Earl Graves Sr., who championed black businesses as the founder of the first African American-owned magazine focusing on black entrepreneurs, has died April 8, 2020, 12:12 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK — Earl Graves Sr., who championed black businesses as the founder of the […]
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With its biggest one-day jump yet, New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus officially eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 April 8, 2020, 12:13 AM 5 min read 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article With its biggest one-day jump yet, New York City’s
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Image copyright Tim Burgess Image caption Tim Burgess: Solo star, Charlatan and your listening party host for the evening Roosters are crowing and horses are clip-clopping within earshot of Tim Burgess’ Norfolk isolation bunker. The quiet rural home, which he shares with his young son, is a world away from the rock ‘n’ roll carnage
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Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s Job Retention Scheme may cost £30-40bn over three months, three times the size of initial estimates. That is according to analysis by the Resolution Foundation, using the latest figures on take-up of the scheme from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). While initial Treasury estimates suggested a 10% take-up,
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People in Italy have been living under strict lockdown conditions for a month now and, with many unable to earn any money in this time, some have run out of savings. While its government has agreed to pay part of people’s wages, payments are yet to arrive. The BBC’s Europe correspondent Jean Mackenzie has been
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A Microsoft engineer who designed an app to track North Dakota State University football fans on their annual trek to Texas for the national championship has taken that concept and applied it to contact tracing for the coronavirus By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press April 7, 2020, 10:54 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share
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WASHINGTON — Rushing to shore up a $2 trillion economic stimulus effort that is already under strain, Congress could move as early as this week to approve another $250 billion in aid for small businesses, after the Trump administration asked for additional funds to support an overwhelming demand for help. The request for a quick
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Image copyright Getty Images The NHS is launching a hotline to support and advise healthcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from charities including Hospice UK, the Samaritans and Shout, will listen to concerns and offer psychological support. The phone line will be open between 07:00 and 23:00 every day, while the text service will
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Will Smith recently joined Tyra Banks on a video call to reenact one of their most memorable scenes from the 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” “This next piece is one of my favorite moments, I love that we did this,” Smith, who starred in the series, said as he and Banks watched a clip of an
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SAN FRANCISCO — Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter and Square, said on Tuesday that he planned to donate $1 billion, or just under a third of his total wealth, to relief programs related to the coronavirus, in one of the more significant efforts by a tech billionaire to fight the pandemic. Mr. Dorsey
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