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Alicia Keys on her struggle to know herself
CBSNews - 22 Mar 2020 16:08
The multiple-Grammy-winner has paused for a little self-reflection in a new book ("More Myself: A Journey") and a new album ("Alicia")
Eli Miller, One of the Last of the Seltzer Men, Dies at 86
The New York Times - 22 Mar 2020 17:47
He began delivering sparkling water in 1960, when hundreds of seltzer men plied the streets. He continued until 2017, when there were almost none.
White House promises 27M coronavirus test kits by the end of March
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 02:53
There will be 27 million coronavirus test kits available to patients by the end of the month, the White House said Saturday. More than 10 million test kits were distributed to labs nationwide in the first two weeks of Ma...
Americans Aboard Costa Luminosa Land in Atlanta
The New York Times - 22 Mar 2020 04:01
Nearly 400 Americans and Canadians were evacuated from the Costa Luminosa, an Italian cruise liner, after several passengers tested positive for the coronavirus. They flew home anyway.
China Deployed 12 Underwater Drones In Indian Ocean
Forbes - 22 Mar 2020 13:50
China has recently recovered 14 underwater drones deployed in the Indian Ocean. These vehicles are very similar to the U.S. Navy drone seized by China in 2016.
10 numbers that define the Tom Brady Era in New England
Boston - 22 Mar 2020 19:42
With Brady under center, the Patriots were 32-3 against the Buffalo Bills.
Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrew Lloyd Webber in charity piano play-off
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 00:00
Composers in isolation are taking their chops to Twitter with the idea of raising dough for furloughed Broadway workers. Musical megastar Andrew Lloyd Webber started the trend Thursday, playing the show-stopping “All I...
ITV Halts Production on Soaps 'Coronation Street,' 'Emmerdale' Due to Coronavirus Crisis
Variety - 22 Mar 2020 17:25
British commercial broadcaster ITV has halted production on the U.K.’s most popular scripted shows -- soaps “Coronation Street” and “Emmerdale” -- due to the coronavirus crisis. In a statement, the company said...
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is the NBA's MVP, and He's Still Getting Better
Bleacher Report - 22 Mar 2020 14:00
Before the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, Giannis Antetokounmpo was on pace to win his second straight MVP...
Mayor de Blasio assembles elite 'wartime' coronavirus crisis team
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 03:56
Calling coronavirus “an unprecedented threat,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Saturday unveiled a special pandemic response team to help coordinate relief efforts. “We must respond with a wartime mentality," de B...
Vice President Pence tests negative for coronavirus, White House says
USA Today - 22 Mar 2020 02:5838 Test Positive for Coronavirus in New York City Jails, Including on Rikers Island
Time - 22 Mar 2020 16:34
New York officials have consistently downplayed the number of infections in its prisons and jails
Ohio Orders Halt to "Nonessential" Abortions in Preview of Battle That Could Go National
Slate - 22 Mar 2020 16:26
Many see it as the latest effort by a state government that has long tried to restrict access to abortions.
Olympics survey: Nearly three-quarters of US athletes support postponing Tokyo Games
USA Today - 22 Mar 2020 15:34FDA issues emergency approval for faster, on-site coronavirus tests
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 06:38
Faster coronavirus tests are on the way. The diagnostics company Cepheid has received emergency federal approval for the use of its tests -- which can detect the virus causing COVID-19 in just 45 minutes, the US Food and...
Connecticut man who died of coronavirus given last rites by phone
CNN - 22 Mar 2020 06:10
A Connecticut man who died following a coronavirus diagnosis was give last rites by his pastor over the phone with his family listening in from quarantine.
Despite coronavirus lockdowns, blooming cherry blossoms draw crowds in DC, Tokyo
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 05:52
The annual flowering of cherry trees is bringing joy — but some danger — to large crowds of tourists in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., in defiance of coronavirus concerns. People traveled from all over to see the capito...
Coronavirus cases continue to rise in New York and throughout US
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 05:03
The number of coronavirus cases in New York surged by more than 4,500 on Saturday, jolting the statewide number of infected past 11,600 on the eve of an unprecedented lockdown from Brooklyn to Buffalo aimed at containing...
Hanes making millions of masks for health care officials
ABC News - 22 Mar 2020 04:04
Trump announced the move in a press conference on Saturday.
Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, government shuts most workplaces
Reuters - 22 Mar 2020 03:44
Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in the world's hardest-hit country to almost 5,000.
Prince Albert of Monaco first head of state to test positive for coronavirus
New York Post - 22 Mar 2020 02:28
Prince Albert is not even royal -- he's the Serene Highness -- nor is he thought of as a world leader. His fiefdom, the filthy-rich principality of Monaco, is about the size of Central Park. But the late Princess Grace's...
While Chain Restaurants Ask For Government Bail-Outs, Most Refuse To Bail Out Sick Hourly Employees
Forbes - 22 Mar 2020 23:47
A few will offer limited paid sick leave to hourly workers testing positive for C-19 but only one major company will extend it to other illnesses