‘Never Thought I Would Need It’: Americans Put Pride Aside to Seek Aid

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Human Rights Group Says Two U.S. Strikes Killed Somali Civilians

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Hellmut Stern, 91, Dies; Violinist Returned to Germany After Fleeing

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Coronavirus Spreads in Veterans’ Home, Leaving ‘Shuddering Loss for Us All’

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IRS Adds To Confusion About Whether Seniors Have To File Tax Returns To Get Stimulus Checks - Forbes

1. IRS Adds To Confusion About Whether Seniors Have To File Tax Returns To Get Stimulus Checks  Forbes
2. IRS releases more info on how to get coronavirus stimulus checks ASAP  NBC News
3. IRS Gives Stimulus Check Distribution Details, Says Payments To Begin Within Three Weeks  Forbes
4. 5 stimulus check scams that try to steal your money, identity, or both - Business Insider  Business Insider
5. When will the money arrive? Here are answers to your questions about the coronavirus stimulus checks  CNBC
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Maryland GOP Gov. Hogan says Trump's COVID-19 testing claims 'just not true' - New York Post

1. Maryland GOP Gov. Hogan says Trump's COVID-19 testing claims 'just not true'  New York Post
2. Live updates: Md., Va. announce more coronavirus deaths; D.C. working with health-care providers on ‘catastrophic surge’ plan  The Washington Post
3. Larry Hogan says Trump's coronavirus response falling short : Coronavirus Live Updates  NPR
4. 'That's just not true.' GOP Gov. Hogan contradicts Trump claim that testing problems are fixed  USA TODAY
5. Coronavirus update: ‘We’re behind the 8-ball,’ Hogan says; DC stay-home order in effect at midnight  WTOP
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Facebook, Twitter delete some world leaders' posts over false information - Fox News

1. Facebook, Twitter delete some world leaders' posts over false information  Fox News
2. Deny and defy: Bolsonaro's approach to the coronavirus in Brazil  Al Jazeera English
3. Coronavirus: World leaders' posts deleted over fake news  BBC News
4. Facebook, Twitter bar video of Brazilian president endorsing unproven antiviral drug  NBC News
5. The Guardian view on Jair Bolsonaro: a danger to Brazilians  The Guardian
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Canadian energy stocks climbing after Keystone XL go-ahead - Seeking Alpha

1. Canadian energy stocks climbing after Keystone XL go-ahead  Seeking Alpha
2. Builder Of Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline Says It's Moving Forward  NPR
3. Keystone XL Pipeline to Be Built With Alberta’s Assistance  The Wall Street Journal
4. Controversial Keystone XL pipeline construction to proceed | TheHill  The Hill
5. Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Gets Go-Ahead After Alberta Puts Up $1.1 Billion  Yahoo Finance
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Teardown of Huawei flagship phone finds US parts despite blacklisting - Ars Technica

1. Teardown of Huawei flagship phone finds US parts despite blacklisting  Ars Technica
2. Huawei wants to put Google apps in its own app store after US blacklisting blocks access to Android  CNBC
3. Huawei P40 Pro Image Stabilization Demo Seems Too Good to Be True  PetaPixel
4. HUAWEI P40 Pro is DxOMark's new champion of smartphone photography  PocketNow
5. Huawei P40 Pro camera review  GSMArena Official
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Spotify is bringing its kids app to the US, Canada, and France - The Verge

1. Spotify is bringing its kids app to the US, Canada, and France  The Verge
2. Spotify's standalone Kids app is now available in the US  Engadget
3. Spotify expands Kids app to US, Canada and France  CNET
4. Spotify Kids app launches in the US w/ curated content, no ads, better privacy  9to5Mac
5. Standalone Spotify Kids app launches in the US, Canada & France  Music Business Worldwide
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Jon Jones pleads guilty to DWI, avoids jail time after reaching deal with prosecutors - USA TODAY

1. Jon Jones pleads guilty to DWI, avoids jail time after reaching deal with prosecutors  USA TODAY
2. Jon Jones agrees to plea deal on DWI charge in New Mexico  ESPN
3. Jon Jones pleads guilty to DWI, says he has 'unhealthy relationship' with alcohol in apology  Yahoo Sports
4. Jon Jones Pleads Guilty to DWI, Gets House Arrest  TMZ
5. Spinning Back Clique: What is going on with Jon Jones? And UFC 249, what is even happening?  MMA Junkie
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Why Michael Jordan and the 90s Bulls are so beloved by fans worldwide — Colin | NBA | THE HERD - The Herd with Colin Cowherd

1. Why Michael Jordan and the 90s Bulls are so beloved by fans worldwide — Colin | NBA | THE HERD  The Herd with Colin Cowherd
2. Michael Jordan documentary release moved up to April  Cherokee Tribune Ledger News
3. Trailer: “The Last Dance” 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls  ESPN
4. Dennis Rodman on why he never spoke to Michael Jordan off the court  TalkBasket.net
5. Bracket of the Week: Voting continues with quarterfinals for the greatest shots in NBA postseason history  NBA CA
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Coronavirus: Are loss of smell and taste key symptoms?

