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Day: March 30, 2020

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Cuomo threatens lawsuit over Rhode Island crackdown on virus-fleeing New Yorkers

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Andrew Cuomo D-N.Y.,  is threatening to sue Rhode Island after Gov. Gina Raimondo D-R.I., issued the drastic new policies to limit the spread of the virus He added that he believes the two governors could “work it out.” Raimondo said the policies were intended to make sure people from New York would self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Rhode Island. “I want to be crystal clear about this: If you’re coming to Rhode Island from New York you are ordered into quarantine,” she said. “The reason for that is because more than half…

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Donald Trump’s special day

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(CNN)When Donald Trump was growing up in the New York of the 1950s, Easter was a grand civic festival as well as a religious holiday. He was eight in 1955, when a balmy day brought out about two million people for the Easter Parade along and around Fifth Avenue. “Hats were large, small, sensible, silly, be-flowered, tailored, and of virtually every hue ever conceived by nature or man,” wrote Edith Evans Asbury in the New York Times. Jill Filipovic never thought she’d say it: “Thank God for Andrew Cuomo ……

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14 Apps and Tools to Stave Off Cabin Fever

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As more and more counties and states impose shelter-in-place restrictions while the new coronavirus spreads, everyone's suddenly spending much more time at home. While you might be glad to have escaped the grind of the daily commute for a while, staying indoors for the majority of the day comes with its own set of challenges. Your smartphone can help. With the right choice of apps, you can forget you're in such a confined space, get some exercise, and let your mind roam free. From socializing to exercise to checking up…

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This Is the Cozy Catastrophe Americans Have Always Wanted

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Here’s a little secret about the coronavirus crisis: If you and your loved ones are healthy and financially secure—for now—then some not-so-small part of you might just be enjoying this whole thing. Lazy days at home, ALL CAPS headlines, desolate parking lots, that warm-and-fuzzy-end-of-the-world feeling. The turmoil is thrilling from afar. The internet works just fine. And, let’s be honest, you needed a break from the daily grind. These pandemic days flow by in waves of exhilaration and stillness. Who knew a trip to the grocery store could be so…

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Coronavirus outliers: four nations with very different approaches to the crisis

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Some nations have managed to maintain surprisingly low death rates even without swinging into lockdown Harrowing images of emergency workers struggling to cope with the onslaught of Covid-19 cases have made front pages around the world, highlighting the terrible impact the disease is having. Death tolls in Italy and Spain have been especially alarming. But not every nation has suffered to the same grim extent. Some have avoided lockdowns but have still not suffered huge leaps in case numbers. Others have introduced strict monitoring and contact tracing of infected individuals…

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Where Did Plants Come From? This Ancient Algae Offers Clues

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Around 500 million years ago—when the Earth was already a ripe 4 billion years old—the first green plants appeared on dry land. Precisely how this occurred is still one of the big mysteries of evolution. Before then, terrestrial land was home only to microbial life. The first green plants to find their way out of the water were not the soaring trees or even the little shrubs of our present world. They were most likely soft and mossy, with shallow roots and few of the adaptations they would later evolve…

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