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Angelina Jolie Urges Protection Of Children From Violence Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Angelina Jolie is urging others to stand up for children who may be at risk of domestic violence amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an essay for Time magazine, the Oscar winner explained how mandated self-isolation, while necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19, was likely to “fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children.” “We […]

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Driving and Travel Restrictions Across the United States

Travel / En Sound Media

Virginia Driving restrictions: Statewide stay-at-home order except for essential activities. Restaurants: Takeout and delivery only. Hotels: No order for hotels to close. Washington Driving restrictions: The state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order has banned gatherings and temporarily closed nonessential businesses. Restaurants: No dine-in service. Hotels: Not ordered to close. Other: All state parks are closed.

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Duke freshman big man Vernon Carey Jr. entering NBA draft

Sports / En Sound Media

Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr. is entering the NBA draft April 10, 2020, 11:18 PM 2 min read DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr. is entering the NBA draft. The 6-foot-10, 270-pound Carey announced his decision Friday following a season in which he was The Associated Press player of the year and newcomer

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Why You Should Take A Day Off, Even If You Have Nowhere To Go

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

If you are privileged enough to have a job while millions of other Americans file for unemployment because of the coronavirus pandemic, you may be reluctant to take any time off from work. I used to think this way. Last month, before the outbreak became an official pandemic, my goal was to push through the

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Rare Ravi Shankar footage released to mark centenary

Entertainment / En Sound Media

This week would have seen the 100th birthday of the Indian musician Ravi Shankar, one of India’s most celebrated artists who famously taught Beatle George Harrison to play the sitar. Planned celebrations, including concerts at the London South Bank Centre and Carnegie Hall in New York, were postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. But to

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Coronavirus: Virus deepens struggle for migrants

World / En Sound Media

As the coronavirus crisis deepens, many charities have had to cease operations, reducing support for large numbers of vulnerable people. According to the British Red Cross, there are thousands of refugees and asylum seekers living in poverty in the UK, although the government says it provides support for those who need it. And in Calais

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Can Our Phones Stop a Pandemic?

Technology / En Sound Media

Shira: What are effective projects to use phone data in the pandemic, without invading people’s privacy? Natasha: The government tracking app in Singapore seems like a balanced idea. People can give it access to Bluetooth, and it logs every phone you come into contact with. If you develop the virus, health authorities get a record

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Masters heartaches walk the fairways with green jackets

Sports / En Sound Media

The Masters creates more than great memories of the champions By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer April 10, 2020, 10:29 PM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article For every fist pump from Tiger Woods, there are images of Greg Norman’s lonely walk across Hogan Bridge as he loses

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1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed

Finance / En Sound Media

The first results are in for an experimental antiviral drug against the new coronavirus By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer April 10, 2020, 9:58 PM 3 min read More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, although there’s no way to know the odds

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What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus hit 100,000 on Friday as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews. The U.S. had over 18,000 dead, putting it on track to overtake Italy for the country with the highest death toll.

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