Reading Time: 2 minutes The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett Crozier, has been relieved from duty after claiming that the United States Navy did not provide sufficient assistance for the novel coronavirus outbreak which occurred on the ship.

Reading Time: 2 minutes On April 2, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the governing body for the United States Democratic Party, postponed its presidential convention due to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. Originally, the convention was set to take place in mid-July. Being pushed back one month, it is now expected to take place in mid-August.

Reading Time: 2 minutes According to data compiled by tracking site Worldometer, as of April 2, 9 p.m. GMT, more than one million people worldwide tested positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – with the death toll of 53,216 affecting 204 countries and territories.

Reading Time: 5 minutes On April 1, millions of newly unemployed workers faced the prospect of having to pay their rent or mortgage even as the COVID-19 pandemic had all but shut down industries nationwide.

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– How do government responses for mortgage and rent freezes in the EU compare to the US?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Since the middle of March, there has been discussion in the media about whether the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders was coming to an end.

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– Is Bernie Sanders dropping out?
– Is the progressive wing splintering?

Reading Time: 2 minutes According to the BBC, British Airways (BA) is expected to suspend 36,000 staff members, although talks between the airline and trade union Unite are still ongoing.

Reading Time: 2 minutes In early January, Chinese scientists found “effective” antibodies capable of blocking the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – from entering the cells, after analyzing antibodies taken from recovered COVID-19 patients.

Reading Time: 3 minutes According to a classified United States government intelligence report, China underreported the number of cases and deaths attributed to the coronavirus outbreak. Officials claimed that not only were the numbers wrong, they were intentionally wrong.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Australia is hoping to preempt predatory investments from China, one of the country’s main economic partners, amidst an economic slowdown.

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– Why are there concerns of a Chinese takeover?

Reading Time: 6 minutes As one of the planet’s richest men, hedge fund manager George Soros has used his vast fortunes to shape economic and political policies around the world.

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– How did Soros earn the nickname “The Man Who Broke the Bank of England”?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Countries have enacted special regulations that would likely be difficult to enforce after the pandemic. Chile has placed the military in charge of overseeing movement within the country for 90 days. Israel has started shutting down courts and surveilling citizens’ cell phone data, while Bolivia and Ethiopia have postponed elections.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ever since the growing lockdown measures have been enforced in countries around the world due to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, a surprising phenomenon has been taking place. Nature has started to emerge in unexpected places.

Reading Time: 2 minutes United States President Donald Trump has emphasized the magnitude of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – pandemic at a White House press briefing on March 31, warning US citizens that the country should brace for a tough two-week period ahead.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Across the world, the coronavirus outbreak has caused massive disruptions to healthcare, travel and businesses, wreaking havoc to global economies.

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– How are organizations raising funds to battle coronavirus?
– What are corporations doing to help startups and small businesses?

Reading Time: 6 minutes During an appearance on Fox and Friends on March 30, President Donald Trump claimed that the Republican Party would never win another election if it were easier for Americans to vote.

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– What is voter suppression?
– What are some voter suppression tactics

Reading Time: 2 minutes Japan has announced plans to cushion the economic impact caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) by drawing up an emergency stimulus package.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Xinjiang, the region of China where Uighurs live, was put on lockdown with much of the rest of the country when the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) hit. With the gradual reopening of businesses and public places, some suspect the Uighurs may have disproportionately suffered during the interim.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone under quarantine in his official residence after one of his aides tested positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease – his office announced on March 30.

Reading Time: 7 minutes After being the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, China appears to now have the outbreak under control.

In a remarkable turnaround, the country has gone from reporting thousands of cases per day to easing restrictions in even the worst-hit areas.

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– What could China do differently?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Since 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China’s President Xi Jinping has been reshaping trade in the region, with ripple effects throughout the global economy. The ambitious plan looks to simultaneously build up China’s historically underdeveloped neighbors while expanding the potential customer base for China’s products.

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– What are the criticisms of the BRI?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Although the government of Sweden has advised its citizens to practice social distancing, work from home if possible and pay special attention to protecting the elderly during the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, it has yet to implement stricter controls as seen in other countries around the world.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saudi Arabian authorities have successfully intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at the kingdom’s capital Riyadh and another city in the south, Jazan, on March 28.

Reading Time: 2 minutes United States President Donald Trump has extended the stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April. His initial plan, however, was to get the US economy back by mid-April.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Italy officially passed the 10,000 mark with 10,023 fatalities reported as of March 28.

