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Zoom Rushes to Improve Privacy for Consumers Flooding Its Service

Over the last month, the Zoom videoconferencing service has emerged as the communication lifeline of the coronavirus pandemic. But the convenience fueling Zoom’s explosive popularity has come at a price. Originally a service meant for businesses, Zoom was designed to make it easy for company employees, sales representatives and clients to hop on meetings. When […]

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A path forward: NBA, NHL and MLB tinker with restart options

Sports / En Sound Media

While the world wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic, the three biggest U.S.-based sports leagues currently affected by the crisis are trying to figure out if, how and where games can be safely played again this year. The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have some similar constraints: Public and player health are the most pressing

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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson is ‘sitting up in bed’

Politics / En Sound Media

Boris Johnson has been “sitting up in bed” and engaging with hospital staff as he continues to be treated for coronavirus. The prime minister spent a second night in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Speaking at the Downing Street press briefing, Chancellor Rishi Sunak paid tribute to his friend Mr Johnson adding

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At emergency March meetings Fed pledged to use full arsenal

Finance / En Sound Media

Federal Reserve officials pledged at two emergency meetings last month to use their full arsenal to bolster the U.S. economy being brought to its knees by the coronavirus outbreak By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer April 8, 2020, 8:37 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON —

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Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US has the highest number of recorded coronavirus cases in the world The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 13,000, according to data from

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‘Atlanta Angel’ Tyler Perry Paid For Seniors’ Groceries At More Than 70 Stores

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Tyler Perry just made the lives of a lot of people in Georgia and Louisiana easier during the coronavirus pandemic. The 50-year-old movie mogul purchased the groceries for certain shoppers at 44 Kroger stores in Atlanta and 29 Winn-Dixie stores in New Orleans. Perry’s generosity covered the hauls of elderly people shopping during the hour

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Poachers Kill More Rhinos as Coronavirus Halts Tourism to Africa

Travel / En Sound Media

The past few weeks have not been easy for Nico Jacobs, founder of Rhino 911, a nonprofit that provides emergency helicopter transport for rhinoceroses in need of rescue in South Africa. That’s because times are much worse for the rhinos. Since South Africa announced a national lockdown on March 23 to limit the spread of

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Virus outbreak delivers tech darlings a harsh reality check

Technology / En Sound Media

Just as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it’s also squeezed high-flying tech companies reliant on people’s freedom to move around and get together By BARBARA ORTUTAY, DEE-ANN DURBIN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE The Associated Press April 8, 2020, 7:16 PM 5 min read Just as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it’s also

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Trump-Biden election off-limits for US bettors (so far)

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Double down on Donald, or bet big on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming presidential election (and sports books would love to take their money), but so far, it is not legal anywhere in the country. It actually was permitted for about

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As Pandemic Imperils Elections, Democrats Clash With Trump on Voting Changes

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WASHINGTON — A showdown is taking shape in Congress over how far Washington should go in expanding voting access to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, with Democrats pressing to add new options for voters and President Trump and Republicans resisting changes they say could harm their election prospects in November. The confusion and court fights

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