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McDonald's Sorry for 'Supersize Lack in Judgment'

Humps in golden arches practiced social distancing in some parts of world before outcry

(Newser) - Several weeks into the coronavirus outbreak , the term "social distancing" is falling off of everyone's lips as easily as "TGIF" (btw, is it Friday yet? Does it even matter anymore?). Now the concept has wormed its way into one of the world's fast-food institutions. Around the...

New Country Racks Up More Coronavirus Deaths Than China

Spain reported 738 new deaths

(Newser) - In Spain, where hotels have been converted into makeshift hospitals and an ice rink in Madrid is being used as a morgue , the death toll climbed sharply again Wednesday to surpass even the virus death toll in China. Spain reported 738 more deaths for a total of 3,434 overall....

Heir to the British Throne Has the Coronavirus

Prince Charles tests positive

(Newser) - Prince Charles has the coronavirus and is self-isolating in Scotland, reports the BBC . The 71-year-old's symptoms are said to be mild at this point. He "otherwise remains in good health," says a rep. Camilla has tested negative but is isolating with him in Balmoral. The AP quotes...

Glenn Beck: People Over 50 Should Get Back to Work

Conservative radio host says 'I'd rather die than kill the country' by social distancing during coronavirus

(Newser) - One day after Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested seniors like himself should be OK with dying to save the US economy during the coronavirus outbreak, Glenn Beck appears willing to take him up on his offer. Per the Daily Beast , the conservative radio host told his listeners Tuesday that...

World's Biggest Democracy Goes Into Lockdown

But in China, restrictions are being lifted

(Newser) - The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic. India's unprecedented move is aimed at keeping the virus from spreading and overwhelming its fragile health care...

'Knucklehead' Accused of Coughing on Grocery Worker

NJ man charged with terroristic threats

(Newser) - A New Jersey man described as a "knucklehead" by Gov. Phil Murphy is facing serious charges after allegedly coughing on a supermarket worker. Authorities say that after the Wegmans employee expressed concern that George Falcone was standing too close to her and a display of prepared foods, he moved...

At Least 1 Infected After 'Coronavirus Party'

Kentucky governor slams 'callous' behavior

(Newser) - Kentucky reported 39 new coronavirus cases Tuesday—and Gov. Andy Beshear says one of them makes him angry. The governor says at least one person became infected after attending a "coronavirus party" with a group of people in their 20s. Beshear says the group, who "apparently thought they...

Earth Day Will be Different This Year
Earth Day Will be
Different This Year
Mar 24, 2020 10:13 PM CDT

Earth Day Will be Different This Year

For its 50th anniversary, the event is moving online

(Newser) - As the coronavirus causes shutdowns across the US, a coalition of youth-led organizations that had planned large marches for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day next month are now planning a three-day livestream event instead, organizers said Tuesday. "Earth Day Live" will happen April 22-24 and will include speakers,...

Governors Dismiss &#39;Imaginary Clock&#39;
Governors Dismiss
'Imaginary Clock'
Mar 24, 2020 9:44 PM CDT

Governors Dismiss 'Imaginary Clock'

Trump steps back slightly from Easter goal for ending coronavirus shutdown

(Newser) - Governors on Tuesday said they weren't buying into President Trump's desired timeline for getting Americans out of the house and working again. Trump had said earlier in the day he'd like the shutdown to end by Easter. He backed away slightly from that in a press briefing...

Flippant Spring Breaker Sorry for Coronavirus Comments

Brady Sluder gave now-infamous interview from Miami

(Newser) - The spring breaker whose flippant comments about the coronavirus pandemic went viral is now apologizing, USA Today reports. "I wasn't aware of the severity of my actions and comments," Brady Sluder posted on Instagram . "I'd like to take this time to own up to the...

