March 2020

Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions

Some pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side. Others worry about getting sick with COVID-19 and not being able to hold their newborns. The coronavirus pandemic has injected anxiety and uncertainty to an already stressful time and while science about risks is mostly reassuring, doctors want clearer answers too. “There

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How Dua Lipa and The Weeknd are bringing the 80s back… again

Image copyright Getty Images “I’m Dua, and I’ll be your instructor today.” With its lycra, leotards and sweatbands, the workout video for Dua Lipa’s Physical is a camp and colourful homage to the TV exercise classes of the 80s. The track itself is heavily inspired by the disco and electronica which defined the decade’s sound.

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Walmart To Take Employees’ Temperatures, Offer Them Masks And Gloves

Walmart has announced new measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19, including taking employees’ temperatures as they report to work and offering masks and gloves to any associate who wants to wear them. Any Walmart employee who has a temperature of 100 degrees or higher will be sent home and asked to seek medical

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Booze buying surges; senators push airlines for cash refunds

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Tuesday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ———————— INDUSTRY: Less than a week after saying it planned to reopen five North American assembly plants, Ford has decided

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NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility

The NCAA’s popular decision to extend spring sports athletes’ eligibility a year because of the coronavirus pandemic is causing consternation for baseball coaches By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer March 31, 2020, 10:28 PM 5 min read Widely hailed as the right thing to do for student-athlete welfare, the NCAA’s decision to extend spring sports

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White House Economists Warned in 2019 a Pandemic Could Devastate America

The director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, told ABC News on Sunday that “it could be four weeks, it could be eight weeks” before economic activity resumes. “I say that hopefully,” he said, “and I say that prayerfully.” Outside economists have been pumping out analyses on the optimal length of a shutdown almost

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Early divisions as Congress weighs next help for economy

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan partnership that propelled a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package through Congress just days ago is already showing signs of strain, raising questions about how quickly calls for massive followup legislation may bear fruit. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and fellow Democrats are collecting ideas for the next stab at stabilizing an

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