn Depot owners hope to open in MayApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - New Batavia Popcorn Depot owners hope to open in May
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Brooklynn Prince stars as 9-year-old reporter in 'Home Before Dark' on Apple TV+Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Print journalism's future might just lie with young Hilde Lisko. As played by Brooklynn Prince in the Apple TV+ mystery series "Home Before Dark," which begins streaming...
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Amazon vowed to crack down on coronavirus profiteering. Some sellers have figured out loopholes.Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Amazon took a hard line against pandemic profiteering last month, vowing to remove product listings that claim to prevent the coronavirus. But third-party merchants that...
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'Slay the Dragon' documentary takes on gerrymandering's effect on democracyApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - “Slay the Dragon” — ★ ★ ★ Feeling beaten down by the news? Why not watch a documentary on gerrymandering to cheer you up? “Slay the Dragon,” by Chris Durrance and ...
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Ron Onesti: Reflecting on my heroes during self isolationApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - In an attempt to identify somewhat of an "upside" or silver lining to all we are going through these days, I am revisiting all the "Sunday projects" I had hoped to compl...