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NYC Schools to Close Until April 20 Over Coronavirus

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday that public schools in the nations largest system, with more than 1 million children, will close Monday because of the coronavirus crisis. He said the city would attempt to open schools after spring break, on April 20, but that I have been very honest about the fact that there is a real possibility that by closing our schools now there is a very real chance we will not be able to reopen our schools for the first school year. The mayor…

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Security News This Week: Chinese Hacking Surges Amid Coronavirus Crisis

As the world continues to adjust to the reality of the new coronavirus, scammers are increasingly taking advantage as well. But one Twitch streamer has been calling them out before a live audience of thousands. And as health care systems become increasingly overwhelmed, the Army Corps of Engineers has drawn up plans to convert hotels, dorms, and even convention centers into makeshift hospitals. In non-Covid-19 news, Google security researchers spotted sophisticated hackers using new fewer than five so-called zero days in attacks against North Korea. (That's a lot.) Researchers at…

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The Grossest Claims Woody Allen Makes In His Memoir | Betches

If you need something else to be mad about this week, I have just the thing. Woody Allen’s controversial memoir Apropos of Nothing has arrived, and honestly, it’s the memoir nobody asked for, but here we are. While I prefer to spend my time dissecting juicy tell-alls from iconic female celebs like Demi Moore, sometimes we have to talk about gross old men too. So how is the book? In their review, thestaged a walkout in protest, and the publisher soon announced that they were parent company has also published projects from…

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Flood-hit families struggle with virus lockdown

What’s it like dealing with floods then coronavirus? Lauren Forward’s business, Little Friends Playgroup, in Taff’s Well, was submerged by the floodwaters in February. Image copyright PA Media Image caption Caroline Jones showed First Minister Mark Drakeford around her flood-damaged home – now she misses her neighbours Caroline Jones, 56, is in rented accommodation in Cardiff after escaping when water poured into her Nantgarw home, in Rhondda Cynon Taff. “It’s quite hard to be in a house with just a TV. It’s quite depressing. I want to be in my…

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Going Stir Crazy In Self-Isolation? Travel The World From Your Couch With These Virtual Field Trips

Millions of people around the planet are currently practicing social distancing and self-isolation measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, a disease that has impacted nearly every country. In the digital age, isolation presents an opportunity for exploration around the globe – all at the tap of your fingers. So, plop down on the couch and take a tour through some of the planet’s greatest manmade and natural wonders. Get Outside To See The Diversity Of Earth Did you have to cancel Spring Break plans…

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Why Are There So Few Coronavirus Cases In Russia And Africa?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, we have seen the virus spread to over 160 countries. Several countries have experienced large outbreaks, including China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Spain and France, with the US and UK seeing rapidly increasing numbers. But most countries in the world have reported very few to no cases of COVID-19. While it is likely that the virus has not yet reached and started localised transmission in every country, many of these countries have strong travel, migration or trade relationships with…

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Midwest braces for storms, tornadoes amid coronavirus, stay at home orders

Lightning is seen in the sky over the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, March 26, 2020. Strong winds and hail are forecast for the area. (AP) Saturday’s severe weather threat may extend as far to the north as central Iowa and southern Wisconsin and as far to the south as northeastern Texas and northwestern Louisiana, according to the weather forecaster. Large metro areas of Chicago, St. Louis, Davenport, Iowa, and Little Rock, Arkansas, are among the areas at risk. MISSISSIPPI TORNADO LEVELS DOLLAR GENERAL STORE, DAMAGES OTHER BUILDINGS…

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Timothy Hutton Denies Raping A 14-Year-Old Model In 1983, Calls Allegations ‘Extortion Attempts’! – Perez Hilton

Oscar winner Timothy Hutton vehemently denies the claims that he raped a Canadian model when she was 14 years old, saying he might file a defamation lawsuit against the accuser and BuzzFeed News for publishing her allegations. According to a new report from the outlet, Sera Johnston claimed the incident occurred after she met the Ordinary People star in Vancouver in 1983 while out on the town at Granville Island with three friends in middle school. Hutton, who was in town shooting the 1984 film Iceman, and two of his…

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WATCH: Alabama Sam’s Club Erupts Into Bone-Chilling Worship Service

ShareTweetPin When it comes to the social climate of our country these days, it can often feel like the only place “appropriate” enough to talk about Jesus is inside of a church. The fact of the matter is that the church is not a building at all, but a body of believers. A viral video posted on Facebook is proving that praising the Lord and sharing the Gospel with others isn’t limited to four church walls. In fact, it doesn’t have to happen inside of a church at all! While walking the aisles…

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‘I won’t survive’: Iranian scientist in US detention says Ice will let Covid-19 kill many

Although he was exonerated, Dr Sirous Asgari remains locked up and tells the Guardian inhumane jail is denying detainees masks and hand sanitizer An Iranian scientist who was exonerated in a US sanctions trial but remains jailed by immigration authorities said the conditions in detention were filthy and overcrowded and officials were doing little to prevent a deadly coronavirus outbreak. Dr Sirous Asgari, a materials science and engineering professor, was conducting testing at Ice facilities and providing personal protective equipment in accordance with US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines,…

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“Hes Struggling to Breathe. They Refuse to Test Him Though Weve Had Possible COVID-19 Exposure”: Mom Begs You to Stop the Birthday Parties, Play Dates & Travel as Sick Son Cant Get the Care He Needs

ShareTweetPin “Here is where [it] gets real friends. I’m done keeping my mouth shut. This isn’t a report coming out of China. This isn’t about Italy. This is about rural Pennsylvania and what has been scary headlines on the news up until now has evolved into my own personal living nightmare. Earlier when I called Geisinger ER about Cayden and told them we have had a possible COVID exposure and that he is in respiratory distress and I just wanted to give them a heads up that we were on…

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