Protests over death of George Floyd disrupt Minneapolis, and beyond ~news usa.mn.minneapolis Article 550 words 77 votes
Chinese foreign minister warns US against taking the countries ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’ ~news china usa politics.usa Article 701 words 10 votes
Two churches reclose after faith leaders and congregants get coronavirus ~health Article 901 words 10 votes
US President Donald Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine to protect against coronavirus, dismissing safety concerns ~health medicine Article 332 words 21 votes
The need for software testing: Neil Ferguson's unstable epidemiologic model ~tech Article 319 words 10 votes
New Zealand edges back to normal after quashing coronavirus in forty-nine days ~health Article 1463 words 26 votes
Doctors express glimmers of hope as they try out new approaches against coronavirus ~health healthcare Article 1995 words 5 votes
Russia’s Covid death toll could be seventy per cent higher than official figure ~health Article 692 words 11 votes
US President Trump flouts coronavirus protocols as security experts warn of need to protect the President from a lethal threat ~health Article 12 votes
Rays of hope—Arab states are embracing solar power ~enviro energy.renewable Article 624 words 8 votes
Number of nursing homes in the US with publicly reported cases of the coronavirus soars ~health healthcare Article 1581 words 7 votes
The US wants Mexico to keep its defense and health-care factories open. Mexican workers are getting sick and dying ~finance Article 1934 words 9 votes
There has not been a single instance of a child under ten transmitting the coronavirus, even in contact tracing carried out by World Health Organization ~health Article 248 words 10 votes
US deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic, far exceeding number attributed to COVID-19 ~health Article 2816 words 7 votes
Warnings of worsening hunger, malaria emerge as coronavirus cases spike 40% in Africa ~health Article 10 votes
Severe limits on coronavirus testing in Brazil are hiding the true scale of the outbreak, with researchers suggesting actual case numbers are 8-16 times higher than reported ~health healthcare Article 1404 words 10 votes
Coronavirus outbreaks at Mexico’s hospitals raise alarm, protests ~health healthcare Article 1365 words 5 votes
Aggressive testing, contact tracing, cooked meals: How the Indian state of Kerala flattened its coronavirus curve ~health Article 1213 words 5 votes
Thousands of Zoom cloud recordings have been exposed on the web because of the way Zoom names its recordings in unprotected AWS buckets ~tech security privacy amazon.web services Article 1179 words 24 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
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
Thousands are crowding into free national parks. And workers are terrified of coronavirus ~health Article 1915 words 5 votes
The story of the hijacking of Eastern Airlines Flight 1320 in 1970: The first hijacked US flight with a fatality, which led to many of the modern airline security measures ~transport Article 8773 words 6 votes
The new US stimulus bill is massive, but it might not be enough ~finance economics Article 1229 words 10 votes
Bernie Sanders's campaign says he'll participate in an April debate if one is announced ~news usa politics.usa Article 92 words 4 votes
Suspension of visa processing for Mexican seasonal workers hits US farms, fisheries ~finance Article 1371 words 7 votes
US homeowners are getting federal mortgage relief, but renters aren’t so lucky ~finance Article 1254 words 9 votes
A new message on coronavirus in hard-hit areas: Don’t get tested ~health healthcare Article 1509 words 12 votes
Federal Reserve launches special fund to keep credit flowing in US economy during coronavirus scare ~finance Article 273 words 4 votes
Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase ~health healthcare Article 629 words 8 votes
The companies that feed America brace for labor shortages and worry about restocking stores as coronavirus pandemic intensifies ~finance business Article 1781 words 9 votes
Coronavirus can stay infectious for days on surfaces. But it’s still okay to check your mail ~health Article 11 votes
Why have contestants on “The Price is Right” become so much worse at guessing? ~finance Article 436 words, published Mar 5 2020 8 votes
Hong Kong’s coronavirus response leads to sharp drop in flu cases ~health Article 368 words, published Mar 5 2020 3 votes
State Department warns Americans against cruise ship travel during coronavirus outbreak ~health Article 1102 words 11 votes
Other countries are testing patients for coronavirus by the tens of thousands. Why the U.S. is so far behind ~health healthcare Article 20 votes
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses ~news usa politics.usa Article 725 words 29 votes
Trump faces his 'Chernobyl moment' after slashing pandemic defences to the bone ~health Article 265 words 12 votes
Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation’ ~tech social media Article 519 words 19 votes
Walmart employees say they’re preparing for job cuts as retailer rolls out its ‘Great Workplace’ program ~finance business Article 1518 words 9 votes