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Locked in a Creative Struggle, With Rilke as Her Guide
The New York Times - 19 May 2020 11:00
Kate Zambreno's novel "Drifts" is an inquiry into the artist's efforts to remain productive.
Suze Orman Is Back to Help You Ride Out the Storm
The New York Times - 19 May 2020 11:00
America's favorite financial adviser was trying on retirement. Then came economic Armageddon.
'This will kill you': People are warning others following Trump's apparent use of hydroxychloroquine
USA Today - 19 May 2020 04:18Formerly homeless teen graduates college on the Dean's List
CBSNews - 19 May 2020 15:26
Autumn Hope Johnson was living in a yellow delivery truck after the Great Recession.
Seychelles bans cruise ships through 2021 to prevent Covid-19 spread
CNN - 19 May 2020 04:15
The Seychelles is taking the bold step of banning all cruise ship tourism through the end of 2021 as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Glorious Chicken on the Grill
The New York Times - 19 May 2020 01:35
The hardest meat to grill can also be the best if it's prepared and cooked properly. Here are the basic principles to follow.
An easing of coronavirus prevention measures helps China's auto plants rev up
Reuters - 19 May 2020 05:32
In the eastern Chinese city of Yuyao, a group of five face-masked workers at a Geely auto plant, stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind an SUV as they conducted paint and other quality checks.
Joe Biden's virtual campaign speech repeatedly interrupted by geese
New York Post - 19 May 2020 05:12
That’s just fowl behavior. Honking geese and chirping birds repeatedly interrupted presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden as he attempted to deliver a virtual campaign speech on Monday. The former vice president was ...
Pelosi Concerned 'Morbidly Obese' Trump Taking Unproven Drug To Ward Off Coronavirus
The Huffington Post - 19 May 2020 04:51
"He's our president, and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists," the House speaker said.
How to safely run outside during the coronavirus pandemic
CBSNews - 19 May 2020 21:56
There are several measures runners can take to lower the risk to themselves and others.
City councilman in Kansas town charged with child sex crimes
New York Post - 19 May 2020 15:44
A first-year city councilman in a Kansas town is facing accusations of child sex crimes, according to reports. Burrton City Councilman Justin R. Freeman, 39, was arrested Monday by the Harvey County Sheriff's Office on s...
Re-infected coronavirus patients weren't contagious, study finds
New York Post - 19 May 2020 15:36
Nearly 300 recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive a second time hadn't infected others, South Korean health officials have found.
Bronx food pantry fighting to keep up
CBSNews - 19 May 2020 16:23
Before the pandemic, Mosholu Montefiore Community Center served 800 bags of groceries a month. Now they're up to 250 a day.
Lockdown measures eased even as India becomes Asia's COVID hub
CBSNews - 19 May 2020 15:40
More than 100,000 cases and the virus is still spreading fast, but states and cities are lifting restrictions as India enters a new phase of lockdown.
As Trump threatens to pull funding from World Health Organization, China pledges billions
CBSNews - 19 May 2020 15:32
President Trump late Monday night threatened to permanently pull all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization. In a letter he released through Twitter, Mr. Trump said unless changes were made by the agency in how i...
United States Postal Service at risk
Al Jazeera English - 19 May 2020 14:31
The political feud threatening the future of the US Postal Service.
Cops tried to tase Ahmaud Arbery during 2017 incident in a park, video shows
New York Post - 19 May 2020 04:27
Years before he was gunned down while jogging, Ahmaud Arbery had a run-in with cops in which they found him in a park sitting alone in his car — and tried to tase him, newly released video shows. Footage of the Novembe...
Florida woman busted for trying to kiss strangers at bar, calling 911 about social distancing
New York Post - 19 May 2020 03:45
A Florida woman was busted after repeatedly trying to kiss strangers at a bar and also calling 911 five times to complain patrons were not remaining socially distant inside the establishment, according to a report. Audra...
Children with COVID-19 may be less contagious than adults, two UK epidemiologists say
Reuters - 19 May 2020 18:41
There are tentative signs that children may not spread the novel coronavirus as much as adults, two top epidemiologists said on Tuesday, though they cautioned that the bad news was that human immunity may not last that l...
A New York man had an unusual strategy for avoiding a Mass. speeding ticket. It 'did not work.'
Boston - 19 May 2020 17:10
The man had no active license and had been clocked driving 96 mph, Massachusetts State Police said.
Democrats tell Supreme Court that impeachment inquiry of Trump is still underway
New York Post - 19 May 2020 15:52
House Democrats asked the Supreme Court to release the redacted grand jury testimony from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s completed Russia probe because their investigation into whether President Trump committe...
She Documented the Ebola Crisis in West Africa. But Filming Inside a Hospital Battling Coronavirus in Her Native Italy Was a Tougher Challenge
Time - 19 May 2020 15:45
Patients lie motionless in a hospital ICU ward, as doctors hurry around their beds. The patients’ faces are concealed by ventilators; the doctors’ by masks. The death rate is rising so quickly that doctors can no lon...