[The Wallstreet Journal, Bloomberg] As companies brace for years of pandemic-related disruption, thousands of furloughed workers are told they won’t be coming back American Airlines said that unless it receives more federal aid, it will furlough 17,500 union workers and move forward with 1,500 layoffs in its management ranks this […]
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[NBC NEWS, GETTY IMAGES] People in a stadium in Lake Charles, La., wait to be evacuated before the arrival of Hurricane Laura this week. Texas and Louisiana were still struggling to contain the pandemic as Hurricane Laura bore down on them, and now officials fear a new wave of COVID-19 infections will […]
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Daniel Dale: RNC first night a ‘parade of dishonesty’ (CNN) Marco is petering out, but Tropical Storm Laura is churning into a major hurricane as it heads toward the US Gulf Coast. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Republican National Convention Night […]
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[ABC NEWS] Videos of parties on campuses have been widely shared on social media. Classes have not even started at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, but there are growing concerns over the students’ disregard of coronavirus safety protocols. Over the weekend, campus police busted a large party at […]
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[Forbes] Here are 14 countries that say they haven’t had a single coronavirus case. The coronavirus has reached 188 countries and territories around the world, according to John Hopkins University’s tracker. The pandemic has prompted many countries to impose lockdown measures, fundamentally changing many citizens’ lives. But some countries say […]
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[BBC NEWS, REUTERS] As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the US, there are competing narratives about the impact of the disease. President Trump claims the country has one of the lowest death rates from the virus in the world. He’s also said excess deaths are significantly lower than elsewhere […]
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[The Guardian, Getty Images] From Berry to Kyneton to Torquay, regional towns are becoming the destination for many Australians now working from home, seeking affordable housing and better lifestyles While Melbourne was lifting out of its first lockdown, Briony Towers, like many of the city’s 5 million residents, was facing the prospect […]
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[WGN NEWS, GETTY IMAGES] Health officials announced Friday an addition 2,208 new cases of coronavirus in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health also reports 24 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 215,929 cases, including 7,857 deaths, since the pandemic began. Within the past 24 hours, state labs […]
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[Forbes, Getty Images] Three new scientific studies published this month show that the COVID-19 virus can spread in more ways than we once knew. Research from various parts of the world considered three separate factors in each study: low humidity, public restrooms and airborne dust. The implications from all three […]
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least one in four people in India may have been infected with the coronavirus – a much higher number than official government figures suggest, the head of leading private laboratory says. Dr. A. Velumani said an analysis of 270,000 antibody tests conducted by his company Thyrocare across […]
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