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One-quarter of us extra vulnerable to coronavirusApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus is now striking in geographic areas where more Americans are older or have underlying health problems, making them extra vulnerable to complications from...
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Like virus, alcohol drinking on the riseApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - As the coronavirus outbreak and stay-at-home orders spread, so did alcohol consumption. Ward Greenberg, an American lawyer working in Germany, said he was going to give ...
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New rallying cry: No one should pay rent until the coronavirus endsApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - After losing his job as a restaurant cook last month, Casey James began contacting his Atlanta neighbors with an idea: No one should pay rent until the coronavirus pande...
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How to handle growing COVID worriesApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - Nearly half the people in the U.S. say the coronavirus crisis is harming their mental health, according to a survey published Thursday that demonstrates how the COVID-19...
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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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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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Book review: 'The Red Lotus,' a new novel with a pandemic plot, is both prescient and divertingApr 02, 2020 6:00 am - “The Red Lotus” by Chris Bohjalian (Doubleday), 400 pages What could be more suspenseful right now than the question of whether a virulent disease, relea...
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Virus hot spots clamor for Abbott's quick testsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - As Abbott Laboratories began shipping its new rapid-response tests across the country Wednesday, a new flashpoint emerged in the nation's handling of the pandemic: where...
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A Passover like no other: Embrace a more intimate celebration of the Jewish holidayApr 01, 2020 6:06 am - This year, it won't be Passover as usual. Few people will host large gatherings for Seders, instead creating smaller, more intimate celebrations with just immediate fami...