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Coronavirus: Amazon workers threaten strikes over virus protection

Image caption Amazon has seen a spike in demand for health and personal care products amid the coronavirus pandemic Pressure is building on Amazon and other delivery firms to improve protections for workers worried about getting infected with coronavirus. Some US workers at Amazon and US food delivery firm Instacart are threatening strikes, and have […]

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Yellowstone slaughters wild bison to shrink park’s herds

Travel / En Sound Media

Yellowstone National Park has rounded up nearly 550 wild bison and most have been sent to be slaughtered as part of a bison population control program By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press March 30, 2020, 6:11 PM 3 min read BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park is done capturing wild bison for the year after rounding

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‘There’s no blueprint’ – Virus upends college recruiting

Sports / En Sound Media

After Michigan lost to Ohio State in the semifinals of the women’s Big Ten Tournament, coach Kim Barnes Arico and her staff immediately hit the road. They intended to take advantage of a full week off before the NCAA Tournament by making visiting as many potential recruits as possible. “That was our window. You get

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Lufthansa puts 27,000 workers on short hours

Finance / En Sound Media

German airline Lufthansa is putting 27,000 of its 35,000 employees on short hours under a government support program that will ensure they get most of their pay while the virus outbreak reduces air traffic March 30, 2020, 5:51 PM 2 min read FRANKFURT, Germany — German airline Lufthansa is putting 27,000 of its 35,000 employees

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Who Can Get A Coronavirus Test?

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

As cases of COVID-19 spread, many people are hearing of friends and family who have been exhibiting symptoms. But many of those people are having a hard time getting approved to take an official test to confirm it. Those who have been refused tests are being told to quarantine at home and to manage symptoms

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Arts go interactive during coronavirus lockdown

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Royal Academy of Dance Image caption The Royal Academy of Dance’s Silver Swans, pictured before the recent restrictions As Britain begins its second week under strict conditions restricting movements and gatherings, arts organisations are getting creative in their attempts to interact with patrons. The Getty Museum in the US, for example, has found

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Video Shows Amazon Workers Packed Into Cafeteria Less Than 2 Weeks Ago

Business / En Sound Media

Less than two weeks ago, workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York City were packed together in the company’s cafeteria as the coronavirus epidemic intensified, videos obtained by HuffPost reveal. One video, taken on March 18, shows workers sitting together at tables crowded in close, even though the company had sent a text to

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Messi says Barcelona players taking 70% pay cut

Sports / En Sound Media

Lionel Messi says he and his Barcelona teammates are taking a 70% cut in salaries because of the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer March 30, 2020, 3:01 PM 3 min read MADRID — In a letter critical of Barcelona club officials, Lionel Messi said Monday he and his

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Navy Hospital Ship Reaches New York. But It’s Not Made to Contain Coronavirus.

Politics / En Sound Media

But within the striking white and red hull of the Comfort, some of the crew members say they are scared that they are tempting fate by dropping anchor in New York harbor. As of a week ago, the crew had not been informed of the screening procedures for patients coming aboard, other than temperature checks,

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Spain’s hospitals at breaking point, US cities brace

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

MADRID — Bells tolled in Madrid’s deserted central square and flags were lowered in a day of mourning Monday as Spain raced to build field hospitals to treat an onslaught of coronavirus patients. In the U.S., the government’s top infectious-disease expert warned that smaller cities are about to see cases “take off” the way they

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