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Need a 'Wonderful' Distraction During the Pandemic? Here It Is

Competitors invited to invent gadget that gets soap to your germy hands in 10 to 20 steps

(Newser) - We've been told to scrub our hands for a full 20 seconds to protect ourselves from the coronavirus. But can you think of a way to make the hand-scrubbing process even longer? That's the gist of the Rube Goldberg "Bar of Soap" challenge , promoted by none other...

He Paid Nearly $2M to Get His Family Out of NYC

That's the reported rental price of the Hamptons home

(Newser) - The 17,000-square-foot Hamptons mansion was listed for rent for only a day before it was snatched up. The cost to stay there from March through Labor Day? Nearly $2 million. "A textile tycoon and his family who were stuck in Manhattan and wanted to leave the city on...

Amid Lockdown, Residents Gasp at Unexpected Sight

People in India say they can see Himalayas for first time in decades

(Newser) - On a clear day you can see forever—or, suddenly, the Himalayas, if you're a resident of northern India. The world's biggest lockdown due to the coronavirus started in India at the end of March, and everyone staying home in the nation of 1.3 billion people seems...

Husband Used Coronavirus as Cover for Murder: Cops

David Anthony charged with killing estranged wife despite lack of body

(Newser) - Texts sent from the phone of a Florida woman beginning on March 23 claimed she was sick with the coronavirus, at a medical center, subsequently moved to a facility that didn't exist, and finally placed on a ventilator. In fact, Jupiter Police believe 51-year-old Gretchen Anthony was killed by...

I Was Saved by a Ventilator. But My Body Suffered

David Lat battles breathlessness in the wake of his intubation

(Newser) - After coronavirus patient David Lat was admitted to a New York City hospital, his physician father gave him a warning: "You better not get put on a ventilator. People don’t come back from that." Indeed, the AP reports 40% to 50% of patients with severe respiratory distress...

NYC Steps Up Mass Burials
NYC Steps Up
Mass Burials
Apr 10, 2020 6:21 AM CDT

NYC Steps Up Mass Burials

Hart Island sees 'drastic' rise in interments as morgues are cleared for virus victims

(Newser) - More than 5,000 people have died in New York City from the coronavirus, and it looks like some of them may be headed to what the New York Daily News calls the "Island of the Dead." Hart Island, located off the Bronx and run by the...

State Orders All Arrivals to Disclose Travel Plans

Utah is focusing on contact tracing to control outbreak

(Newser) - All adults entering Utah have been ordered to disclose their travel plans as part of the state's focus on "contact tracing" to control the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that visitors will receive a text message with instructions, CNN reports. "We need to limit our...

FDA Has a Coronavirus Warning for Alex Jones

Tells Infowars host to stop hawking fake treatments for the virus

(Newser) - Count Alex Jones among the people hawking fake coronavirus treatments . The FDA and the FTC warned the right-wing conspiracy theorist in a letter to stop promoting and selling silver-infused products including toothpaste and mouthwash that "are intended to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19." Those products are...

Obama Has a COVID-19 Warning
Obama Has a
COVID-19 Warning
Apr 10, 2020 1:32 AM CDT

Obama Has a COVID-19 Warning

To 'misinform' is the worst thing leaders can do, former president says

(Newser) - Former president Barack Obama spoke at a virtual meeting of mayors and other local leaders amid the coronavirus pandemic, and he had a warning for them: "The biggest mistake any [of] us can make in these situations is to misinform, particularly when we’re requiring people to make sacrifices...

Coronavirus Hits Family of 'Wrong Number' Thanksgiving

Lonnie Dench, husband of grandma who texted the wrong teen, dies of COVID-19

(Newser) - A tragic chapter in the otherwise uplifting story of a grandma who texted the wrong teen about Thanksgiving dinner and ended up starting a sweet holiday tradition that has lasted years : Lonnie Dench, the husband of that grandma, has died of COVID-19. Jamal Hinton, who was 17 when Wanda Dench...

