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10 cruise ships that are still at sea as the coronavirus shuts down the cruise industry

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Ships from cruise lines like Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Cunard Line are still at sea. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xGzp5r via Latest News

Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio, Alabama amid virus

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'Sailors do not need to die,' warns captain of coronavirus-hit U.S. aircraft carrier

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The captain of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, in a blunt letter, has called on Navy leadership for stronger measures to save the lives of his sailors and stop the spread of the coronavirus aboard the huge ship. The four-page letter, the contents of which were confirmed by U.S. officials to Reuters on Tuesday, described a bleak situation onboard the nuclear-powered carrier as more sailors test positive for the virus. Captain Brett Crozier, the ship's commanding officer, wrote that the carrier lacked enough quarantine and isolation facilities and warned the current strategy would slow but fail to eradicate the highly contagious respiratory virus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34aBVxn via Latest News

Wuhan Residents Dismiss Official Coronavirus Death Toll: ‘The Incinerators Have Been Working Around the Clock’

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Wuhan residents are increasingly skeptical of the Chinese Communist Party’s reported coronavirus death count of approximately 2,500 deaths in the city to date, with most people believing the actual number is at least 40,000."Maybe the authorities are gradually releasing the real figures, intentionally or unintentionally, so that people will gradually come to accept the reality," a Wuhan resident, who gave only his surname Mao, told Radio Free Asia.A city source added that, based on the aggregation of funeral and cremation numbers, authorities likely know the real number and are keeping it under wraps."Every funeral home reports data on cremations directly to the authorities twice daily," the source said. "This means that each funeral home only knows how many cremations it has conducted, but not the situation at the other funeral homes."The city began lifting its lockdown on Saturday after two months of mandatory shutdown, with a complete lift of restrictio...

After more than 10,000 coronavirus deaths — the worst in the world — Italy is showing signs that its 3-week lockdown is working

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Italy's counts of new coronavirus deaths and infections are starting to fall, though the country is likely still in for an extended lockdown. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UsUj17 via Latest News

Barack Obama takes veiled swipe at Donald Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic

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Barack Obama appeared to take a swipe at Donald Trump, saying there are steep consequences because of 'those who denied warnings of a pandemic.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UxIwib via Latest News

India manhunt after Islamic gathering becomes virus hotspot

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A large religious gathering in New Delhi has sparked a manhunt across India for suspected coronavirus cases after being linked to dozens of infections and several deaths. The gathering emerged as one of India's major virus hotspots after thousands flocked to an Islamic religious centre in the Nizamuddin West neighbourhood of Delhi. Some returned home to other states after the gathering, but many remained in the vicinity, saying they were trapped because public transport had been shut down due to the virus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QXIfme via Latest News

Crunchyroll Games Announces Pre-Registration Campaign Launch For Mass For The Dead - Crunchyroll News

Crunchyroll Games Announces Pre-Registration Campaign Launch For Mass For The Dead    Crunchyroll News Overload RPG 'Mass for the Dead' Opens Pre-Registration in the West    Noisy Pixel View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2xzU1wu via Technology

Google Hangouts Meet vs. Zoom: Which conferencing tool is better for you? - Android Central

Google Hangouts Meet vs. Zoom: Which conferencing tool is better for you?    Android Central Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption    The Intercept As Zoom meetings invade our homes, we’re spending more time than ever with our coworkers — and their prying ey    The Philadelphia Inquirer 23 Tips for Making Zoom, Skype, and Other Video Conference Calls Suck Less    Gizmodo Here are the best funny images and memes to use as a Zoom background - Business Insider    Business Insider View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2UOrcUQ via Technology

How to Prevent Zoom-Bombing - PCMag

How to Prevent Zoom-Bombing    PCMag View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3aA4DtB via Technology

Apple completes $200m investment into Japan Display

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Apple has finalized a $200m investment into Japan Display that would be used to buy equipment. Up until now, Japan Display had collected $1.5b as a loan from Apple and paid off around $700m, leaving $800m to be paid. Adding to those the current $200m investment and Japan Display is back to a billion USD in debt to Apple. With Apple's $200m investment used as reassurance, Japan Display has managed to secure another $830m as an investment from an asset manager. JDI has been one of Apple's LCD makers and has been tasked with supplying Apple with OLEDs for the Apple Watch. Apple... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/3dMvNzo via IFTTT

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating actions by US lawmakers who dumped stocks before the market plunged over coronavirus fears

