Articles filed under Health Crises
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District 211 to hold virtual graduations, attempt live events laterApr 21, 2020 1:00 am - While Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will move ahead with virtual graduation ceremonies for its five schools on their originally scheduled commencement dat...
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Pritzker suggests extending stay-at-home order as death toll rises by 119Apr 21, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested at his daily coronavirus briefing Tuesday that Illinois' stay-at-home order will be extended through May. The governor said the number of c...
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Senate approves $483B virus aid deal, sends it to HouseApr 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A $483 billion coronavirus aid package flew through the Senate on Tuesday after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small-business ...
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NBC's Lester Holt starts show for children about the coronavirusApr 20, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - In the NBC "Nightly News" inaugural kids edition, Sadie of Morristown, New Jersey, posed the question that everyone wishes had an answer. "When is coronavirus...
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Today's Recommended Read: 'Sprinkle with Murder' by Jenn McKinlayApr 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Isolation, am I right? You're sad because you burned through "Ozark" so quickly. Apparently you're not the only one learning to bake bread, and now flour is the new toil...
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Editorial: States, municipalities deserve federal assistance in health crisisApr 20, 2020 11:00 pm - With the announcement of a deal Tuesday, the U.S. Senate set in motion likely imposition of a fourth economic stimulus package - this one to shore up a loan program from...
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Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptomsApr 20, 2020 7:00 am - A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than origi...
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US lockdowns coincide with rise in poisonings from cleanersApr 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One toddler became dizzy, fell and hit her head after drinking from a large bottle of hand sanitizer. A woman had a scary coughing and wheezing fit while...
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Amid coronavirus outbreak, Metra conductor keeps calm and rides onApr 20, 2020 5:30 am - He stands 6 feet away from the engineer, dons a mask to interact with riders, and meticulously changes out of his work clothes, then showers, before hugging his kids. Me...
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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods fire district trustee works to secure COVID-19 suppliesApr 20, 2020 5:30 am - Curtis Perlman has dedicated himself in recent weeks to connecting first responders and medical personnel fighting coronavirus with masks, sanitizer and other protective...