Disney Pulls Plug on UFC 249
Disney Pulls Plug on UFC 249
Apr 10, 2020 12:45 AM CDT

Disney Pulls Plug on UFC 249

Mixed martial arts fights won't be happening after all

(Newser) - UFC 249 was canceled Thursday after ESPN and parent company Disney stopped UFC President Dana White’s plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic, the AP reports. After defiantly vowing for weeks—amid mixed public opinion—to maintain a regular schedule of fights while the rest of the sports...

Report: Weinstein Has Recovered From COVID-19
Harvey Weinstein
Is Out of Quarantine
Apr 10, 2020 12:10 AM CDT

Harvey Weinstein Is Out of Quarantine

Spokesman says he is not showing COVID-19 symptoms

(Newser) - Coronavirus deaths in New York state are continuing to climb—but Harvey Weinstein apparently won't be among them. A spokesman says the inmate, who was reportedly infected weeks ago , is not showing COVID-19 symptoms and is out of quarantine, Fox reports. "As of now, it’s been 14...

Posting Photos Brings Lawsuit for Comedian

Amy Schumer didn't own the rights to the images, photographer says

(Newser) - Amy Schumer posted two photos of herself on Instagram, which sounds fair enough. But the photographer says the photos taken last year weren't hers to post, and the comedian now faces a lawsuit. Felipe Ramales filed suit in New York, the Daily News reports. "One cannot use photographs...

Chicago Had a &#39;Super-Spreader&#39;
Chicago Had a
'Super-Spreader'
Apr 9, 2020 5:50 PM CDT

Chicago Had a 'Super-Spreader'

CDC describes cluster of cases linked to a single man

(Newser) - New research suggests the first people infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, spread it to an average of 5.7 others, per Bloomberg . And those aren't even the "super-spreaders." One such person in Chicago, described in a CDC report released Wednesday, was responsible for confirmed or...

It's Not a Good Time to Smoke Anything: Experts

Lungs need clean air during a pandemic

(Newser) - Anytime is a good time to stop smoking or vaping, but health experts say this moment would be especially beneficial. "Quitting during this pandemic could not only save your life, but by preventing the need for your treatment in a hospital, you might also save someone else’s life,...

SNL to Return With Something
SNL to Return With Something
Apr 9, 2020 4:20 PM CDT

SNL to Return With Something

This weekend's show will include Update and remotely produced skits

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live will be back on the air this weekend with fresh content, though it's not clear what the show will look like. The show will be on at its usual time, 11:30pm EDT, NBC reports, but no one has said whether the episode will be the...

White House Considers a New Goal to Reopen US
White House Considers
a New Goal to Reopen US
updated
Apr 9, 2020 3:50 PM CDT

White House Considers a New Goal to Reopen US

The next several weeks could see businesses reboot on a 'rolling basis'

(Newser) - When will the US get back to business? The simple question has a nuanced answer, but the White House appears to be aiming for at least a partial easing of the shutdown in a span that can be measured in weeks. "The next month or two, we should be...

Bill O'Reilly Causes a Stir With Coronavirus Comments

He said many victims 'were on their last legs anyway'

(Newser) - Bill O'Reilly may not have his prime-show on Fox News anymore, but his recent comments on the coronavirus were still causing a media stir. While appearing Wednesday on the radio show of former Fox colleague Sean Hannity, O'Reilly said he was happy the US appeared to be on...

Boris Johnson Is Out of the ICU
Boris Johnson
Leaves the ICU
Apr 9, 2020 1:49 PM CDT

Boris Johnson Leaves the ICU

British prime minister improving in London hospital

(Newser) - Good news out of Britain on Boris Johnson: The prime minister has been moved out of the ICU as he recovers from the coronavirus, reports the Guardian . However, the 55-year-old remains in St. Thomas Hospital in London. "He has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the...

New York Hits Another Record High in Deaths

About 800 die in 24 hours, but Cuomo sees hope in hospitalization stats

(Newser) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's daily briefing Thursday had a familiar mix of awful news tinged with bigger-picture hope on the coronavirus. The awful part: 799 more people died between Wednesday and Thursday, another record high. "It’s so shocking, breathtaking," said Cuomo, per the Daily News ...

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