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Month: March 2020

Coronavirus live updates: Trump considers enforceable quarantine in NY, NJ; 200 US cities lack face masks

Coronavirus live updates: Trump considers enforceable quarantine in NY, NJ; 200 US cities lack face masks

iStock(NEW YORK) — The amount of novel coronavirus cases around the world and in the U.S. continues to skyrocket. By Saturday morning, the number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 649,000. It was just Thursday that the globe reached 500,000 cases, which was double the number of coronavirus […]

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Stimulus check calculator: How much will you receive?

Stimulus check calculator: How much will you receive?

iStock(NEW YORK) — The House of Representatives on Friday passed the largest aid measure in American history, a $2 trillion stimulus package that President Donald Trump signed into law. Direct payments will be made to Americans to help offset financial hardships incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has […]

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Arkansas woman murdered by same person who murdered her mother 23 years ago: Police

Arkansas woman murdered by same person who murdered her mother 23 years ago: Police

iStock(HORSESHOE LAKE, Ark.) — Almost 23 years after an Arkansas mother was murdered by a 16-year-old, the convicted killer allegedly killed her daughter, police said. Deputies from the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Wednesday at the historical Snowden House in Horseshoe Lake where they saw a […]

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Governor Herbert issues “Stay Home, Stay Safe” directive

Governor Herbert issues “Stay Home, Stay Safe” directive

Governor Gary Herbert issued a directive to Utahns on Friday in the hopes of stemming the spread of the Covid-19 virus within the state.  He thanked those who are already using best practices and called on individuals and businesses to follow the directive guidelines through April 13.  He stressed that […]

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Rhode Island’s governor calls to quarantine New Yorkers to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Rhode Island’s governor calls to quarantine New Yorkers to prevent the spread of COVID-19

iStock(NEW YORK) — The governor of Rhode Island is taking extreme measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in her state by sending law enforcement officers door-to-door to quarantine New York residents. The effort is to stop the spread of the coronavirus to Rhode Island residents by people […]

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Snow College Reiterates COVID-19 Declaration

Snow College Reiterates COVID-19 Declaration

EPHRAIM/RICHFIELD, Utah-Saturday morning, Snow College president Bradley J. Cook reiterated his statements from YouTube earlier this week concerning COVID-19. In order for people to keep themselves and Snow College safe, Cook confirms, Snow College encourages all students to stay home after spring break lest the coronavirus should be spread. Snow […]

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Significant severe weather outbreak forecasted, tornadoes possible

Significant severe weather outbreak forecasted, tornadoes possible

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm is quickly intensifying Saturday morning in the central U.S. and will bring a significant severe weather outbreak to parts of the Midwest Saturday afternoon and evening – including the threat for dangerous, significant, long-track tornadoes. Radar Saturday morning is showing the organizing storm […]

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Here’s what people are doing to pass the time during coronavirus isolation

Here’s what people are doing to pass the time during coronavirus isolation

iStock(NEW YORK) — Staying at home has become synonymous with healthy habits in the age of coronavirus, but what’s everyone doing to stay entertained indoors? From insanely intricate puzzles keeping people focused for days to baking loaves of fresh bread, here’s a snapshot of what some people are doing to […]

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Army helps make temporary hospital at New York’s Javits Center one of the largest in the country

Army helps make temporary hospital at New York’s Javits Center one of the largest in the country

JMRPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) — With the Army’s help, the temporary field hospital at New York City’s Javits Convention Center will now hold 2,910 beds, making it one of the largest hospitals in America. Established in record time, the temporary hospital is an example of the surge of federal and military resources […]

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Coronavirus live updates: US cases top 100,000; Italy’s death toll climbs over 9,000

Coronavirus live updates: US cases top 100,000; Italy’s death toll climbs over 9,000

Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed over 26,900 people around the world. Globally there are more than 586,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at […]

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