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Muddle Through

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U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Release of Grand Jury Records in 1946 Mass Lynching Case

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‘Emergency’ Online Library Draws Ire of Some Authors

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Coronavirus: Italy extends lockdown amid hopes of turning corner

The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QVwbBS

Coronavirus: US death rates v China, Italy and South Korea

The US has seen its cases spike dramatically in recent days and these graphs show what could be in store. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xxwBHY

Met Museum Tells Staff It Is Extending Pay Until May 2

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N.C.A.A. Allows Extra Year of Eligibility for Athletes in Curtailed Spring Sports

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Behind Trump’s Reversal on Reopening the Country: 2 Sets of Numbers

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A Bitter Herb From the Lower East Side

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An Easter Egg From Beverly Hills

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For Your Quarantine Pizza Cravings

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Tempting Pastas and Sauces From Sicily

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A Knife to Add Flash to Your Kitchen

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A Haggadah for Seders Near and Far

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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns

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Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though

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Alison Roman’s Seder Table

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Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman

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Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing

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Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.

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Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.

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Coronavirus live: Total cases in India rise to 1251

The govt has said there is no plan to extend the lockdown beyond 21 days, and trashed media reports hinting at such a possibility. Meanwhile, the number of positive cases in India has crossed 1200 and the death toll stands at 32. Stay with TOI for the latest developments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2QRXEof

Banks yet to act on EMI relief, spark confusion

With just two days left for the next EMI cycle to begin, most big lenders are unprepared to follow the Reserve Bank of India’s blanket order allowing borrowers to hold back from paying instalments for the month. Top lenders such as State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank and Axis Bank have not activated any channel for customers to exercise an option. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2JrQZNy

Rick and Morty Drops Japanese Anime Short as We Wait for the Rest of Season 4

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SoftBank-Backed OneWeb Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plan, Cuts Jobs

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Corrections: March 30, 2020

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What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Good Doctor’ and ‘The Schouwendam 12’

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Quotation of the Day: Crisis Pits Patient Privacy Against Public Need to Know

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Coronavirus, Social Distancing, Sweden: Your Monday Briefing

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Twitter Removes Two Bolsonaro Tweets Questioning Virus Quarantine

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US reaches H-1B cap of 65,000 for 2021

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has reached the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B cap for the fiscal year 2021 as it received enough requests from corporations and businesses. USCIS will notify the successful applicants and their companies before March 31, that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39lZMuQ

Sensex dives over 1,000 points; Nifty below 8,400

Equity indices plunged on Monday with the benchmark BSE sensex down over 1,000 points as fears mounted that the global shutdown due to coronavirus could last for months. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WSLEq9

Stock Markets in Asia Signal Lingering Unease: Live Updates

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Coronavirus Live Updates: 200,000 Americans Could Die, Warns Top Health Officials

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Coronavirus: How Dubai, Saudi returnees slipped under radar

Many of those who returned from Gulf countries to India in February and early March were neither screened at airports nor advised to quarantine themselves. The focus then was on passengers from China, South Korea, Iran, Spain, Italy and Germany. Dubai and Saudi Arabia weren’t even on the radar. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ar5jBy

Message from president who led Ebola battle

Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Utt8Dp

Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid

Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WTS74q

‘Westworld’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Predators and Prey

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Coronavirus COVID-19: Donald Trump says peak US death rate likely in 2 weeks, extends social distance guidelines until April 30

Trump said that he had to extend the social distancing measures till April 30, based on the advice from his two top public health advisors and members of the White House Task Force on Coronavirus. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/39lY9xe

North Korea successfully tests 'super-large' rocket launcher

According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), two projectiles were launched from North Korea`s eastern town of Wonsan on Sunday in the direction of the Sea of Japan; they flew 230 kilometers (about 143 miles). from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/3bAaU8L

Joe Diffie, Grammy-Winning Country Music Star, Dies at 61

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China defends against incoming second wave of coronavirus COVID-19 as number of imported cases grow

China, where the disease first emerged in the central city of Wuhan, had an accumulated total of 693 cases entering from overseas, which meant "the possibility of a new round of infections remains relatively big", Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health Commission (NHC), said. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/3bBz6Yx

‘Group of Local Vigilantes’ Try to Forcibly Quarantine Out-of-Towners, Officials Say

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The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now

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Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through End of April

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The Politics of a Pandemic

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Samsung Galaxy M11 Alleged Specifications, Renders Leaked: All You Need to Know

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57-year-old Wuhan shrimp seller identified as coronavirus COVID-19 'patient zero': Reports

The 57-year-old female coronavirus 'patient zero', who made a full recovery in January after month-long treatment, said that China could have checked the spread of the disease had it acted sooner. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2WOPpwP