Reading Time: 2 minutes New York is by far the hardest-hit location in the US in regards to the coronavirus.

Reading Time: 5 minutes As of March 28, 2020, new coronavirus cases have passed 663,000.

People are being told to stay home, isolate themselves, practice social distancing and only leave the house for essential reasons. Many schools and universities have moved their courses online, with varying degrees of success, and many workers have been laid off.

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– What is the intersection of heath and economics?

Reading Time: 2 minutes United States President Donald Trump has commissioned vehicle manufacturer General Motors to produce much-needed ventilators to be supplied to hospitals nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), has tested positive for COVID-19.

Reading Time: 8 minutes In 2015, Google underwent a change in corporate structure, with Alphabet Inc. becoming the holding company and Google a subsidiary. This restructuring allowed Alphabet to widen its interests beyond Google’s main search and advertising business.

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– What are some of the areas Alphabet has been looking to expand into?

Reading Time: 2 minutes With the growing shortages in medical masks and gowns amid the coronavirus pandemic around the world, businesses have begun stepping in to help with the production of protective equipment used in the healthcare industry.

Reading Time: 3 minutes As of March 27, the United States has 85,612 recorded novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cases, making it the nation with the most known cases across the globe. Over 1,000 of its people have died. In China, Spain and Italy, the death rate is higher, however, as thousands more have succumbed to the virus.

Reading Time: 2 minutes While Tunisia and Rwanda also took similar measures, South Africa has begun a three-week lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which took effect at midnight on March 26.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Democrat Andrew Cuomo has been the governor of New York, one of the most populous states in the United States, since 2011. The recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has hit New York especially hard, has thrust Cuomo into the national spotlight like no other time in his career.

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– According to polls, how has Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis made him one of the most-trusted leaders in America?

Reading Time: 4 minutes As a result of the hundreds of millions of people around the world who are currently in lockdown due to the spread of COVID-19, countries are experiencing a reduction in pollution.

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– After the lockdown, what did satellite imagery of China show?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alongside similar measures taken by South Africa and the United Kingdom, this week, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the country would go on an unprecedented lockdown for 21 days, starting on March 25.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Spain’s novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing the COVID-19 disease, death toll numbers has surpassed China’s after the biggest one-day jump of 7,457 new cases and 738 new deaths reported over 24 hours on March 25.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The surge in coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing the COVID-19 disease, patients in the United States has begun to put a strain on public healthcare.

Reading Time: 5 minutes A decision by the United States Supreme Court could allow states to eliminate the so-called “insanity defense” that allows a criminal defendant to argue that they are mentally incapable of understanding right from wrong.

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As of now, only five states fail to allow the insanity defense, but it is believed more states may move to bar it.

– What was a recent high-profile use of the insanity defense?

Reading Time: 4 minutes The continuing COVID-19 epidemic is an egalitarian crisis, affecting the famous and non-famous alike. As Americans self-isolate and practice social distancing, the internet has filled with funny, informative and occasionally head-scratching posts.

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– Why was “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot’s response one of the most ridiculed?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly called on the public to return to work despite the rise of coronavirus cases in the country. “The virus arrived, we are confronting it, and it will pass shortly. Our lives have to continue, jobs should be maintained,” Bolsonaro said on March 23 in a public address.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Italy reported 743 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), on March 24, recording its second-highest daily record since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

Reading Time: 2 minutes On March 24, officials from the United States Congress and the White House announced the preparation of the final details on a nearly US$2 trillion aid package to help Americans during the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. It is expected to be enacted within days.

Reading Time: 4 minutes He has been called the “calming presence” during the COVID-19 press conferences in the United States, yet Dr. Anthony Fauci has not refrained from presenting the hard facts.

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– Why did the hashtag #WhereIsDrFauci begin trending?

Reading Time: 4 minutes As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, many aspects of ordinary life have been altered.

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– How is Big Tech thriving?
– How have the Big Tech responded to the coronavirus?

Reading Time: 5 minutes As the coronavirus spreads around the world, so does the public’s fear and angst.

Here are four news stories to give you a bit of a mental and emotional break from the coronavirus news flooding our screens and minds.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2020 Summer Olympic Games, which were set to take place in Tokyo in late July to early August, is predicted to be the next major sporting event to be postponed due to the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.

Reading Time: 2 minutes On March 23, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged citizens to stay home in an effort to curb the transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) in the country.

Reading Time: 2 minutes United States President Donald Trump has expressed the opinion that the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is not the fault of Asian-Americans. He also defended the use of the term “Chinese virus” to refer to the virus.

