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White House Reveals Its Latest Death Projection

100K to 240K will likely die from coronavirus in US

(Newser) - The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the US from the coronavirus pandemic if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. President Trump called American efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus “a matter of life and death” and urged the public to...

Uproar After Influencer Flees NYC in RV

Naomi Davis of 'Love Taza' took off, drove her family across the country

(Newser) - A popular New York City parenting blogger and social media influencer decided she couldn't handle an indefinite period of quarantine in her Upper West Side home with her husband and five kids, so the family rented an RV and got the heck out of town Friday—just one day...

Wall Street Has Worst Quarter Since 2008
Dow Has Worst Quarter Ever
MARKETS
Mar 31, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Has Worst Quarter Ever

This was Wall Street's worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis

(Newser) - Stocks are down in subdued trading Tuesday, as Wall Street's wraps up its worst quarter of performance since the 2008 financial crisis, the AP reports. The S&P 500 is down in afternoon trading after flipping between modest losses and gains, pushing its loss for the first three months...

Fountains of Wayne Singer on a Ventilator

Adam Schlesinger sickened with the coronavirus

(Newser) - Another celebrity has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Adam Schlesinger, known first as the singer of Fountains of Wayne and later as a songwriter for the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, has been hospitalized in upstate New York since last week and is on a ventilator, his lawyer said Tuesday....

Interview About Goodbye Call Brings Anchor to Tears

CNN's Brooke Baldwin talks to woman who was able to FaceTime with her dying mother

(Newser) - Video chat services aren't just keeping people in touch amid the pandemic. With deathbed visits off the table, they're also allowing people to speak their final words to loved ones before they succumb to the coronavirus. CNN 's Brooke Baldwin couldn't hold back tears Monday as...

Legend Resurfaces in Italian Village Still Free of Coronavirus

Mayor of Montaldo Torinese says 'miracle water' probably not the reason

(Newser) - As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Italy, the village of Montaldo Torinese has so far escaped unscathed. Though it's just 11 miles from Turin—which had 3,658 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Saturday—in the country's northern Piedmont region, none of its residents had as of the...

By One Measure, Virus Is Now Worse Than 9/11

Death toll in US now exceeds that of the initial 2001 attacks

(Newser) - The coronavirus tally of American deaths kept by Johns Hopkins University rose above 3,000 Tuesday morning, exceeding the toll from the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, notes the Washington Post . (Thousands more have since died from 9/11-related illnesses.) It was just a matter of the time for...

CDC May Change Advice on Face Coverings
CDC May Change
Advice on Face Coverings
the rundown
Mar 31, 2020 11:27 AM CDT

CDC May Change Advice on Face Coverings

DIY masks are becoming more popular

(Newser) - Last month, the surgeon general issued an all-caps plea to Americans: "STOP BUYING MASKS!" But as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, a more nuanced debate is unfolding about whether Americans should be wearing masks, or some type of face covering, in public. Nobody is suggesting that people wear surgical...

CNN's Chris Cuomo Tests Positive for Virus

He'll continue anchoring his show from his basement

(Newser) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has emerged as a prominent voice in managing the coronavirus outbreak. Now the disease just hit much closer to home. His younger brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has tested positive for COVID-19, reports the Hill . The younger Cuomo, 49, tweeted the news Tuesday. CNN reports...

FBI Agents: Arrested Man Deliberately Coughed on Us

Brooklyn man Baruch Feldheim charged with assault, lying to officers

(Newser) - A doctor who bought supplies from Baruch Feldheim told police the 43-year-old New York man had enough protective materials and sanitation supplies "to outfit an entire hospital." When FBI agents arrived at his Brooklyn home Sunday to confront him about the hoarding, he allegedly coughed on them and...

People Were Still Visiting 'Blue Lagoon,' So Cops Dyed It Black

UK needed to deter visitors to tourist hot spot amid coronavirus pandemic

(Newser) - The "Blue Lagoon," a former limestone quarry in Buxton, England, has become a tourist hot spot thanks to its bright blue waters—and visitors were still flocking to it, despite the prime minister ordering UK residents to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic. So local police took a...

Nation's President Mocks Virus 'Psychosis,' Soccer Goes On

Belarus' Premier League is carrying on as if there's no pandemic, and it's gaining fans

(Newser) - It's the "last league standing," per the Guardian , and that's no exaggeration. Like pro sports throughout much of the globe, professional soccer is virtually canceled across the EU due to the coronavirus —except for the Belarusian Premier League, which has bucked what other neighboring countries...

Scientist: New Data on US 'Gives Me Hope'

Nation is 'cooling,' according to smart thermometers

(Newser) - Hundreds of millions of Americans are staying home amid tight restrictions aimed at slowing down the coronavirus pandemic. It appears to be working, according to Kinsa Health, a company that makes "smart thermometers" and has used the data to create a "Health Weather" map of the US . The...

4 European Countries Make Masks Mandatory

Austria orders all shoppers to wear 'alien' masks

(Newser) - "I'm fully aware that mask wearing is something alien to our culture," Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Monday after announcing that face masks will be compulsory for people visiting supermarkets and other stores. The Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have also made mask-wearing in public, formerly unusual...

Formula One Official Suggests Exposing Drivers to Coronavirus

He says the idea 'was not accepted positively'

(Newser) - With motorsport halted by the coronavirus pandemic, a top racing official in Europe has suggested that drivers pass the time by becoming infected with the coronavirus. Helmut Marko, an adviser to the Formula One team Red Bull, told Austrian public broadcaster ORF that drivers could get together to build immunity...

Democrats Want Racial Data Collected in Pandemic

Lack of information impairs efforts to address disparities in care, lawmakers say

(Newser) - Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter sent Friday to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both...

This Pocket of People May Not Know of Pandemic

We hadn't thought of this one...

(Newser) - Of a world in coronavirus turmoil, they may know little or nothing. Submariners stealthily cruising the ocean deeps, purposefully shielded from worldly worries to encourage undivided focus on their top-secret missions of nuclear deterrence, may be among the last pockets of people anywhere who are still blissfully unaware of how...

Pastor Charged After Hundreds Attend Sunday Services

Sheriff had warned church about social distancing rules

(Newser) - Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. According to jail records, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne turned himself in to authorities Monday in Hernando...

Tornado Destroys Home of Doctor in Viral Photo

1-year-old was with his mother elsewhere when twister struck

(Newser) - Last week, a photo showing a doctor greeting his 1-year-old son through a glass door while on a break from treating COVID-19 patients went viral. Because of the coronavirus risk, Jared Burks saw son Zeke crawl for the first time through the glass. That door, and the rest of the...

Survivalists Were Ready for the Coronavirus
'Preppers' Get the
Last Laugh
Mar 30, 2020 2:52 PM CDT

'Preppers' Get the Last Laugh

They were already prepared for coronavirus pandemic, though they're not gloating

(Newser) - Some used to laugh at "preppers" or survivalists. But now that the COVID-19 pandemic is upon us, who's laughing now? As USA Today reports, preppers and survivalists are often also called "conspiracy theorists," but in this case, it turns out they were right. When the coronavirus...

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