To prevent a repeat of 2008, Main Street America states assist needs to be quick
(Reuters) - Two weeks. Maybe a month. FILE PHOTO: A view of Bourbon Street amid the outbreak of the coronavirus…
U.S. airlines to dash for cash grants, not loans, even with potential government stake
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are preparing to tap the government for up to $25 billion in grants to cover…
Canada attacks Trump strategy to deploy troops at border as unneeded and damaging
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada on Thursday attacked a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along the undefended joint border to help…
World’s ailing airlines appeal for aid as U.S. provides $58 billion
DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines urged the world’s major economies to act quickly to prevent irreversible damage to an industry…
Israel’s Netanyahu and rival Gantz move closer to unity government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz, was elected parliamentary speaker on Thursday in a…
Senate passes $2 trillion costs for ‘weird and evil’ coronavirus crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a $2 trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and…
U.S. indicts Venezuela’s Maduro, a political foe, for ‘narco-terrorism’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top…
A daughter finds out in voicemails that coronavirus has actually eliminated her mother
(Reuters) - Debbie de los Angeles woke up on March 3 to two voicemails from nurses at the Seattle-area care…
Aspirin does not prevent dementia or decrease cognitive decline
Past studies have suggested that the humble aspirin can benefit cardiovascular health. For this reason, some researchers had hypothesized that…
Repurposed drug may reduce COVID-19 deaths
A common drug found in many hospitals may reduce the number of deaths caused by infections with the SARS-Cov-2 virus.Share…
Trudeau warns of COVID-19 text scam exploiting new emergency benefit program | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touting the benefits of an expanded financial package to help Canadians cope with the impact…
Families in B.C. care home outbreak say system left seniors at risk
It had been a harrowing Sunday. One day after British Columbia's provincial health officer announced an outbreak of COVID-19 at…
Coronavirus death toll in U.S. now more than 1,000 | CBC News
As the coronavirus pandemic's U.S. death toll topped 1,000 people, hospitals and government authorities in New York, New Orleans and…
Why emergency departments look empty amid COVID-19 outbreak | CBC News
Era of public health directives to social-distance and conserve precious health-care resources for COVID-19 has many people grappling with when…
Trudeau pushing back as U.S. looks to place troops near Canadian border | CBC News
The Canadian government says it's "strongly opposed" to the idea of sending American troops to the border to intercept illegal…
Trump knows economic crisis brings political pain
Image copyright Getty Images The latest US unemployment numbers were predicted to be catastrophic. The actual total, 3.3 million, turned…
Americans not welcome due to infection, say Mexicans
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A border wall divides Nogales, Arizona from the Mexican state of Sonora Mexican protesters…
United States charges Maduro with narco-terrorism
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The US has offered a $15m reward for the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro…
United States joblessness claims hit record amidst coronavirus
Image copyright Getty Images The number of Americans filing for unemployment has surged to a record high as the economy…
Worries virus spreading quickly in Italy’s south
Image copyright EPA Image caption Italy is the worst-hit European country by the coronavirus outbreak The Italian region hardest hit…
Coronavirus Southern California update: Los Angeles County sees 3 additional deaths, 138 new cases confirmed -TV
Here are the current numbers of novel coronavirus cases across the Southland:Los Angeles County: 812 confirmed cases, 13 deathsOrange County:…
Cardiac injury among hospitalized Covid-19 clients connected to higher threat of death in brand-new study
(CNN)Heart injury could be a common condition in patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a new study that also shows…
In California, protective equipment scarcity pushes nurses to think about drastic action
OAKLAND, Calif. — A group of bandana-clad nurses protested outside Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center on Monday night with a…
Beware second waves of COVID-19 if lockdowns eased early: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Extending school and work closures at the coronavirus’ ground zero in China may delay a second wave…
Woman Coughs All Over $35K of Fresh Food at Pennsylvania Store
It turns out there’s something even more infuriating than needless panic-buying. A Pennsylvania woman has allegedly ruined an estimated $35,000…
The Ibuprofen Argument Reveals the Threat of Covid-19 Rumors
Two weeks ago, national and world health authorities—and armchair experts and worried well-meaning people—were warning anyone concerned about Covid-19 to…
Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now, It’s Helping Doctors
Early last week, Lennon Rodgers, director of the Engineering Design Innovation Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, got an urgent email…
Wonder Female 1984 Is Being Postponed
Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s entertainment news roundup.Wonder Woman 1984 Is Being DelayedIn a move…
What World War II Can Teach United States About Combating the Coronavirus
Facing the continued spread of the novel coronavirus across the US, Ford announced Tuesday that it will not resume production,…
How to Remain in Touch With Buddies and Family When You’re Stuck in the house
A few weeks ago, the phrase "social distancing" didn't mean much to most folks. These days, you hear it frequently.…
WA records 2nd death as cruise ship guest succumbs to COVID-19 in healthcare facility
Updated March 26, 2020 20:17:58 A Perth man in his 70s has died from COVID-19, taking Western Australia's death toll…
Man who shot daughter in head will end sentence at home after considered COVID-19 threat
Posted March 26, 2020 19:05:57 A Gippsland man who shot his daughter in the head will finish his sentence at…
Which states are going pupil-free on Monday?
