COVID-19 Updates
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‘Sleepaway camps have the potential to create a protective bubble,’ says former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb
Getty Images Twenty million children attend camps in the U.S. every summer, fueling the $18 billion camp industry. With summer just a little more than a month away, camp directors…
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Coronavirus: Manila malls reopen, but don’t want shoppers to hang around
Shopping centres in the Philippines’ capital set air conditioners to warm and switched off free Wi-fi to stop people lingering as many of them cautiously reopened on Saturday, after a…
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Op-Ed: Amazon, it’s time to disclose your coronavirus deaths
Our essential workers are dying. Just this week, we learned of three more Amazon warehouse workers who have died due to Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to…
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Many Americans are unaware of the coronavirus-related financial assistance that’s available to them
You may qualify for paid leave Justin Paget Qualified workers, including those telecommuting, can get two weeks of paid leave at full pay courtesy of the Families First Coronavirus Response…
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EU calls for coronavirus investigation to focus on animal-to-human transmission
The European Union has called for an investigation into how the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 was transmitted from animals to humans.A resolution, tabled by the EU and backed by 55…
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Pivot to making plexiglass ‘sneeze guards’ for retailers saves a small business in Michigan
Reopening the economy may mean a lot more plexiglass. Those clear partitions, that have lined checkout counters in essential businesses like grocery stores and pharmacies during the coronavirus outbreak, could…
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As JC Penney goes bankrupt, some question if it should continue to operate
Does the world of retail really need J.C. Penney? As the department store chain filed for bankruptcy protection Friday evening, some question if the company still has a place in American retail.…
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Here’s what’s driving stocks higher despite mounting economic worries: Kevin O’Leary
Unprecedented demand for stocks. That’s one major piece to the puzzle that is the current relationship between the U.S. stock market and the underlying economy, O’Shares ETFs Chairman and “Shark…
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Health officials issue dire warnings; FBI scrutinizes senators’ stock sales: This week’s recap and best reads
Jackie Guarneri of Hudson enjoyed beers with friends at Jonesy’s Local Bar on the first day of the bar reopening in Hudson. Bars, restaurants and everything else is reopening in…
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Japan to join calls for probe into WHO’s coronavirus response
Japan will call for an investigation into the World Health Organisation’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday.“With the European Union, (Japan) will propose…