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The Uncertain Future of Faith – and Health – in a Coronavirus World
Research points to better health for religious adherents, but online worship prompted by COVID-19 comes with plenty of questions and an impact that’s not yet clear. The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith celebrates Sunday Mass during a live webcast at an empty...
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75 Years From the Yalta Conference
What a summit that divided Europe teaches the world today about power. The Berlin Wall is shown on Nov. 1, 1989, just days before it was torn down by residents of the city. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS after a summit that redrew postwar Germany and Europe, the...
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Death Toll Surpasses 40,000 as Governors Take On Trump Over Coronavirus Testing
Republican and Democratic governors are asking for more testing as infections top 742,000 across the country. resident Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, April 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick...
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Trump Challenges China, Iran Reporting on the Coronavirus
The president openly disputed figures from Tehran and Beijing on deaths from COVID-19. President Donald Trump listens as White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House....
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Unemployment Rates Jump in #Colorado, #Nevada Amid #Coronavirus
Western and Southern states saw larger unemployment increases in March due to the coronavirus outbreak than much of the rest of the country. Unemployment spiked in Nevada last month, according to new government data. A GROUP OF MOSTLY Western and Southern...
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Jobless Claims Surge to 22M in 4 Weeks
Some 5.2 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims last week. State unemployment offices have been inundated with new claims in recent weeks as the coronavirus shuts down much of the domestic economy More than 5.2 million Americans filed initial...
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Economic Pain From Virus Spreading Quickly as the Pandemic
The economic pain is weighing heavily as leaders across the world consider how to repaid damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Doctor Giovanni Passeri relaxes in the doctor's lounge after completing a routine round of medical examinations during...
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Lukewarm Regional Support for U.S. Mideast Peace Plan
Backing from U.S. allies in the region remains unclear for the plan seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians. A young Palestinian walks along Israel's controversial wall, in the occupied West Bank Palestinian village of Abu Dis on Jan. 29, 2020....
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People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness Other Languages
COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might...
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2020 Has Put Americans in a Very Bad Mood
Coronavirus, the struggling economy and President Trump are putting Americans in a funk. Some 57% of respondents in a recent poll believe President Donald Trump is increasing the chances that more people die from COVID-19. AS THE NATION PREPARES to celebrate...
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In Addiction Recovery, a Matter of the Mind
Mindfulness holds promise as a treatment for those struggling to curb their substance misuse, researchers say. Mindfulness is a p sychological process that involves focusing one's attention on the present. Joe Fox's drug of choice is alcohol. And while...
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IMF Predicts Global Coronavirus Crisis Akin to the Great Depression
The organization issued a dire warning on Tuesday about what is likely in store for the global economy. The International Monetary Fund issued a grim report on Tuesday about the damage the coronavirus outbreak is likely to do to the world economy. THE...
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Anthony Fauci Navigates the Coronavirus, Twitter and Trump
Veteran public health administrator Anthony Fauci has bolstered his credibility by refusing to take the bait as politics encroaches on the coronavirus response. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens...
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CORONAVIRUS COVID-19: Support yourself and the world! Help NOW
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#Coronavirus live updates: U.S. leads world in deaths
Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the world. Pictures of parishioners are seen on the pews during the Easter Sunday Mass livestream at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in South Orange, New Jersey. The U.S. has surpassed Italy as the...
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Impeachment Trial vs. the Campaign Trail
Bernie Sanders cancels an event in Iowa as the impeachment trial gets underway. The Senate is seen at sunrise on Jan. 21, 2020, the first full day of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress....
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U.S. #Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 20,000 as All 50 States Declare Disasters
For the first time in history, every state in the U.S. is under a disaster declaration simultaneously due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical workers listen to a Harris County judge during a tour of the new Harris County Non-Congregate Medical Shelter at...
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20 Virus Outbreak Movies, From ‘The Seventh Seal’ to ‘Contagion’ (Photos)
Netflix and chill? We're not saying this is inspired by recent events that fill us with terror and insomnia, but we are saying that if you happen to relate to that feeling, here's a list of very cathartic movies about virus outbreaks to get you through...
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U.S. News Ranks Best States for 2021
U.S. News’ annual Best States rankings launch includes data on the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the country for about a year. U.S. News ranked all 50 states based on data within 71 metrics across eight categories, such as education, health care...
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Influx of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Poses Political Test for Biden
President Joe Biden is fielding criticism from both sides of the aisle over how his administration is handling a dramatic rise in border crossings by unaccompanied migrant minors. U.S. President Joe Biden makes brief remarks before signing several executive...
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California Records Highest Single-Day Rise in COVID-19 Cases, Reuters Tally Shows
FILE PHOTO: Few people wear masks as they gather at the beach during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Oceanside, California, U.S., June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake NEW YORK (REUTERS) - New COVID-19 cases in California rose...
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Penn Wharton Budget Model: Stimulus Offers Little Cushion to Economy’s #Coronavirus Fall
The CARES Act will help shore up 1.5 million jobs, but steep #economic losses are still anticipated. Economic #activity and domestic employment are expected to plummet despite the recent passage of legislation designed to prop up the economy in the midst...
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Feds: Detroit Mayor Didn’t Reject Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Reports that the Detroit mayor had rejected Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses based on its efficacy underscore a perception officials are trying to combat. "Johnson & Johnson is a very good vaccine. Moderna and Pfizer are the best. And I am going to do...
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Senate Passes $1.9T Coronavirus Relief After Late-Night Marathon Session
The rescue package, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks and $300-a-week federal unemployment benefits, heads back to the House this week to vote on the Senate-amended bill. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, presides during...
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The Democratic Senate: Open for Business
House-passed measures that never saw the light of day in the GOP-led Senate are getting new life with Democratic control. But hurdles remain with a split Senate and the filibuster. Sen. Chuck Schumer ascends an escalator in Washington, in December. Democrats...