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World News

Sweden continues to resist lockdown measures despite jump in coronav…

Sweden is facing increasing pressure to impose a coronavirus lockdown after the number of deaths rose by nearly 20 per cent in a day to 477. The government has so far resisted calls to shut down

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UPI

Leo Varadkar among world leaders to send messages of support to Boris Johnson | The Irish Post

Irish Post - 12 minutes ago

WORLD LEADERS and public figures across the globe have come together to send messages of support ...

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Irish Sun

16 further deaths, 370 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland | The Irish Post

Irish Post - 30 minutes ago

16 MORE people have died after contracting coronavirus in Ireland.The Department of Health have ...

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The Straits Times

Pope decries 'unjust sentences' after Cardinal Pell acquitted of sex abuse

Independent Online - 10 minutes ago

Pope Francis, speaking just a few hours after Australia's highest court acquitted Cardinal George Pell of sexual abuse, offered his morning Mass for those who suffer today from unjust sentences.

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Politics News

CNN

Why public approval of Trump's coronavirus response may not save him

CNN - 16 minutes ago

There's a potential political time bomb ticking for President Donald Trump in the public reaction to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Boston Globe

Liberal groups ask Supreme Court to uphold ruling that allows extended absentee voting in Wisconsin - The Boston Globe

Boston Globe - 2 hours ago

The groups argue that a federal judge's order this week extending absentee voting from Tuesday to April 13 is critical for a fair election and to protect public health. They said the crush of absentee ballot requests — more than 1.1 million, far more than any previous election — has made it impossible for clerks to get them out to voters.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot declares ‘public health red alarm’ about racial disparity in COVID-19 deaths

Chicago Sun-Times - 10 hours ago

As of Saturday, 70% of the 86 Chicago residents dying from the coronavirus were African Americans; the city’s population is 29% black.

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Star Tribune

John Lewis, once a Trump target, lines up behind Joe Biden

Star Tribune - 31 minutes ago

Civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis is backing Joe Biden for president, giving the prospective Democratic nominee perhaps his biggest symbolic endorsement among the many veteran black lawmakers who back his candidacy.

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Business News

CBS News

What the 2020 Tax Day deadline extension means for you

CBS News - 1 hour ago

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the IRS and Treasury Department extended the tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to July 15. Tax attorney Sahang-Hee Hahn joins CBSN to discuss the implications of the delay and how it could also impact the anticipated stimulus check.

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Fox News

Stock futures point to more gains on optimism coronavirus cases could be slowing

Fox News - 12 minutes ago

Investors have been waiting anxiously for signs that the rate of new infections may be hitting its peak

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Russia Today

European markets climb higher on hopes of Covid-19 pandemic recovery — RT Business News

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

European markets climb higher on hopes of Covid-19 pandemic recovery

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Taiwan News

Standard Bank will consider central bank guidance on dividends

Independent Online - 2 hours ago

South Africa’s central bank said on Monday it was advising banks not to distribute dividends.

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Technology

Gizmodo

Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus

Gizmodo - 5 hours ago

Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive and possible goblin-kobold hybrid best known for acquiring the rights to and jacking up the price of HIV drug Daraprim before scoring seven years in a cell for securities fraud, is trying to get out of prison by claiming he might be of use in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

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Scientific American

COVID-19 Should Make Us Rethink Our Destructive Relationship With the Natural World

Slate - 1 day ago

We need to chart another way forward.

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New York Post

Streaming app Quibi joins crowded field during coronavirus

New York Post - 3 hours ago

The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for streaming video, but that’s no guarantee of success for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new app. The former Disney chairman and DreamWorks co-founder on Monday

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Breitbart

Michigan State U. Lists 'Acceptable' Names for Chinese Virus

Breitbart - 14 hours ago

Michigan State University is advising its students use only "acceptable" terminology when speaking about the Chinese virus, insisting that the Wuhan coronavirus must be referred to as the "novel coronavirus" or "COVID-19." The school is also encouraging all students to sign a pledge entitled, "Hate Has No Home Here."

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Sports Headlines

Daily Mail

Rapid Rugby cancels inaugural season due to coronavirus

Channel NewsAsia - 5 hours ago

WELLINGTON: The franchise-based Global Rapid Rugby (GRR) competition have cancelled their inaugural season after just one round of games due to ...

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First Post

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he doesn't expect any decision on resumption of play before May - Firstpost

First Post - 3 hours ago

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said there will be no decision on ending the league’s coronavirus shutdown until May at the earliest.

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First Post

Coronavirus Outbreak: Madrid Open organisers to stage virtual competition with top tennis players - Firstpost

First Post - 13 minutes ago

The tennis season was halted in early March due to the pandemic, leaving players in the lower tiers, who solely depend on tournament winnings, without any chance to earn a living

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ESPN

McShay's 2020 NFL draft All-Satellite team: The NFL draft's best playmakers

ESPN - 10 minutes ago

Who are this year's elite NFL draft prospects in open space? Todd McShay names his All-Satellites, starting with Alabama speedster Henry Ruggs III.

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Entertainment News

Haaretz

Passover curfew is a sign it’s all political in Israel, even the coronavirus pandemic

Haaretz - 27 minutes ago

Netanyahu and his health minister ignore experts' view, while a rather helpful army won't be assuming responsibility for coronavirus fight, not as long as Bennett remains defense minister

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Daily Mail

Fleabag to be streamed online to raise funds for Covid-19 relief

Irish Times - 1 hour ago

Proceeds from Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s play to go to medical and arts charities

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New York Magazine

Look, Disney Made Your Kids This Olaf Shorts Series At Home

New York Magazine - 8 hours ago

If you currently want to take your head off and hurl it like a snowball, Olaf completely understands.

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Daily Express

Lady Gaga announces 'One World: Together at Home' coronavirus benefit telecast

Independent Online - 1 hour ago

Lady Gaga on Monday announced a worldwide telecast featuring Paul McCartney, Lizzo, Billie Eilish and others to support healthcare workers

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Odd/Weird News

Fox News

Are religious liberty rights threatened by coronavirus stay-at-home orders?

Fox News - 7 hours ago

Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo and Father Gerry Murray, a priest of New York and a canon lawyer, join the debate.

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Huffington Post

Speeding driver tells police he broke virus lockdown to drive 120 miles for 'cheap bread'

Sky News - 16 hours ago

Police say the driver explained that a loaf is £1 cheaper in the capital.

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AP News

Irish couple celebrate 50th anniversary through nursing home window

Irish Post - 4 days ago

AN ELDERLY Irish couple separated because of coronavirus still found a heartwarming way to mark t...

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UPI

Truck load of toilet paper burns in Texas highway crash

UPI - 19 hours ago

Authorities in Texas said a truck driver was not injured when his vehicle caught fire on the interstate, but the flames destroyed some precious cargo: a load of toilet paper.

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