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How Coronavirus Has Transformed Elections Across the U.S.

From the White House to the county courthouse, the coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended the 2020 elections. Many Democratic leaders now doubt their national party convention will take place as planned in July, while President Trump’s determination to hold the Republican convention could collide with life-and-death realities. Both Mr. Trump and former Vice President Joseph […]

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Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier

Finance / En Sound Media

NEW YORK — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries. A group called the Gig Workers Collective is calling for a nationwide walk-out Monday. They’ve

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Photo of health care workers flying to help NY gets love

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

A photo of health care professionals from Georgia on a Southwest plane on their way to help with the coronavirus outbreak in New York is getting lots of love online By MICHELLE A. MONROE Associated Press March 29, 2020, 11:40 PM 2 min read A photo of health care professionals from Georgia on a Southwest

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Coronavirus: NHS Nightingale work for Virgin and easyJet staff

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The new temporary NHS Nightingale Hospital is being set up at the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands area Thousands of easyJet and Virgin airline staff are being offered work in the new NHS Nightingale Hospital. Those who sign up will support nurses and senior clinicians at the coronavirus field

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Georgetown’s Mac McClung to test NBA waters, could return

Sports / En Sound Media

Georgetown sophomore guard Mac McClung says he is declaring for the NBA draft but will maintain his eligibility so he can return to college March 29, 2020, 7:57 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Georgetown sophomore guard Mac McClung announced Sunday that he is declaring for the NBA draft but will maintain his eligibility so

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California prepares for coronavirus surge in week ahead

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Hospitals and health officials are scrambling to ready themselves for a week that could see the feared dramatic surge in coronavirus cases as Californians endure a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible By DAISY NGUYEN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press March 29, 2020, 10:21 PM 4 min read

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Deadline extended indefinitely for Triple Crown nominations

Sports / En Sound Media

The final deadline to nominate horses for the Triple Crown series is being extended indefinitely because of the coronavirus March 29, 2020, 9:17 PM 1 min read LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The final deadline to nominate horses for the Triple Crown series is being extended indefinitely because of the coronavirus. It was scheduled to be Monday.

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Coronavirus Taunts Evoke a Painful History for Asian-American Leaders

Politics / En Sound Media

Soon after President Trump first uttered the phrase “Chinese virus,” Representative Grace Meng got a call from her parents, who had read about it in the newspaper. Had Mr. Trump, they wondered, really given the coronavirus that corrosive moniker? Yes, she told them, indeed he had. And no, despite being a member of Congress and

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Hundreds at Louisiana church flout COVID-19 gatherings ban

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

Hundreds of people in Louisiana attended worship services at their church in defiance of the state’s ban on gatherings due to COVID-19 By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press March 29, 2020, 9:25 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CENTRAL, La. — Hundreds of worshippers attended services at a

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Mariah Carey Celebrates Her 50th Birthday, Insists She’s ‘Eternally 12’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

In human years, Mariah Carey just turned 50, but in Mariah Carey years she’s only 12. Confused? Well, the pop icon simply doesn’t do birthdays, you see. Carey prefers to instead ring in anniversaries of her 12th birthday each year — because what is aging when you can still out-whistle-tone the competition and break records without

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