Reading Time: 4 minutes On Saturday, March 21, Politico reported that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) had made a request to Congress that would effectively end the legal right of habeas corpus.

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What did the DOJ request?
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The United Nations (UN) and water charities have warned that there is a greater risk facing humanity than the current coronavirus pandemic — lack of access to clean drinking water.

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Is water really running out?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recent numbers indicate that the number of known coronavirus cases in the United States passed 35,000. As cases continue to rise, misinformation is accompanying it.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States recorded 35,060 coronavirus cases with 1,514 new cases as of March 23, marking roughly 5% of cases worldwide.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Italy recorded 651 deaths from the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) on March 22, a decrease compared to a day earlier with 793 deaths.

Reading Time: 3 minutes On Saturday, Amazon announced that it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its US warehouses between March 15 and May 9, as the e-commerce giant tries to meet the growing demands placed on it due to the coronavirus.

Reading Time: 6 minutes The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. Countries are in lockdown, major sporting events have been postponed, and the stock market appears increasingly turbulent. Every continent other than Antarctica has reported a coronavirus case, and all age groups, even infants, have become infected. But one segment of the population is especially vulnerable to COVID-19 — the elderly.

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– What is life inside nursing homes like right now?

Reading Time: 2 minutes US President Donald Trump has called for 600 million masks to be manufactured in the US over the next 18 months as US hospitals struggle to keep medical professionals safe.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Although the first outbreak of the new coronavirus started in China, aggressive quarantine efforts have stifled the virus within its borders, at least for now.

Reading Time: 4 minutes As required by the US Constitution, the federal government conducts a census of all people living within the country every ten years.

Among other things, the census helps determine the distribution of federal funds and how many representatives each state should be allocated in the US House.

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the biggest increase in a single day since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy reported 627 deaths from the coronavirus on March 20.

Reading Time: 5 minutes In recent days, viral posts on Facebook and Twitter have alleged that celebrities who have contracted COVID-19 are in fact not sick, but are using the virus to cover for having been arrested.

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– How did QAnon start?

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Friday, Illinois and New York followed California in putting restrictions on the movement of residents, ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Presidential candidate and Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard has ended her 2020 presidential run and endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States has reported 14,366 coronavirus cases, with 217 deaths and 125 recoveries so far. The worst affected states are Washington, New York and California.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Starting with the Iowa caucuses in February, the 2020 US presidential campaign began in earnest, but Russia’s disinformation campaign started far earlier.

– How may Russian efforts differ in 2020?

Reading Time: 8 minutes On November 12, 2012, Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the highest-ranking position in China. Five months later, on March 14, 2013, Xi also took on the title of President of the People’s Republic of China.

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– How did Xi become “the most powerful leader since Mao”?

Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of deaths in Italy due to the coronavirus is now higher than that of China, surpassing 3,400.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The original epicenter of the coronavirus, Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in central China, is experiencing a slowdown in infections for the first time since the outbreak began in December 2019.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a new quantitative easing (QE) program to help the European economy deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Reading Time: 2 minutes In an escalation of tensions between two superpowers amid the rise of a global pandemic, China declared that all US journalists affiliated with the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal would be expelled from China.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Due to a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, the price of oil has hit a 17-year low in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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– What is OPEC?
– Is America energy independent?

Reading Time: 4 minutes On March 2, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could result in the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare as it is more commonly known.

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– What efforts have been made to repeal Obamacare?
– What is the public pinion on Obamacare?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Italy’s Department of Civil Protection said the death toll from the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) rose to 2,503 on March 17, an increase of 16% with a total of 31,506 cases reported. The Mediterranean country reported an increase of 345 deaths in a span of 24 hours.

Reading Time: 2 minutes As part of a stimulus package, United States President Donald Trump will be sending as much as US$1,000 to individual Americans in an effort offset the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.

Reading Time: 2 minutes In another strong showing, Joe Biden, former vice president under Barack Obama, won the Democratic primaries in Florida and Illinois. He was facing off against progressive Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Reading Time: 7 minutes In the 1980s and 90s, a wave of accusations of child sexual abuse shared a common thread: satanism.

In recent years, a similar tenor of moral panic has fed the fringe belief systems of QAnon and followers of the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory.

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– What were the origins of Satanic Panic?

Reading Time: 4 minutes The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have gone interplanetary as the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities announced they were postponing a planned mission to Mars.

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– Who are the ESA and Roscosmos?

