Books briefing: If your attention span is shrinking, read poetry ~books poetry Article 300 words 10 votes
'We will now see the benefits': Case increase in Australia slows as lockdown takes effect ~health Article 744 words 5 votes
Norway may join oil output cuts for first time since 2002 – willingness to cut underscores how painful recent collapse in crude has been for all producers ~finance Article 7 votes
Bill Gates is funding new factories for seven potential coronavirus vaccines ~health Article 423 words 6 votes
New US face mask guidance comes after battle between White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ~health Article 852 words 10 votes
Playing on Kansas City radio: Russian propaganda ~life Article 1625 words, published Feb 13 2020 9 votes
Tina Fey, Mike Schur, and thirty-five more TV writers on what their characters would do in a pandemic ~tv Article 6065 words 9 votes
Norway wealth fund lost record $113 billion in stock slump – fund faces first forced asset sales for crisis fiscal spending ~finance economics Article 7 votes
Big companies raise record sums from bond market in dash for cash ~finance business Article 685 words, published Mar 29 2020 4 votes
Inside the story of how H-E-B planned for the pandemic ~finance business Article 3964 words, published Mar 26 2020 8 votes
Despite having the highest death toll so far, Italy's coronavirus deaths are far higher than reported, with thousands dying but never being tested ~health Article 101 words 8 votes
As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts ~health Article 1103 words 3 votes
Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, US Treasury says in reversal ~finance economics Article 1109 words 6 votes
Seventy-one infected with coronavirus at Sacramento church. Congregation tells county ‘leave us alone’ ~health Article 752 words 9 votes
Florida governor issues coronavirus stay-at-home order after heavy criticism ~health Article 776 words 14 votes
The coronavirus pandemic is reminding us to look inwards and self reflect ~health mental health Article 1748 words 4 votes
Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal ~finance economics Article 1101 words 11 votes
NASA selects astronauts for first operational Crew Dragon—USCV 1—mission to the ISS, including Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi ~space spaceflight.crewed Article 624 words 4 votes
How the coronavirus travels through the air and whether masks are effective have become some of the most divisive debates in this pandemic ~health Article 3498 words 10 votes
IT is the only department that touches everything. That puts a CIO in an ideal position to help the organization in its pursuit of new business models. ~tech Article 901 words 4 votes
Brazil’s densely packed favelas brace for coronavirus: ‘It will kill a lot of people.’ ~health Article 1405 words 7 votes
The US is betting that being furloughed is better than being fired for 600,000 workers ~finance Article 9 votes
Blood banks narrowly averted a supply crisis. But they’re ‘worried about four weeks from now.’ ~health healthcare Article 1141 words 5 votes
Simple DIY masks could help flatten the curve. We should all wear them in public ~health Article 1397 words 13 votes
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public ~health Article 1609 words 10 votes
Larry Hogan, Ralph Northam, Muriel Bowser order residents in Maryland, Virginia, DC to stay at home ~health Article 1663 words 7 votes
My family owns a grocery store. The supply chain is a real problem ~finance Article 1773 words 11 votes
What happens when local news outlets don't exist? ~news journalism usa.nc.pollocksville Article 12 votes
World-first tool to help medicos detect COVID-19 could save 'thousands of lives' ~science biology medicine Article 562 words 3 votes
Growing up in Quarantineland: Childhood nightmares in the age of germs prepared me for coronavirus ~books Article 1770 words 6 votes
The lost month: How a failure to test blinded the US to Covid-19 ~health healthcare Article 4445 words 8 votes
Coronavirus patients in California’s ICU beds double overnight ~health healthcare Article 756 words 3 votes
Desperate for medical equipment, US states encounter a beleaguered national stockpile ~health healthcare Article 2639 words 4 votes
Thousands are crowding into free national parks. And workers are terrified of coronavirus ~health Article 1915 words 5 votes