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These girls aren’t in school but they’re still saying the Pledge of Allegiance

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(CNN)Two sisters in Pennsylvania just finished a full week of learning at home since their school was closed to help stop the spread of coronavirus. “I think a lot of parents wouldn’t think of that (the Pledge of Allegiance), but that’s my normal life too because I teach second grade and that’s kind of my everyday,” he said. Carrington and Brooke said adding the pledge to their school at home routine was Paukovitch’s idea. His daughters have been enjoying the time at home but still stick to a schedule. The…

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Data Reveals the True Impact of the Coronavirus Outbreak

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Something was wrong with Malaysia’s internet. It was March 13, and the more Simon Angus looked at the data, the more he suspected that the country might be in the midst of a Wired UK This story originally appeared on asked Netflix to restrict high-definition streaming until the emergency is over.) Now, Angus’ scanning had detected that Malaysia’s internet had become allowed a religious mass gathering to go ahead in Kuala Lumpur. Once Covid-19 cases linked to the event started to emerge, the government scrambled to find all the attendees,…

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Man proposes in Iceland after holiday cancelled

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The couple, both 58, was on their way to dinner when he nipped into Iceland under the pretence of picking something up. “I was actually looking for an empty aisle,” he said. As he dropped on one knee, his partner “looked embarrassed at first,” but quickly said “yes” and he “popped the ring on her finger,” he said. EASY STEPS: How to keep safe A SIMPLE GUIDE: What are the symptoms? GETTING READY: How prepared is the UK? PUBLIC TRANSPORT: What’s the risk? Related Topics Tonbridge Coronavirus pandemic Iceland Read…

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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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