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Man, 34, Dies of COVID-19 Weeks After Disney Trip

He visited Florida theme parks before getting sick

(Newser) - A 34-year-old California man has become the state's latest coronavirus fatality—weeks after he visited Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Relatives say Pasadena-area resident Jeff Ghazarian flew to Orlando from Los Angeles for a work trip on March 2 and stayed longer to visit the theme parks with...

Californians Ordered to Shelter in Place

State's 40 million residents told not to leave home for non-essential reasons

(Newser) - The most populous state in the US has been ordered to shelter in place amid the coronavirus pandemic. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an order directing the state's 40 million residents not to leave their homes unless for an essential reason, the AP reports. "This is...

Camp David Summit Will Be a Video Conference

Leaders will stay home to concentrate on pandemic, White House says

(Newser) - World leaders won't be coming to Camp David in June after all. President Trump changed the scheduled summit to a video conference on Thursday, the AP reports. The move will permit "each country to focus all of its resources on responding to the health and economic challenges of...

GOP Stimulus Plan: $1.2K for Adults, $500 Per Child

Cash payments have opposition among Republican senators

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday presented the third part of the legislation intended to help the economy recover from the pandemic, built around payments of $1,200 to anyone with an income up to $75,000. The amount of the payment would decline as household income neared $99,...

Cannes, Invictus Games Are Postponed
Pandemic Delays
More Big Events
Mar 19, 2020 5:50 PM CDT

Pandemic Delays More Big Events

Cannes, Invictus Games are postponed

(Newser) - Two more major international events have been postponed: the Cannes Film Festival and the Invictus Games, Prince Harry's athletic competition for wounded veterans and military personnel. The film festival, which was scheduled for May on the French Riviera, could be held in late June or early July. Organizers were...

Criminals Use Fear During Crisis: Secret Service

Federal agencies warn of fake charities and fake coronavirus treatments

(Newser) - Times like these give criminals an effective and profitable tool in preying on people, the Secret Service has warned Americans: fear. The agency said the pandemic provides "a prime opportunity for enterprising criminals" to take advantage. Fake charities spring up to collect donations for the ill, ABC News reports,...

Netflix Makes a Change to EU Streaming Amid Pandemic

It will reduce quality for 30 days to reduce traffic as EU is concerned about strain on internet

(Newser) - Will the coronavirus pandemic break the internet? The EU asked Netflix to stop high-definition streaming in an effort to reduce strain on the internet as widespread lockdowns are forcing adults to telecommute and children to stream a lot of videos . The company has complied, agreeing to reduce the bit rate...

Former Lost Star Tests Positive, Calls Out the 'Cowardly'

Daniel Dae Kim has the coronavirus

(Newser) - Celebrities with the coronavirus? You can add actor Daniel Dae Kim to the list. "Hi everyone—yesterday I was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus," says the former Lost and Hawaii Five-0 actor on Instagram . "Looks like I'll be OK, but I wanted...

2 States Have a New Name for These Workers

After all, grocery clerks are serving an essential need during a pandemic

(Newser) - Your local grocery clerk may just have a new designation: emergency worker. That's what Minnesota and Vermont have decided as they add grocery clerks to the list of emergency personnel who get free child care, Mother Jones reports. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is telling closed schools to keep providing...

Just Switch to Vote-by-Mail? Not So Easy
Another State
Delays Its Primary
Mar 19, 2020 3:33 PM CDT

Another State Delays Its Primary

Meanwhile, the AP takes a look at voting by mail

(Newser) - Connecticut has become the seventh state to delay its primary due to the coronavirus pandemic; it was originally scheduled for April 28 but will now be held June 2, the Hill reports. Meanwhile, voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary...

Stocks Actually Close Higher
Stocks Actually Close Higher
MARKETS
Mar 19, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Stocks Actually Close Higher

After a bumpy but less frenetic day on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks are closing with solid gains on Wall Street Thursday after shaking off a rocky start, the AP reports. The trading was still bumpy but nothing like the wild swings seen in recent weeks. The Dow Jones industrials gained 188 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 was up 11...

US Issues Unprecedented Warning Against Travel Abroad

Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory applies to the entire rest of the world

(Newser) - The Trump administration has upgraded its already dire warning to Americans against all international travel as the coronavirus outbreak spreads, the AP reports. The State Department on Thursday issued a new alert urging Americans not to travel abroad under any circumstances and to return home if they are already abroad...

Vegas, Dead? Not if Little Darlings Has a Say

And online bettors try to survive as sports gambling dies off

(Newser) - Want to place a bet on tomorrow's weather in Indianapolis? How about Paris or Toronto? Well, BetOnline.ag is ready to give you odds. With most major US sports leagues shut down, online bettors are getting creative—and, let's face it, desperate—enough to take bets on the...

Italy Breaks Worldwide Coronavirus Record

Despite having all 60M people on lockdown

(Newser) - More bad news for Italy: Its coronavirus death toll is now higher than China's, according to Italian officials. After a record 427 deaths Wednesday, the nation has lost 3,405 people, topping China's tally of 3,245, USA Today reports. Italy is still reeling under the effects of...

Hallmark Channel Is Giving Us What We Need Right Now

A Christmas movie marathon

(Newser) - Some feel-good pandemic news from the company that pretty much invented feel-good: The Hallmark Channel is running a Christmas movie marathon this weekend, as the country hunkers down to self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak. It starts Friday at noon Eastern, and ends 27 movies later, at 6pm Sunday. The marathon...

Trump Tells FDA to Look Into Malaria Drug

Says Chloroquine 'could be a game changer'

(Newser) - During his Thursday press conference, President Trump said he has directed the Food and Drug Administration to investigate whether the anti-malaria drug Chloroquine could be used to treat the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Some scientists have suggested it could be effective, CNBC reports. "I think it could be a...

Coronavirus May Worsen Another World Problem
Coronavirus May Worsen
Another World Problem
the rundown
Mar 19, 2020 11:50 AM CDT

Coronavirus May Worsen Another World Problem

How the disease is spreading calls attention to income inequality

(Newser) - Here's a coronavirus concern you may not have considered: The pandemic is hitting low-income people the hardest and exacerbating inequality around the world, the New York Times reports. Reasons are complex, but studies show that people below the poverty line are about 10% more likely to have chronic health...

Coronavirus Inspires Rosie to Revive Show, Briefly

O'Donnell will bring back her much-loved talk show for just one night

(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell is bringing back her talk show—at least for one night. The TV personality will relaunch The Rosie O'Donnell Show this Sunday for a one-night streamer to raise money for The Actors Fund, Too Fab reports. That's because social distancing has taken a bite out...

Prince Albert Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Monaco royal tests positive for virus that causes COVID-19

(Newser) - The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has touched the royals. The Palace of Monaco announced Thursday that Prince Albert has tested positive, the AP reports. Albert, the son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace, is the reigning monarch of the French Riviera principality. The palace says there's little...

Coronavirus May Have Killed Playboy Magazine

Spring 2020 issue will be last of the year, possibly forever

(Newser) - It may not be the first casualty that comes to mind in regard to the coronavirus outbreak, but the Spring 2020 issue of Playboy magazine about to hit the stands will be the last one of the year—and maybe ever. Playboy Enterprises CEO Ben Kohn made the surprise announcement...

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