39-year-old Uzbek doctor dies after coronavirus COVID-19 self-treatment

A doctor in Uzbekistan died on Saturday after unsuccessfully trying to treat a coronavirus infection that he kept secret, the Central Asian nation`s healthcare ministry said. from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/2UE5bbi

5 more deaths, Covid-19 cases in India reach 974

The death toll due to Covid-19 in the country touched 27 on Saturday with Delhi, Kerala, Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra confirming one death each. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uqzwep

James L. Dolan, the Knicks Owner, Tests Positive for the Coronavirus

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U.S. Civil Rights Office Rejects Rationing Medical Care Based on Disability, Age

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North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles

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Coronavirus: Trump backs away from New York quarantine

The US president now says the move is not necessary, after the idea was labelled "preposterous". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ULVF5M

Mi 10 Pro vs Mi 10 vs Mi 10 Lite: Price, Specifications Compared

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba died 'alone and scared'

The death of young Zimbabwean journalist Zororo Makamba exposes his country's healthcare problems. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UpoXZ1

Introducing the soaring melodies of Azure Ryder

How one of pop’s brightest new voices found confidence by taking control of a plane. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QTz0Dy

Could synthetic fish be a better catch of the day?

Start-ups are growing fish "meat" in labs and say it will be competitive with fish from the sea. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3doOJEn

Teen figure skater's Special Olympics dream

Thirteen-year-old Ornela has Down's syndrome and is training to compete in the World Games next year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QHKJoC

Abandoned Soviet-era resort refugees call home

Georgia plans to revive Tskaltubo, an abandoned Soviet-era spa town, but it's an uncertain time for thousands of civil war refugees living among the decaying sanatoriums. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OqCxrM

How I built a 12-country haircare business

Michelle Ntalami couldn't buy the products she wanted for her hair, so she set up a company to sell them. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xjtMu7

Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus

While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UtNg8x

Coronavirus ICYMI: Special deliveries, a parrot and hotels

Here are some stories you may have missed this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JoAtO0

How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?

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Coronavirus: Lessons for lockdown from an Italian family

The Aninnis have been in lockdown in Rome for nearly three weeks. What advice do they have for other families? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WXB01k

'Memes should be archived in a museum'

People social distancing are sharing memes to feel connected but could they be preserved in a museum? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ULYiVd

Mike Longo, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Educator, Dies at 83

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Raving to the BBC News theme tune goes viral

Have you seen the kitchen 'remix' of the BBC News theme tune yet? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bK1doD

Stop Sending Memes, Russian Telecom Operator Pleads as Networks Begin to Overload

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More than a hundred thousand people have recovered from coronavirus COVID-19, says WHO

WHO Director General spoke about the G20 countries commitment to fight the pandemic and thanked them for making efforts to safeguard the global economy, address international trade disruptions and enhance global cooperation.  from Zee News :World https://ift.tt/3dBNWA8

Pope gives prayer to empty St Peter's Square

The service usually only happens twice a year but was given as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QQg9cE

Coronavirus: From clapping to kindness, five reasons to be hopeful

As coronavirus continues to spread, the worst of the crisis has brought out of the best in humanity. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3anJjaI

Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove

Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wzeEZD

Coronavirus lockdown in India: ‘Beaten and abused for doing my job’

India's last-mile delivery executives are struggling to function as the country goes in lockdown. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Uoh46l

Coronavirus: The woman behind India's first testing kit

With the first made-in-India kits, the country could hugely scale up testing for the coronavirus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39lFNMJ

'I bought a winery and it caused a US-French row'

When US entrepreneur Michael Baum bought a famous French vineyard it caused a trans-Atlantic spat. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2U8uVxs

Coronavirus: A college course world wants to study right now

More than one million people have enrolled in a Yale course on well-being. So what's its secret? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UlINod

South Africa: 'Our children are dying, but President Ramaphosa doesn't care'

South Africa's leader Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of inaction over a spate of child murders. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UxjxKo

How Marsha Hunt fought Hollywood blacklisting

The 102-year-old is one of the last people still alive who was named as a communist sympathiser. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bim9m7

Trump Suggests He Can Gag Inspector General for Stimulus Bailout Program

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U.S. Cuts Health Care Aid to Yemen Despite Worries About Coronavirus

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Analyzing the Patterns in Trump’s Falsehoods About Coronavirus

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Covid-19 live: US coronavirus cases exceed 100K

Coronavirus cases in India crossed 800 as the Indian government unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus to help those hit by the 21-day lockdown. The number of deaths around the world from the novel coronavirus cases has crossed 27,000. Stay with TOI for the latest developments from Times of India https://ift.tt/3dzOaI4

Price Gouging Complaints Surge Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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A Silent Spring Is Saying Something

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Un ejército de costura cose mascarillas para Estados Unidos

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One Continent, Two Very Different Political Responses to the Pandemic

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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