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Worried that the store might run out of soap? Learn how to make your own
Social distancing mandates to slow the spread of COVID-19 are keeping most of us at home, unleashing a spate of do-it-yourself projects to fill the time. From home improvement to baking bread, it seems nearly everyone on Instagram is a regular Martha …
$1 million prize for innovations to confront coronavirus in Las Vegas
It was just an example, but it’s the kind of outside-the-box thinking that may help someone win up to $1 million for developing an idea to confront the coronavirus. “If you’re in the business of training dogs, you are aware that in some parts of ……
Q+A: Rosen talks task force efforts, antibody testing, and coronavirus aid for immigrants
One of 13 U.S. Senate Democrats appointed to the Congressional Task Force to Reopen America, Jacky Rosen says she is excited to be “Nevada’s voice” on the bipartisan …
Mourning change: If you’re feeling down about the loss of a lifestyle, you’re not alone
Talking things out is an important part of self-care, whether you seek formal assistance or are just connecting with someone you trust.
‘People should be outraged’: Musk rails against virus measures
An order in the San Francisco Bay Area forced Tesla to close its Fremont plant starting March 23 to help prevent the virus’ spread, and it was extended until the end of May. Musk called the plant closure a “serious risk.”
Analysis: NCAA moves toward athlete compensation but how?
The foundation is in place for the NCAA to drastically alter its definition of amateurism.
Police called after NYC funeral home puts bodies in trucks
Police were called to a Brooklyn neighborhood Wednesday after a funeral home overwhelmed by the coronavirus resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks, and a passerby complained about the smell, officials said.
Immigrants deliver food, ‘hope’ to workers hit by pandemic
Every afternoon, Sandra Pérez and Francisco Ramírez go over their list of fellow New Yorkers who need help because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some are sick. Others lost jobs, but have children to feed. Others are elderly or disabled. All are immigra…
Many Japanese defy appeals to stay home to curb virus
Under Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, people have been asked to stay home. Many are not. Some still have to commute to their jobs despite risks of infection, while others continue to dine out, picnic in parks and crowd into grocery stores with…