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The new movies this week on Netflix: “Silver Linings Playbook” Premise: In this romantic comedy, a divorced man with bipolar disorder moves back with his parents after a stay at a mental health facility. He meets someone new who wants to team up for a dance competition. Setting: A Pennsylvania suburb. Is it any good? […]

The Los Angeles sheriff says gun shops are not essential businesses and he ordered them to stop selling to the public By STEFANIE DAZIO and DON THOMPSON Associated Press March 24, 2020, 11:36 PM 4 min read LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County sheriff said Tuesday gun shops are not essential businesses and ordered

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Construction workers are among those calling for action to protect them People can go to work if they cannot do their work at home, the health secretary has said, amid confusion over the new coronavirus restrictions. It comes after calls for clarity, including from construction workers, about Monday’s wider shutdown

Family meals have a long tradition of increasing feelings of closeness and well-being, things that are more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s key to prepare those meals in a clean, coronavirus-free kitchen. As University of Michigan epidemiologist Aubree Gordon told HuffPost, “It’s really stressful times for everybody. Unless somebody in the

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 400,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 103,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China. TOP

These past few weeks, as we’ve all adjusted to life during a pandemic, a new set of words has entered our collective vocabulary. Suddenly more people are saying things like “Practice social distancing,” “We need to flatten the curve” and “Immunocompromised people are at a higher risk.” These phrases come up in conversations with friends

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic By JOHN MINCHILLO and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press March 24, 2020, 6:31 PM 3 min read NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded his most dire warning yet about the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, saying the infection rate in New York is

Image copyright Getty Images The NHS will treat coronavirus patients in a makeshift field hospital in the ExCeL Centre in East London. The exhibition space, which has been used in the past for Crufts and Comic Con, will hold up to 4,000 patients. Dubbed the NHS Nightingale Centre, the temporary base will be staffed by

Now that much of the population is working from home and self-quarantining to help curb the spread of COVID-19, you may have noticed a sharp increase in how often you clean your home — and not just because it’s a necessary aspect of staying healthy right now (or because your clutter keeps taunting you). “People

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decreed a 21-day lockdown across the nation of 1.3 billion people “to save India” from the coronavirus pandemic March 24, 2020, 3:26 PM 2 min read NEW DELHI — India will begin the world’s largest lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in a TV address Tuesday night, warning that