March 2020

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Finally Sings A Song For Coronavirus Era On ‘The Tonight Show’

But on the newly returned “Tonight Show” Monday, Yankovic did perform a number that’s “sort of about social distancing, kinda topical,” he said. Host Jimmy Fallon enlisted Yankovic to sing “One More Minute” ― an original oldie. Back in the day, Weird Al was smarting over a breakup and wrote the song to express how […]

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Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change. The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule Tuesday on mileage standards through 2026.

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Coronavirus: Contagion cast share Covid-19 advice

Image copyright Twitter/Columbia Public Health Image caption Kate Winslet is one of five cast members who filmed themselves offering Covid-19 health tips The stars of the film Contagion have released public service announcements urging the public to social distance and wash their hands. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, and Laurence Fishburne filmed themselves giving

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U.S. Counts on Global Crises to Press Again for Power Shift in Venezuela

WASHINGTON — The United States is seizing on Venezuela’s economic pain and the coronavirus threat to push a new plan for a power-sharing government in Caracas until presidential elections can be held this year. The proposal, to be released on Tuesday in Washington, offers to ease American sanctions intended to pressure President Nicolás Maduro and

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Coronavirus: Lockdown ‘must become the social norm’

Image copyright Getty Images To persuade the majority to continue to comply with the lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, it must become the only “socially acceptable norm”, a King’s College London study suggests. “Social pressure from others” had an important role to play, lead researcher Dr Rebecca Webster told BBC News. But this

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