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Monday, Russia’s Constitutional Court approved a set of constitutional amendments, including a reset of President Vladimir Putin’s presidential term count.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hollywood actor Idris Elba has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and is currently in self-isolation.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The global financial markets are facing a volatile time as coronavirus fears sent United States stocks plunging to the lowest mark since 1987.

The S&P 500 sank 12% on March 16, despite the US Federal Reserve’s move to slash interest rates close to zero. The S&P has completely lost its 2019 gain and is currently almost 30% down from an all-time high.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Late Monday, March 16, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the state’s Democratic primary voting set for Tuesday would, in fact, be canceled. DeWine said that public health officials cautioned against holding large-scale events during the coronavirus outbreak.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Billions of swarming desert locusts are ravaging crops across East Africa and South Asia, threatening the food supply and livelihoods of millions of people.

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– Which African and Asian countries have been affected?
– What caused the outbreak?

Reading Time: 5 minutes In the presidential debate on Sunday, March 15, former Vice President Joe Biden committed to choosing a woman as his running mate if he gets the nomination.

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– Who might Biden select for VP?

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is planning to hold emergency meetings over the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The talks are scheduled to be held via teleconference on March 17.

Reading Time: 9 minutes Thursday was a tipping point. It felt that way when I woke that morning. United States President Donald Trump spoke to the US on Wednesday from the Oval Office to explain the US government’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. On the list of measures was a ban on travelers from Europe’s Schengen Area.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Three European Union nations and the United Kingdom have recorded their single-day highest death toll from the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the COVID-19 disease, on March 15.

A spike in coronavirus cases took place in Italy, Spain, France and the UK over the weekend, as the epicenter of the virus shifted from mainland China to Europe.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Millions of women in Mexico took part in a strike on March 9 to protest against rising levels of gender-based violence.

The strike, called “The Day Without Us,” saw women from across the country stay home from work and school. The intention was to show what life would be like if women disappeared from society. The day before the protest, thousands took to the street to mark International Women’s Day.

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– What exactly happened on March 9?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders met alone on Sunday on the debate stage for the first time, amid serious concerns in the United States over the disease COVID-19.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Forty-six million citizens in Spain are on lockdown after the government in Madrid imposed measures to contain the novel coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told the public that tight restrictions on movement and the closing of restaurants and other businesses would go into effect in a two-week state of emergency.

Reading Time: 2 minutes United States President Donald Trump tested negative Saturday for the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide, the latest numbers on the coronavirus shows over 145,000 cases, 5,400 deaths, and over 72,000 recoveries.

In the United States, there are now over 2,000 cases and 50 people have died.

Reading Time: 2 minutes US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency due to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, which thus far has killed 50 people in the country.

The declaration of a national emergency would mean that the federal government would be allowed to tap into US$50 billion in relief funds.

Reading Time: 4 minutes On Thursday, March 12, one of America’s biggest sporting events, March Madness, was canceled.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) made this unprecedented decision in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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– How did NCAA spokesperson respond?

Reading Time: 2 minutes American actor Johnny Depp filed a lawsuit against United Kingdom tabloid newspaper the Sun over an article labeling him as a “wife-beater,” in February 2020.

Reading Time: < 1 minute During the White House address on March 11, United States President Donald Trump made several announcements regarding a European travel ban and insurance co-payments for coronavirus treatment.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement posted on Twitter by the PM’s communications director on March 13.

Reading Time: 4 minutes With the continued spread of COVID-19, music festivals and other major cultural events are being forced to cancel, at great financial loss. The list of festivals that have now been canceled or postponed include California’s Coachella and Texas’ South by Southwest (abbreviated as SXSW).

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– What are the costs of the costs of cancellations?

Reading Time: 5 minutes As the primary battle for the Democratic presidential nomination continues, Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), holds a pivotal role.

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– What was Perez’s career like prior to becoming the DNC Chair?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Steep losses in the US stock market continued on Thursday, culminating in the worst day for traders since 1987’s “Black Monday” crash. The steep declines come just days after Wall Street suffered its worst day since the 2008 financial crisis, which occurred this Monday, demonstrating a severe lack of positive sentiment in trading markets.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Late on Monday, March 9, Spanish officials announced that they would be closing schools in the capital city of Madrid and the surrounding region for two weeks, starting Wednesday.

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– How does the coronavirus look throughout Europe?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hollywood actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have been confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus while filming in Australia.

Reading Time: 2 minutes On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

“In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside of China has increased 13-fold and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more than 118,000 cases,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general.

