WASHINGTON — President Trump and congressional Republicans spent the last three years fighting to cut anti-poverty programs and expand work rules, so their support for emergency relief — especially in the form of directly sending people checks, usually a nonstarter in American politics — is a significant reversal of their effort to shrink the safety […]
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NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as the setting for the movie “On Golden Pond,” broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home. Even the police department has trouble uploading its reports. Julie Dolan, a 65-year-old retiree in Sandwich, has asthma. Her husband
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The coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented demand for face masks in the medical profession, as millions of masks are needed to protect the doctors, nurses and other health care workers who treat COVID-19 patients. Sewers around the world have been doing their best to produce masks that can be donated to local hospitals, following
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BBC newsreader George Alagiah, who is being treated for bowel cancer, has revealed he’s had a mild case of coronavirus. As a cancer patient, he underwent tests after developing a fever – and a few days later his oncologist rang to say he had tested positive for the virus. The News at Six on BBC
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store for week ending March 29th Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Monopoly, Marmalade Game Studio 3. TouchRetouch, ADVA Soft GmbH 4. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 5. The Game of Life, Marmalade Game Studio 6. Exploding Kittens, Exploding Kittens 7. Bloons TD 6,
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A California woman has been sentenced to seven months in prison for paying bribes to rig her two daughters’ college admissions exams and get one of them into Georgetown University as a fake tennis recruit By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press March 31, 2020, 5:11 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare
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WASHINGTON — The captain of an American aircraft carrier deployed to the Pacific Ocean has pleaded with the Pentagon for more help as a coronavirus outbreak aboard his ship continues to spread, officials said Tuesday. Military officials say dozens of sailors have been infected. In a four-page letter, first reported by The San Francisco Chronicle
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Homeless people in Las Vegas have been directed to sleep in rectangles painted on the pavement in a makeshift parking lot camp as a way to limit the spread of the coronavirus By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press March 31, 2020, 5:01 PM 3 min read LAS VEGAS — Homeless people in Las Vegas have
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Andy Cohen is in recovery and reuniting with his son just 12 days after revealing his coronavirus diagnosis. The “Watch What Happens Live” host, who announced earlier this month that he’d tested positive for COVID-19, is slowly getting back to normal, relaunching his late-night show from home and spending time with his 1-year-old, Benjamin Allen. “I
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Image copyright Natalie Greenway Image caption Natalie Greenway said she was not eligible for benefits like jobseeker’s allowance People who started jobs in March have been left “petrified” after discovering thousands are not eligible for government wage grants. Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined a scheme where companies could apply for a grant worth 80% of their
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