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Biden says federal government should subsidize some salaries as part of coronavirus recovery

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(CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden called for the federal government to cover half of some workers’ salaries to help keep people employed during the coronavirus outbreak. “Keep people on the payrolls and just have straight flat payment, a flat payment where the government pays half the salary of everybody on there,” Biden later added. “You can keep everybody doing half the work they were doing but everybody stays employed.” Biden’s comments come as economic slide triggered by the coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen. Twenty-two million Americans have filed for unemployment…

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Michelle Obama is hosting a weekly story time for kids during the pandemic

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(CNN)For all the exhausted families trying to keep their children entertained during the coronavirus pandemic, here’s some good news: Michelle Obama is hosting story time. “As a little kid, I loved to read aloud. And when I became a parent, I found such joy in sharing the magic of storytelling with my own children — and then later, as First Lady, with kids everywhere,” Obama said in a statement. “At this time when so many families are under so much stress, I’m excited to give kids a chance to practice…

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Heartland hotspots: A sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home orders

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Washington (CNN)The test results came back on Easter Sunday. Tammy had been feeling “kind of crappy” when she went to her doctor in rural southeastern Oklahoma last week. A sign of possible pneumonia prompted her to get a coronavirus test later that day at the McCurtain County Health Department in Idabel. The bump in coronavirus cases is most pronounced in states without stay at home orders. Oklahoma saw a 53% increase in cases over the past week, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Over same time, cases jumped…

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Rapper T.I.s wife Tameka Tiny Harris responds to rapper declaring babies will be made during quarantine

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Tameka Dianne ‘Tiny’ Harris and T.I.  (Photo by Jemal Countess/FilmMagic/Getty) RAPPER T.I. SAYS HE ACCOMPANIES HIS DAUGHTER TO THE GYNECOLOGIST EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE SHE’S A VIRGIN Fox News: How are you and your family doing with quarantine?Tameka Harris: You know, I’m enjoying it. [T.I.] says he’s enjoying it because I think because we’re never just sitting down. We’re not made to sit down. We’re also running around doing this or that. Never, we’re never like sitting down like you know, nothing, if we’re not made to sit down. It’s…

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Fifteen coronavirus deaths at care home

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Age UK said current figures on coronavirus deaths “are airbrushing older people“. A SIMPLE GUIDE: How do I protect myself? AVOIDING CONTACT: The rules on self-isolation and exercise HOPE AND LOSS: Your coronavirus stories LOOK-UP TOOL: Check cases in your area STRESS: How to look after your mental health Related Topics Bristol Stanley Selston Coronavirus pandemic NHS Social distancing Liverpool Wavertree Care homes Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-52282824

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Bernard Madoff Fast Facts

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(CNN)Here’s a look at the life of Bernard Madoff, serving 150 years in prison for running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Birth name: Bernard Lawrence Madoff Father: Ralph Madoff Mother: Sylvia (Muntner) Madoff Marriage: Ruth (Alpern) Madoff (November 1959-present) Children: Andrew and Mark Education: Hofstra University, B.A. Political Science, 1960 Other Facts Started his firm with $5,000 he saved from working as a lifeguard. Madoff served as NASDAQ’s chairman in 1990, 1991 and 1993. Had many high-profile victims, including director Steven Spielberg, actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, and New…

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UK could be ‘worst affected’ country in Europe

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSir Jeremy Farrar: “The UK is likely to be one of the worst, if not the worst affected country in Europe” The UK is likely to be among the European countries worst affected by coronavirus, one of the government’s senior scientific advisers has said. The warning from Sir Jeremy Farrar comes as UK hospital deaths are set to pass 10,000 on Sunday. In response, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said countries were on “different trajectories”. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged…

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Vietnam War Fast Facts

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(CNN)Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. 1949 – France establishes the State of Vietnam in the southern half of the country. 1951 – Ho Chi Minh becomes leader of Dang Lao Dong Vietnam, the Vietnam Worker’s Party, in the north. North Vietnam was communist. South Vietnam was not. North Vietnamese Communists and South Vietnamese Communist rebels, known as the Viet Cong, wanted to overthrow the South Vietnamese government and re-unite the country.

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A plan to save coronavirus patients from dying at home

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(CNN)While coronavirus cases and deaths have overwhelmed US hospitals, there have been reports, too, of coronavirus patients around the country dying in their homes. In Cleveland, Ohio, a team of researchers at University Hospitals is running a small pilot program designed to help save the lives of coronavirus patients who run into trouble while battling the virus at home. Patients who come into the emergency department but aren’t sick enough to be admitted to the hospital are sent home with a sensor to wear on their finger. The sensor measures…

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