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Cardi B Slams Celebs Getting Pricey Coronavirus Tests, Calls Out Government

Cardi B is challenging the Trump administration’s rhetoric about the coronavirus pandemic and calling out celebrities who have the “luxury” of paying to get themselves tested when other people can’t even afford health care. “The general public ― people that work regular jobs, people that get regular paychecks, the middle class, the poor ― they […]

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Coronavirus: London City Airport to shut due to outbreak

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright AFP Image caption Many airlines have been forced to ground aircraft due to a drop in demand over the coronavirus outbreak London City Airport has announced it will close until the end of April due to the coronavirus outbreak. All commercial and private flights will be temporarily suspended from Wednesday evening, the airport

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Big-Name Hotels Go Empty and Smaller Owners Are Hurt

Travel / En Sound Media

It all started to fall apart for Vinay Patel about a week ago. The occupancy rates at the nine hotels he owns in the Northern Virginia area plummeted from about 50 percent to only a handful of rooms each night because of the coronavirus pandemic. He scrambled to cut costs. Floors were shut down. Bar

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Nextdoor Pivots to Neighborliness – The New York Times

Technology / En Sound Media

“I’m 84 years old, so staying confined to the house for protection,” wrote Marcia Savin, a children’s book author and teacher who lives alone in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, on the neighborhood social networking app Nextdoor. It was Saturday, March 21. Her prescriptions were ready at a local pharmacy, she said, but she

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Column: Will 2021 Tokyo Olympics become the spring games?

Sports / En Sound Media

Imagine a gorgeous spring day in Tokyo. The chill of winter has melted away. The summer humidity is still a couple of months off. Maybe, just maybe, the famed cherry blossoms are still around, bathing the capital in dazzling colors. Sounds like a pretty good time to have the Olympics, huh? Now that the Tokyo

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Airlines, others to benefit from $2 trillion rescue bill

Finance / En Sound Media

The White House and Senate leaders agreed early Wednesday on a $2 trillion economic rescue package, the largest in the country’s history March 25, 2020, 6:45 PM 5 min read The White House and Senate leaders agreed early Wednesday on a $2 trillion economic rescue package, the largest in the country’s history. The bill would

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For Asian Americans, There Are Two Pandemics: COVID-19 And Daily Bigotry

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

In early March, just before California put out a stay-at-home order, writer and educator Rachelle Cruz’s parents were taking the BART train back to their home in Hayward in the San Francisco Bay area after a long day at work in the city. The couple owns a small remittance business with a largely Filipino and

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Coronavirus: Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish to play home-made benefit concerts

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mariah Carey (left) and Billie Eilish will be live in their living rooms Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys will play a benefit concert with a difference to raise funds for those facing hardship as coronavirus spreads. The socially-distanced stars will sing live from their own living rooms

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The companies that need workers

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis as restaurants, bars, hotels and gyms have been forced to close. But many companies still in business are urgently seeking more staff to meet orders, help with deliveries and just to keep things moving. The major supermarkets

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Airlines’ New Operating Mode: Flexible

Travel / En Sound Media

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and government-imposed restrictions on travel, many airlines are relaxing their ticket-change policies and allowing travelers to rebook without a penalty anywhere from a few to 12 months out. The only domestic airline that doesn’t routinely charge fees for flight changes, Southwest Airlines, went a step beyond, extending the

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