However, experts say a fever and a cough are still the main ones to look out for.

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Bristol GP surgery's dances a hit with care home

Staff at Green Valleys Health are dancing every lunchtime to entertain residents next door.

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UK shop prices fall by most in nearly two years - BRC

Prices on the British high street fell at their fastest pace in nearly two years in early March and they are likely to be pulled in different directions soon by the coronavirus crisis, an industry group said on Wednesday.

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Loss of taste, smell key COVID-19 symptoms - British scientists' study

Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.

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U.S. rushes to build makeshift hospitals as death toll rises by 800

The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems as President Donald Trump predicted a "very painful" two weeks ahead.

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El Salvador registers country's first coronavirus death

El Salvador has registered its first death from coronavirus, President Nayib Bukele said on Twitter on Tuesday.

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Mexico president ramps up rich vs poor rhetoric in coronavirus fight

As the outlook for Mexico's economy gets gloomier during the coronavirus crisis, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has driven home the message that his government is ready to help the poor to weather the storm - but that the rich can forget it.

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Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks ahead in coronavirus fight

President Donald Trump and his top healthcare advisers urged Americans on Tuesday to follow strict social distancing measures ahead of a "tough two weeks" that could see at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus in the United States.

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Tokyo may keep city-run schools closed through early May - media

Tokyo is considering keeping city-operated schools closed through early May, public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported on Wednesday, a day after coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital hit a daily record of 78.

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Australian authorities take cluster approach to contain coronavirus

Australian authorities will open a pop-up coronavirus testing clinic next to Sydney's Bondi Beach on Wednesday as health workers try to contain clusters of infections across the country.

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With 2020 race all but halted over coronavirus, Biden quietly widens lead over Trump - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters, even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice president's campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.

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Some ultra-Orthodox Israelis chafe at coronavirus restrictions

Israeli police have used a drone, helicopter and stun grenades in recent days to prevent people gathering in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem in defiance of Health Ministry measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. "Nazis!" shouted a group of boys, as police pulled men off the narrow streets of Mea Shearim. Many ultra-Orthodox reject the authority of the Israeli state, whose Jewish majority is mostly secular.

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Saudi to raise oil exports to record levels as price war rages

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will raise its oil exports to a record 10.6 million barrels per day starting from May despite a global supply glut, escalating a price war with Russia. Oil prices are languishing at 17-year lows as the coronavirus pandemic threatens a painful global recession that could further sap demand. Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter which already announced a sharp production increase for April, said it would add additional supplies to the global market, deepening a glut.

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Top U.K. Aide Cummings Self-Isolates With Coronavirus Symptoms

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Governor: dozens at Tennessee nursing home have virus

An outbreak of the new coronavirus at a Tennessee nursing home has forced the facility to be temporarily closed for cleaning with dozens of residents and staff members sent into quarantine, Gov. Bill Lee's office and a hospital said Sunday night. Tests results released Sunday show 59 additional residents of the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing tested positive for the virus, while 33 members of the nursing home's staff with confirmed cases are now isolated at their homes, the governor's office said in a news release. Sumner Regional Medical Center said Sunday on Facebook that 42 patients from the nursing home have been admitted and are in isolation after some tested positive for the virus.

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White House task force official says 'no state, no metro area' will be spared from coronavirus

The United States is preparing for a novel coronavirus epidemic that is national in scope."No state, no metro area will be spared," Dr. Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, told NBC's Chuck Todd on Sunday's edition of Meet the Press.Birx was clear that no area of the country will evade the effects of the virus, but said the sooner places react and instill mitigation measures, the easier it will be to "move forward."> WATCH: Dr. Deborah Birx says "no metro area will be spared" of the coronavirus outbreak. MTP IfItsSunday> > Dr. Birx: "The sooner we react and the sooner the states and the metro areas react and ensure that they have put in full mitigation ... then we'll be able to move forward." pic.twitter.com/B9Fo3lUVHA> > -- Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 29, 2020Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also provided a sense of scale Sunday, but he said he doesn't want to be held to any prediction. Fauci told CNN's Jake Tapper that he's never seen an outbreak match the worst-case scenario of its models, and he believes that remains unlikely for the coronavirus, as well. Nevertheless, he thinks it's possible the U.S. could be looking at somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths. > Dr. Anthony Fauci says there could potentially be between 100,000 to 200,000 deaths related to the coronavirus and millions of cases. "I just don't think that we really need to make a projection when it's such a moving target, that you could so easily be wrong," he adds. CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/F2MOHY3xl4> > -- State of the Union (@CNNSotu) March 29, 2020More stories from theweek.com Trump's message to blue states battling coronavirus: Drop dead Fox News reportedly fears its early downplaying of COVID-19 leaves it open to lawsuits Nobody knows when Congress will go back to D.C.

