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Day: March 20, 2020

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US coronavirus response ramps up as feds, states mobilize

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A nurse at a drive-up coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center uses a swab to take a sample from the nose of a person in a car Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. (Associated Press) Trump and members of Congress also were considering providing as much as $300 billion to the airline industry and other distressed businesses. Total projected government expenditures as high as $1 trillion – including proposed checks paid directly to the public — seemed contrary to everything the Republican Party normally…

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The number of US coronavirus cases has topped 11,000 as testing becomes more available

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(CNN)The number of coronavirus cases in the US surpassed 11,000 on Thursday as testing becomes more readily available. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said the “dramatic increases in the number of new cases” was “based on our ability to test additional people.” The number of cases will continue to rise over the next two or three days, she said, as health officials clear testing backlogs. “The number of test positives are increasing,” Birx said. “That is a dramatically important signature that everyone is doing their job.”…

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This Oil Painting on a Flat (but Not Rectangular) Panel is Bananas

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Dutch painter Rutger Hiemstra recently completed this hyperrealistc 3D painting of a banana in an aluminum container. This is an ongoing series for Hiemstra who has painted 8 various images of a banana in various lunch containers. In the video below you can see how his previous painting in the series (banana nr 7) came to life and also get a sense for how he achieved the 3D effect. To see more paintings by Hiemstra check out his website Artwork by Rutger Hiemstra Artwork by Rutger Hiemstra Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/2020/02/hyperrealistic-3d-banana-paintings-by-rutger-hiemstra/

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When in Doubt, Hug Your Spouse

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ShareTweetPin Every morning before I leave for work I gaze at my gorgeous girls, lingering a little longer on my hottie husband, and I deposit a farewell kiss on their foreheads. Never one to wake the rest of the house in the pre-dawn hours, I will tread lightly, and even in my goodbyes I am silently contemplative. I pray for them with unspoken words, and I slip out the door as discretely as I got ready for the day. Typically the only one in the household who even stirs is…

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The Comprehensive List Of Netflix Shows To Watch While Social Distancing | Betches

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every college I know has switched to remote/online learning, governors across the country are shutting down schools, workplaces are mandating Luckily for introverts and lazy people alike, one of the most recommended ways to prevent further spread of the virus is to stay at home unless absolutely necessary. Seriously, just don’t leave your house if you can. If this is our generation’s war (as I’ve seen some tweets call it), at least we can fight it by sitting on our couches instead of going into trenches. While you might think…

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Gallery of Heroes: Doctors and Nurses After Gruelling Shifts Battling Covid-19

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Photos of medical workers after long and gruelling shifts at the hospital have been spreading online as the Covid-19 pandemic grips the world. These doctors, nurses, and all staff working around the clock at hospitals and medical centres around the globe are true heroes and deserve recognition for battling this terrible disease and being on the front lines. They are putting themselves at risk for the greater good and safety of others and they deserve to be recognized and appreciated for their incredible ongoing efforts. Photo sources in order of…

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Chloroquine May Fight Covid-19and Silicon Valleys Into It

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The chatter about a promising drug to fight Covid-19 started, as chatter often does (but science does not), on Twitter. A blockchain investor named James Todaro Google doc he’d cowritten, explaining the idea. What Is the Coronavirus? Plus: How can I avoid catching it? Is Covid-19 more deadly than the flu? Our in-house Know-It-Alls answer your questions. nearly a dozen drugs to treat coronavirus are in clinical trials in China, just one—remdesivir, an antiviral that was in trials against Ebola and the coronavirus MERS—is in linked to Todaro’s Google document;…

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Gale Force Winds Just Turned These Lake Erie Houses Into Ice Castles

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Photograph by Ed Mis Gale force winds and frigid temperatures have encased a few unlucky homes in ice along the shores of Lake Erie. Residents on Hoover Beach’s South Shore Drive in Hamburg, New York, saw their houses turned into ice castles as the winds created huge waves, driving lake water up on the shore, while the sub-zero temperatures turned the splash into ice. Resident Ed Mis told CNN his house was covered in several feet of ice while his backyard had about 12 feet of ice. Photograph by Ed…

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Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted

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The truth about how you can catch coronavirus, how much more elderly people are at risk and what you can do to avoid infection Claim: Face masks dont work Wearing a face mask is certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that you wont get sick viruses can also transmit through the eyes and tiny viral particles, known as aerosols, can penetrate masks. However, masks are effective at capturing droplets, which is a main transmission route of coronavirus, and some studies have estimated a roughly fivefold protection versus no barrier alone (although…

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Important Steps to Take as an Investor Running a Property Like a Business

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As any property investment expert will tell you, it’s crucial that – and as much income as possible, at that – you don’t get too attached to the property itself, viewing it as a second home for you to personalise and change for yourself rather than optimising it for the tenants that will be looking to live there.  Make the Hands-On or Hands-Off Decision  If you’re investing in a property remotely and won’t be anywhere nearby to handle the day-to-day ongoings, or perhaps you just simply don’t have the time…

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