April 2020

Leave doping ban in past amid virus outbreak, Russia says

The Russian sports minister says it’s time for international authorities to “turn a new page” and forget the country’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus pandemic April 10, 2020, 10:11 AM 2 min read MOSCOW — International authorities should “turn a new page” and forget Russia’s Olympic doping ban because of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

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Singapore battles virus hotspots in migrant workers’ dorms

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — After managing to keep on top of the first wave of coronavirus outbreaks, Singapore is grappling with an alarming rise in infections among migrant workers housed in crowded dormitories. Such cases now account for about a quarter of Singapore’s 1,910 infections. The government reported 287 new cases Thursday, its biggest daily

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Israelis looking out for overworked healthcare professionals

More than 10,000 people have responded to an Israeli woman’s Facebook plea to help overworked health-care professionals on the frontline of the country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic By ARON HELLER Associated Press April 10, 2020, 10:05 AM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article RAANANA, Israel — While

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Seth Meyers Reels Off Very Long List Of Warnings Trump Received About Coronavirus

Seth Meyers on Wednesday explained why President Donald Trump’s oft-repeated claim that nobody foresaw a pandemic ― like the coronavirus outbreak engulfing the globe ― simply isn’t true. The “Late Night” host noted the numerous times that Trump and members of his administration were specifically warned about the threat of such a pandemic, and the possible

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Does Vote-by-Mail Favor Democrats? No. It’s a False Argument by Trump.

President Trump said that if the United States switched to all-mail voting, “you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.” The G.O.P. speaker of the House in Georgia said an all-mail election would be “extremely devastating to Republicans.” Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, said universal mail voting would be “the end of

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Robots Welcome to Take Over, as Pandemic Accelerates Automation

The recycling industry was already struggling before the pandemic. Now, an increasing number of cities are suspending recycling services, partly out of fear that workers might contract the coronavirus from one another while sorting through used water bottles, food containers and boxes. One solution: Let robots do the job. Since the coronavirus took hold in

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‘Full House’ Cast Makes A ‘Full Quarantine’ Parody And It’s A Hoot

“Full House” just got the fake sequel that this time of crisis demands. John Stamos, aka Uncle Jesse from the classic sitcom and its “Fuller House” follow, posted a “Full Quarantine” parody Wednesday that he made with his castmates. (See the video below.) The clip captures the shelter-in-place activities of Danny (Bob Saget), Joey (Dave

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