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EXCLUSIVE: New Survey Reveals Church Giving is Down, but Faith is Growing

Churches continuing to hold in-person worship services came under fire from elected officials and other critics Sunday who fear the gatherings put parishioners at risk for catching the coronavirus. Now new research, obtained exclusively by CBN News, shows how churches across the nation are managing their ministries, including plans to celebrate Easter, during the pandemic.

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New York governor begs for help as coronavirus death toll climbs - Al Jazeera English

1. New York governor begs for help as coronavirus death toll climbs  Al Jazeera English
2. New York Gov. Cuomo issues nationwide call for doctors and nurses as state battles worst coronavirus outbreak in US  CNBC
3. First child dies from the coronavirus in New York City  Daily Mail
4. Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.  The New York Times
5. Trump doesn’t understand what a wartime president does  The Washington Post
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Trump's Coronavirus Response Coordinator Warns 'No Metro Area Will Be Spared' From Pandemic - Newsweek

1. Trump's Coronavirus Response Coordinator Warns 'No Metro Area Will Be Spared' From Pandemic  Newsweek
2. Dr. Birx predicts up to 200,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths 'if we do things almost perfectly'  CNBC
3. Full Birx: Every Metro Should 'Assume' An Outbreak Like New York | Meet The Press | NBC News  NBC News
4. Dr. Birx predicts up to 200000 coronavirus deaths 'if we do things almost perfectly'  AOL
5. Fauci Says He 'Argued Strongly' With Trump to Stop Him From Abandoning Social Distance  The Daily Beast
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One of Wuhan's largest malls reopens after closing for two months during COVID-19 | ABC News - ABC News

1. One of Wuhan's largest malls reopens after closing for two months during COVID-19 | ABC News  ABC News
2. Wuhan residents say coronavirus figures released by China don't add up  Fox News
3. Stores, shopping malls reopen in Wuhan as city gradually revives from coronavirus outbreak  USA TODAY
4. Wuhan residents dispute officials' COVID-19 death toll - Business Insider  Business Insider
5. China researchers isolated bat coronaviruses near Wuhan wild animal market  Washington Times
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Coronavirus: Amazon workers plan strike at New York facility - WSOC Charlotte

1. Coronavirus: Amazon workers plan strike at New York facility  WSOC Charlotte
2. Coronavirus Protest: Amazon And Instacart Workers Walk Off Jobs  NPR
3. Amazon and Instacart workers walking off job amid safety concerns over coronavirus  CBS News
4. Coronavirus in NY: Amazon's Staten Island employees strike over response  New York Post
5. Amazon warehouse workers are walking out and Whole Foods workers are striking  TechCrunch
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‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle, Britney Spears shared VMAs stage in 2001 - Fox News

1. ‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle, Britney Spears shared VMAs stage in 2001  Fox News
2. Doc Antle From "Tiger King" Isn't Happy With How The Documentary Portrayed His Park  BuzzFeed
3. Tiger King fans go wild after pictures resurface of key character ONSTAGE with Britney Spears  Daily Mail
4. Britney Spears' Connection To This 'Tiger King' Docuseries Star Is Truly Wild  HuffPost
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Tom Brady pitched himself to Bucs brass, Tampa Bay GM says - ESPN

1. Tom Brady pitched himself to Bucs brass, Tampa Bay GM says  ESPN
2. Matthew Slater: The standards haven’t changed  NBCSports.com
3. Remembering when Jarrett Stidham was ranked higher than Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson  WEEI
4. Bucs GM Jason Licht reveals how Tom Brady joined Tampa Bay | Get Up  ESPN
5. News Blitz 3/30: Next phase of free agency  Patriots.com
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Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers

Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.

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Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'

The test could help diagnose tumours sooner, often before any symptoms, scientists hope.

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Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, say MEPS

The UK is due to stop following EU rules by the end of 2020 but a group of MEPs say the date should be pushed back.

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Coronavirus: Protecting yourself in a migrant camp

The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Has the virus brought borders back to Europe?

The BBC’s Gavin Lee took a road trip in Europe's Schengen area to see how free movement has changed.

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How (not) to cut your hair at home

Stuck at home, some people have enlisted their children to help cut their hair.

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Coronavirus: The good that can come out of an upside-down world

There are reasons to believe the world may emerge from this upheaval enhanced, writes Matthew Syed.

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'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales

How to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business.

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Coronavirus: What should you do if you are stuck abroad?

The government has outlined plans aimed at bringing stranded Britons home.

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New York greets hospital ship with cheers; U.S. death toll rises past 3,000

New York welcomed the arrival of a gleaming 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship on Monday as a beacon of hope for the city's desperate fight against the coronavirus pandemic, while the national death toll climbed past 3,000 on the country's most deadly day.

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Australia enacts sweeping lockdown powers to combat coronavirus spread

People in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia, could be heavily fined or jailed for leaving their home without a good reason from Tuesday under sweeping new powers designed to slow infection rates.

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