Officials Have Warning for Those Leaving NYC

Dr. Deborah Birx says about 56% of coronavirus cases in US are coming out of NY metro area

(Newser) - The woman in charge of the US response to the coronavirus says everyone leaving the New York metro area should self-quarantine for 14 days, the AP reports. Dr. Deborah Birx said at a White House briefing that people leaving the hardest hit area of the United States might not be...

Priest Dies After Giving Ventilator to Younger Patient

Father Giuseppe Berardelli did not know the man he gave his ventilator to

(Newser) - A priest infected with the coronavirus was offered a ventilator at an Italian hospital earlier this month, but declined it so that a younger patient could use it instead. That priest has now died, USA Today reports. Don Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, had been the archpriest of the small northern town...

Czech Republic Taking Potentially Invasive Virus Move

Will use real-time phone-location data

(Newser) - The Czech Republic has become the first European country to announce plans to deploy a powerful but potentially intrusive location-tracking tool for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, as others consider similar moves bound to put public health in conflict with individual privacy. The effort announced Tuesday by the head of a...

Spain: Army Has Found Elderly Abandoned, Dead at Care Homes

Madrid turns ice rink into morgue as death toll rises

(Newser) - The news out of Spain is grim: As the coronavirus death toll continues to rise, Madrid has turned an ice rink into a temporary mortuary for victims of COVID-19. On Tuesday, health officials in the country announced there had been 514 new deaths over the past 24 hours, a new...

Coronavirus Has Claimed Its &#39;Most Notable Victim&#39;
COVID-19
Has Claimed Its
'Most Notable
Victim'
UPDATED
Mar 24, 2020 3:52 PM CDT

COVID-19 Has Claimed Its 'Most Notable Victim'

Playwright Terrence McNally dies of complications related to coronavirus

(Newser) - A sad first for the world, which now has its "most notable victim of COVID-19," per Deadline . Acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally died at a Florida hospital Tuesday of complications due to the coronavirus, his spokesperson confirms. He was 81. McNally, who wrote major works including Master Class, Ragtime,...

Moms-to-Be React to Virus Ban: 'So Much Anxiety Now'

2 major NYC health care systems ban partners, other support people in hospital delivery rooms

(Newser) - An outcry has emerged after two major hospital systems in the New York City area have enacted strict policies on who can accompany a mom-to-be into the delivery room during the coronavirus outbreak—notably, no one except medical staff. In a move that Dr. Dena Goffman, chief of obstetrics at...

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever One-Day Point Gain
Dow Sees Biggest-Ever
One-Day Point Gain
MARKETS
Mar 24, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever One-Day Point Gain

Surges more than 2K points

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up nearly 2,113 points, its biggest-ever one day point gain, per the AP . The 11% surge came as Congress moved closer to passing a coronavirus aid package. Per Marketwatch , the S&P 500 ended the day up nearly 210 points, or...

Virginia Officials None Too Happy With Liberty University

The school has invited its students to return to campus

(Newser) - Officials in Lynchburg, Virginia, were fielding complaints Tuesday about the hundreds of students who have returned from their spring break to Liberty University, where President Jerry Falwell Jr. has welcomed them back amid the coronavirus pandemic. "We could not be more disappointed in the action that Jerry took in...

What Trump&#39;s Early Return to Work May Look Like
What Trump's Early Return
to Work May Look Like
the rundown
Mar 24, 2020 11:23 AM CDT

What Trump's Early Return to Work May Look Like

It would likely be phased in by geography and health next month. Some still see doom.

(Newser) - President Trump is making clear that he wants to get the nation working again sooner rather than later— by Easter Sunday, to be exact . That has some in the business community happy, but others worried that easing up on restrictions will only worsen the coronavirus outbreak and damage the economy...

World's Biggest Lockdown Is Going Into Place

India will try to keep 1.3B people at home

(Newser) - The most ambitious national lockdown yet goes into effect at midnight in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation of 1.3 billion on Tuesday and declared that a 21-day shutdown was about to start, reports Bloomberg . India already had effectively shut down major cities because of the coronavirus,...

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