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Coronavirus: ‘Relief’ for businesses after government vows to pay wages

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRishi Sunak: “The government is going to step in and help to pay people’s wages” UK business leaders have expressed “relief” after the government committed to pay the wages of employees unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the government announced it would pay […]

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Sports business staff grapple with coronavirus world

Sports / En Sound Media

CHICAGO — The idea came together while Dan Migala was working on proper hand-washing techniques with his 5 1/2-year-old son, William. William is a big NBA fan, so they talked about how he needed to wash his hands for 24 seconds like the shot clock in pro basketball. Dan then asked William about how they

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Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr Were Briefed on Coronavirus. Then They Sold Stocks. What Now?

Politics / En Sound Media

Senator Richard M. Burr, Republican of North Carolina, and Senator Kelly Loeffler, Republican of Georgia, have come under fire for selling off stocks collectively worth millions of dollars ahead of the economic downturn that has coincided with the coronavirus pandemic. Senators are allowed to buy and sell stocks. But they are, as of a 2012

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The drive-in, relic of yesterday, finds itself suited to now

Finance / En Sound Media

NEW YORK — The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence. With nearly all of the nation’s movie theaters shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, some drive-in owners think they’re in a unique position to give moviegoers a chance to do something out of

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Coronavirus: Doctors urge conversations about dying

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Image copyright Getty Images Palliative care doctors are urging people to have a conversation about what they would want if they, or their loved ones, became seriously unwell with coronavirus. We should discuss all possible scenarios – even those we are not “comfortable to talk about”, they said. Medics said the virus underlined the importance

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Alicia Keys Says She Will Send Voice Notes To Fans After Postponing Book Tour

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Alicia Keys has figured out a way to connect with her fans after postponing the upcoming tour for her book “More Myself: A Journey” due to the coronavirus pandemic: voice notes. The singer announced Thursday that her tour, which was originally scheduled to kick off in Brooklyn, New York, on March 31, had been officially postponed.

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Trump’s Embrace of Unproven Drugs to Treat Coronavirus Defies Science

Technology / En Sound Media

“If it does turn out to be a success, we understand that there will be a need for more than has ever been available for patients with autoimmune diseases,” said Dr. David R. Karp, the president-elect of the American College of Rheumatology and chief of the rheumatic disease division at the University of Texas Southwestern

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Flame in Japan; How long until news if Olympics will open?

Sports / En Sound Media

The Tokyo Olympics have reached a critical phase By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer March 21, 2020, 1:48 AM 5 min read TOKYO — The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece. Next comes the torch relay around the country, which is scheduled to start on Thursday from Fukushima prefecture in northern Japan. Organizers

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Richard Burr Seeks Ethics Investigation After Uproar Over Stock Sales

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“I don’t know whether there is a violation, but it is certainly the type of facts that motivated the passage of the STOCK Act in the first place, and they are certainly the type of facts that warrant an investigation,” Mr. Sanderson said. Mr. Burr was one of only three senators to vote against the

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She Had 3 Jobs to Support Her Music. Now All Are Gone.

Finance / En Sound Media

Jenna Camille Henderson, a singer-songwriter in Washington, D.C., didn’t have just one job. Instead, like many other musicians and creative workers in the United States, she pieced together a living from multiple sources. This delicate process, known dryly as the freelance hustle, can be exasperating, but it can also provide a special kind of freedom

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