The last time a serious economic downturn hit in 2008, Evan Schade was in high school and the crisis seemed like a news event that happened to other people. This time, as the coronavirus has brought the economy to its knees, it has become a personal affair. When nonessential businesses were closed last month in […]
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Image copyright Corbis via Getty Images Image caption One of the Bronx Zoo’s Malayan tigers A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with Covid-19 in the US. The Bronx Zoo, in
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Queen: “We will be with our friends again, we will be with our families again, we will meet again” About 24 million TV viewers watched the Queen’s message about the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, according to overnight figures. More than 14 million viewers watched the broadcast
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Image copyright Frankie & Benny Image caption The Restaurant Group’s chains include Frankie & Benny’s, Wagamama, Coast to Coast and Chiquito More company bosses have agreed to take pay cuts, as firms continue to suspend thousands of staff and slash wages. Restaurant Group, whose chains include Wagamama and Garfunkel’s, said boss Andy Hornby would take
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Although coronavirus-era precautions have moved triathlons online, it turns out that working from home poses unexpected hazards for athletes. Australian triathlete Mirinda Carfrae recently lost her chance at victory in the inaugural Ironman VR Pro Challenge women’s race, which she was competing in from her home in Colorado when her husband and fellow triathlete, Tim
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WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee said on Monday it had reserved $22 million in YouTube advertisements across 14 states that the party believes will be competitive in the general election, the beginning of a broad digital effort to defeat President Trump this fall. The reservation comes two and a half weeks after Michael R.
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The Federal Reserve issues its February tally of U.S. consumer borrowing Tuesday April 6, 2020, 5:10 AM 2 min read A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: JUST CHARGE IT The Federal Reserve issues its February snapshot of U.S. consumer borrowing Tuesday. The tally, which excludes mortgages
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TOKYO — With more than 1.2 million people infected with the new coronavirus, the U.N. chief appealed for “peace at home” — all homes — out of concern that domestic violence was rising as the social and financial toll of the pandemic deepened. U..S. officials warned of sad developments to come in the worst-hit country,
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“PPAP” is back ― with a twist. Japanese comic Daimaou Kosaka, better known as Pikotaro, has given his 2016 music sensation a makeover for the coronavirus era. “In a hurry, I made a new version of PPAP,” he wrote on Twitter. “What I want to tell the whole world is … Wash! Laugh! Pray! The song
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We set off down the Noatak River again, each paddle stroke carrying us closer to the Chukchi Sea, and the end. We understood in principle that it wasn’t possible to disappear into the northern wilderness for half a year and come back unchanged. What we couldn’t envision was what this return might look like in
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