[aggregation-styles] Smithsonian Magazine Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, museums and cultural institutions across the globe are closing their doors to the public. But while visitors can no longer roam the halls of these institutions, virtual tools and online experiences mean anyone with an internet connection can browse world-class collections from home....
FAQ on Stimulus Checks, Unemployment and the Coronavirus Bill
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription Congress has agreed on a $2 trillion economic rescue plan to offer assistance to tens of millions of American households affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Its components include stimulus payments to individuals, expanded unemployment coverage, student loan changes, different retirement account rules and more....
Sorry, Conspiracy Theorists. Study Concludes COVID-19 'Is Not a Laboratory Construct'
[aggregation-styles] ABC News Conspiracy theories claiming COVID-19 was engineered in a lab as part of a biological attack on the United States have been gaining traction online in recent weeks, but a new study on the origins of the virus has concluded that the pandemic-causing strain developed naturally. An analysis...
Iran's Army Sets up Hospital in Capital as Virus Toll Climbs
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced another 144 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday and said thousands more were in critical condition as the military completed work on a 2,000-bed field hospital in an exhibition center in the capital. Iran has reported nearly 2,400 deaths among more than 32,000 cases. Iranian...
Two Deaths Tied to California Cruise Ship, With Few Tested
SAN FRANCISCO — Two men who traveled on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship stalled for days off the California coast have died, federal officials said Thursday, and they confirmed that fewer than half the ship’s passengers were tested for the virus despite assurances that everyone would be tested. The men, both...
California Swamped by Jobless Claims; LA Virus Cases Rise
LOS ANGELES — California hired retired state workers and transferred other employees to help process an avalanche of over 1 million unemployment claims amid a surge of job losses from the coronavirus pandemic, the state said Thursday. The announcement came as Los Angeles saw a 50% jump in newly confirmed...
Fighting COVID-19: 'Project Lightspeed' Vaccine Aims for April Testing
Germany-based BioNTech is working with Pfizer Inc. to develop a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The collaboration aims to accelerate the development of BioNTech’s potential COVID-19 mRNA vaccine program, BNT162, which is expected to enter clinical testing by the end of April. In an email exchange, a member of BioNTech communications teams, Laura Mittmann, answered these...
Stars of 'Contagion' Reunite to Offer Coronavirus Advice
NEW YORK — The stars of the 2011 virus thriller “Contagion” — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19. Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle have teamed up with scientists from Columbia University's Mailman School...
Coronavirus Cases Hit 2 Largest US Cities Differently
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease. Public health officials are keeping a wary eye and warning that LA could end up being as hard hit as...
BREAKING: House Passes $2.2T Rescue Package, Rushes It to Trump
WASHINGTON— Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic. The House approved the sweeping measure by a voice vote, as...