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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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Family embraces social distancing to wish grandmother, 95, a happy birthday

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(CNN)When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But her family did not want her special day to pass by without celebration, so on Wednesday they decided to wish her a happy birthday — all from a safe distance. “We had to keep our distance but we couldn’t not see our best girl on her birthday!!!” Kathleen’s granddaughter, Sara Byrne, wrote on Instagram. “Happy 95th Gram we love you SO much!!!” A heartwarming video shows family members — with balloons, decorations and party hats — lined up outside her front yard…

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“I Saw a Man Crying by the Gas Pump. I Put My Card in & Told Him Jesus Christ Died to Provide for You”: Woman Helps Needy Family, Says The Love of God Can Be So Contagious

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ShareTweetPin An encounter at a gas station written by Nicole Marie Heintz and shared by Love What Matters is spreading like wildfire as it reveals the very depths of God’s compassion and His contagious love. Warning: You’re gonna wanna have the Kleenex box close by for this one! The Facebook post reads: So I was just on my way to work and I had to stop for gas so I allowed myself some extra time to get to work. When I pulled up to the pump I shut my car off…

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7 New Songs to Help You Feel Less Socially Distant

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Music is insistent on the collective. The best music is built on community, and what truly gives any particular song staying power is how it’s regarded among the masses. Sure, we carry songs with us as we go about our day, shuffling through them on Spotify or assembling playlists on Soundcloud for personal pleasure. We like to tell ourselves that they exist in a vacuum, that sometimes these aural trinkets are just for us. Intimacy certainly affords your favorite songs a particular fire, but, ultimately, it is the spirit of…

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20 Reasons Christian Marriages Fail

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ShareTweetPin By Sue Schlesman Marriages fail for many reasons and often from a combination of reasons. Any of the issues listed below should give cause for concern and care. Unaddressed personal and spiritual issues will affect both partners, even if one is unaware or innocent. While there is little difference between Christian and non-Christian marital woes, a Christ-follower has the power to recognize issues in the light of God’s Word and experience the transforming power of His Spirit. Marital bliss is fictional, but marital happiness can be a reality. Here are…

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This is a war: Cuomo warns coronavirus could overwhelm New York healthcare

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New York has been hit hardest, with around confirmed 3,000 cases, but governor estimates there could be tens of thousands more cases New Yorks governor, Andrew Cuomo, warned on Thursday morning that he expects the healthcare system in the state to be overwhelmed as cases of Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) NY Governor orders 75 percent of the states workforce to stay home. March 19, 2020 The stress is just incredible, and rightfully so, he said, acknowledging the bewildering disruption to daily life for most of the states 19 million population. The…

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