Updated March 26, 2020 21:23:12 Premiers have announced a series of different measures for schools across the country, with some…
‘We are putting our lives at danger’: Doctors want governments to expose how low mask and dress supplies are
Updated March 26, 2020 21:36:42 Australia's top doctors have called on the federal and state governments to be transparent about…
How the brand-new COVID-19 finger-prick tests work
Updated March 26, 2020 17:20:25 Over 178,000 COVID-19 tests have been carried out in Australia and that number is growing…
Folding@Home Reaches Exascale: 1,500,000,000,000,000,000 Operations Per Second for COVID-19
Folding@home has announced that cumulative compute performance of systems participating in the project has exceeded 1.5 ExaFLOPS, or 1,500,000,000,000,000,000 floating…
Last minute Huawei P40 Pro leak exposes launch promotion, sales start day
Huawei's P40 trio is mere hours away from an official debut, but it found the time for one final leak.…
Xbox Series X graphics source code taken and dripped online
AMD says that a hacker has obtained source files for some of its current and future GPUs, including details about…
Honor 30S main poster validates design, live image surface areas
A promo image of the Honor 30S surfaced yesterday which revealed the smartphone will come with a 64MP main camera…
OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro comprehensive specifications surface: Snapdragon 865 and 30W charging in tow
Detailed specs sheets of the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro expected to arrive on April 15 have surfaced. The two…
Google Play Movies could soon let you watch hundreds of free movies
Google Play Movies is not like your traditional streaming service with a subscription model. Instead, it offers movies and TV…
Detroit’s near future based on SUVs, not EVs, production plans show
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) and Ford Motor Co (F.N) have widely touted their commitment to emission-free electric…
‘All we have left is to hope and hope’: Travelers stranded in airport by coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Russian hostel manager Valerie Azure has spent the past three nights sleeping on the floor of a…
Explainer: How U.S. emissions guidelines encourage bigger SUVs and trucks
(Reuters) - Drivers around the world want more roomy and powerful cars. Rules made under the administration of President Barack…
Factbox: Ford and General Motors’ electric vehicle plans
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) and General Motors Co (GM.N), the top two U.S. automakers, have more than two…
Prince Charles did not jump the queue for a coronavirus test, UK says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday said heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, who has coronavirus, did not jump the queue for a…
Norway’s sovereign fund loses $124 billion as markets crash
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Norwegian central bank in Oslo, Norway March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche/File PhotoOSLO (Reuters)…
Norway names Nicolai Tangen as new head of sovereign wealth fund
OSLO (Reuters) - The new chief executive for Norway’s $930 billion sovereign wealth fund is Nicolai Tangen, until now chief…
Danish charity network to 3D print protective visors
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A group of Danish entrepreneurs have started a charity network that stands ready to make up to…
After Senate vote, massive U.S. coronavirus bill moves to the House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill sent the unprecedented economic legislation…