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NEW YORK — The S&P 500 index closed out its best week since 1974 with another gain Thursday after the Federal Reserve launched its latest unprecedented effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak. The central bank’s announcement of programs to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to households, local governments and businesses […]

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Disney, Six Flags and Big Lots rise; Costco falls  April 9, 2020, 8:23 PM 2 min read NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: JPMorgan Chase & Co., up $8.46 to $102.76. The Federal Reserve announced more aggressive measures to support

A review released by Ohio State University on Thursday identified $336,000 in donations and pledges that the university received from Jeffrey Epstein and his foundation By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press April 9, 2020, 8:35 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COLUMBUS, Ohio — A review released

During most of his life Henry David Thoreau was, by conventional standards of success, a failure. He rarely left the farm town of Concord, Mass., where he was born in 1817. There he was viewed by at least some of his neighbors as a marginal figure, standoffish, politically radical, a loner, a crank. As a

The retreat in travel by land, sea and air is unprecedented April 9, 2020, 2:27 PM 4 min read The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus. ——————————————————— GLOBAL

For most travelers nowadays, home is the only destination. Yet thanks to some imaginative podcasts, you can still explore the world. The following were selected because rather than focus on such things as miles and points, they’re transportive — rife with the sounds of cities and wilderness, conversations with creative thinkers, and ways to change

New research indicates that the coronavirus began to circulate in the New York area by mid-February, weeks before the first confirmed case, and that travelers brought in the virus mainly from Europe, not Asia. “The majority is clearly European,” said Harm van Bakel, a geneticist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who co-wrote

The steep drop in air travel is passing a milestone By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer April 9, 2020, 4:25 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The number of Americans getting on airplanes has sunk to a level not seen in more than 60 years as people

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

The houses are connected by a stone walkway. Four sliding hardwood pocket doors open to the 700-square-foot guesthouse, which has a living room with an open kitchen, vaulted ceilings, built-in sofas and Mexican parota-wood cabinets. The bedroom, up two steps, has a half bathroom. A Balinese-style free-standing bathhouse with a full bathroom is across a