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The FBI has reportedly reached out to Republican Sen. Richard Burr as part of the investigation, which is in its early stages. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UvAJkV via Latest News

12 Buildings That Show the Beauty of Deconstructed Architecture

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Police commander killed, 2 officers wounded in Phoenix shooting

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Commander Greg Carnicle, a 31-year police veteran, died after being shot in the line of duty. Two officers were shot and are expected to recover. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bCzeHk via Latest News

US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads

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The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. In a memo to Navy leaders, the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt said that the spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating and that removing all but 10% of the crew is a “necessary risk” in order to stop the spread of the virus. Navy leaders on Tuesday were scrambling to determine how to best respond to the extraordinary request as dozens of crew members tested positive. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xCXA53 via Latest News

AOC Drifts Away from Activist Left, Toward a More Conventional Staff and Political Strategy

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has taken steps recently to collaborate more with the Democratic establishment, taking a less contentious approach and allying with fellow Democratic members.After urging fellow progressives in 2018 to run for office with the support of the progressive group the Justice Democrats, which supported her, the New York Democrat has declined to endorse most of the candidates the group is backing to oust incumbent Democrats in 2020.Of the six candidates the group is backing this time around, Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed Jessica Cisneros in Texas and Marie Newman in Illinois, both of whom are running against conservative Democrats who oppose abortion and were subsequently supported by several other high-profile Democrats.The move comes as the Justice Democrats are recruiting progressive candidates to run against liberals and moderate Democrats."We don’t usually endorse so far out," Ocasio-Cortez's communications director, Lauren Hit...

Open coffins are left on roads to remind people to stay inside while soldiers shoot disinfectant from water cannons. Here's what lockdown for 57 million people in the Philippines looks like.

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Despite the lockdown, on Sunday the Philippines reported a daily increase of 343 new coronavirus cases — its highest one day increase yet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dJFHSo via Latest News

First minor with coronavirus in New York City dies

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Only a handful of deaths of people under 18 with coronavirus have been announced around the country. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39vJEaj via Latest News

Nearly a dozen Liberty University students report COVID-19 symptoms after returning to campus

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As of Friday, at least 11 students at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, have reported symptoms suggesting they have the COVID-19 coronavirus, Dr. Thomas Eppes Jr., the physician in charge of student health services, told The New York Times on Sunday. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. came under fire last week when he reopened the campus to students at the end of their spring break, despite public health officials warning against it and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) banning gatherings of more than 100 people in the state. Falwell said 1,900 students returned to campus last week, and more than 800 have since left. Eppes on Sunday said of the students who have COVID-19 symptoms, three have been referred to hospitals to get tested and eight have been told to self-quarantine.Falwell told The News & Advance last week that the school had to reopen because Liberty has "a responsibility to our students — who paid to be here, who want to be here, who love it here...

The top infectious disease expert in the US says we're seeing 'glimmers' that social distancing is helping, but says a turnaround is yet to come

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Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday that social distancing seems to be dampening the spread of the coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2R35R9g via Latest News

Saudis Start to Unleash Oil Wave Despite U.S. Pressure

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(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia has made good on its pledge to ramp up oil exports in April, with a first wave of crude already on its way toward Europe and the U.S., a clear sign the price war remains in full swing.The kingdom has loaded several of the supertankers it hired earlier this month to boost its ability to increase exports, according to ship-tracking data. In addition, Riyadh has used the last few weeks to shuttle large amounts of crude into storage in Egypt, a stepping stone to the European market.The movements suggest that Riyadh is ramping up its oil production toward its target of supplying a record 12.3 million barrels a day in April, up from about 9.7 million in February, despite American pressure to end the price war.Saudi Arabia earlier this month slashed its official selling prices and announced the output hike after Russia refused to join other nations inside the OPEC+ alliance to cut output. The announcement, interpreted in the market as an oil price war, sent Brent a...

US airlines must continue flying if they accept coronavirus relief

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The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed minimum service requirements for airlines based on schedules before the coronavirus outbreak. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xJ6ZI3 via Latest News

Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing

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Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter sent Friday to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both from Massachusetts, said comprehensive demographic data on people who are tested or treated for the virus that causes COVID-19 does not exist. “Any attempt to contain COVID-19 in the United States will have to address its potential spread in low-income communities of color, first and foremost to protect the lives of people in those communities, but also to slow the spread of the virus in the country as a whole,” the lawmakers wrote to Azar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Jv9alq via Latest News