Reading Time: 2 minutes In an extraordinary step, US President Donald Trump announced in a televised speech from the Oval Office on March 11 that the United States is suspending all travel from Europe, with the exception of the United Kingdom, in order to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Reading Time: 2 minutes After first saying it would play games in empty arenas, the NBA put forth a statement on Wednesday night that all contests are suspended indefinitely after a Utah Jazz player, reportedly Rudy Gobert, tested positive for COVID-19.

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Wednesday morning, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in a New York courtroom to 23 years in jail after being convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault late last month.

Reading Time: 6 minutes On Tuesday, March 10, former Vice President Joe Biden took a massive step towards securing the Democratic presidential nomination, claiming victory in the primary states of Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho.

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– How did Biden win the support of African American Voters?
– Why are moderate Democrats anxious about Bernie Sanders?

Reading Time: 2 minutes At least 44 people in Iran have died from alcohol poisoning after drinking bootleg alcohol in an effort to ward off the novel coronavirus. Misinformation in the country regarding alcohol being the cure or prevention for coronavirus infection has led to some Iranians drinking bootleg alcohol. Seven bootleggers have been detained by authorities.

Reading Time: 2 minutes United Kingdom health minister and Conservative Party MP Nadine Dorries is the first British politician to be diagnosed with the coronavirus as of March 10. Dorries first showed symptoms on March 5, the same day as her meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Reading Time: 4 minutes On Monday, March 9, Adam Castillejo came forward as the second patient ever to be cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In an interview with The New York Times, Castillejo explained how a dual diagnosis of HIV and cancer resulted in his receiving an experimental bone-marrow transplant that saved his life.

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– Who is Adam Castillejo?
– What are HIV and AIDS?

Reading Time: 3 minutes After gaining a majority of the delegates in last week’s Super Tuesday races, Joe Biden became a surprise frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination for president, just days after it had been declared that his campaign was all but dead.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reported novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases in China, the country where the virus originated, have decreased in the past week.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The whole of Italy is now on lockdown, with about 60 million inhabitants forced to stay home until the coronavirus outbreak is contained.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Three Republicans who were recently in close contact with United States President Donald Trump said that they would be self-isolating themselves after they had come into contact with an individual infected with coronavirus, on March 9.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Thousands all over the globe took part in protests and celebrations to mark International Women’s Day on March 8.

The demonstrations were widespread and well-attended as people demanded an end to gender-based discrimination, inequality and violence.

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– How did the protests look in South America and across Europe?

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Monday, March 9, US markets plunged amid investor concerns over the economic impact of the coronavirus and the steep cut in oil prices as Saudi Arabia and Russia argue over prices and production.

Reading Time: 5 minutes On Friday, March 6, 2020, Hachette Book Group (HBG) announced it would not be publishing Woody Allen’s memoir.

Hachette’s decision was a reaction to critics, including the company’s own employees, who objected to the publication of a book by a man who has been accused of sexually abusing his adopted daughter.

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– What are the decades of accusations against Woody Allen?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Twenty-two people have died from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States as of March 9. A total of 565 cases have been reported across 34 states in the US.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Former 2020 presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris, is endorsing her one-time rival, Joe Biden, for president of the United States. She expressed this in a video posted on Twitter on March 8.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Two university experts told Goldman Sachs that “from policy and preparedness coordination across national, state and local levels to the availability of drugs and medical supplies,” the United States is unprepared to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak of any significant size.

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– What did the Goldman Sachs report find?
– How much has the Chinese economy contracted due to the outbreak?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Following China’s example after the initial coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Italy has decided to quarantine some 16 million people. In recent weeks, the areas surrounding Milan and Venice have been hit hard by the coronavirus.

Reading Time: 8 minutes The coronavirus is taking the world by storm, spreading across the globe and understandably, many people still have questions about it.

The Millennial Source is here to help.

Below are answers to commonly asked questions about the disease.

Reading Time: 3 minutes A federal judge dismissed a US$50 million lawsuit filed against Google by Hawaiian Representative, and current Democratic presidential candidate, Tulsi Gabbard on March 4.

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– Why did Tulsi Gabbard sue Google?
– Who is Tulsi Gabbard?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Google provides access to a “largely unfiltered sample of actual search requests” through Google Trends.

The service shows that in the US this month, the two topics being explored more than any other are the Democratic primaries and the coronavirus outbreak.

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– What were the most popular questions surrounding the Democratic primaries and Covid-19?

Reading Time: 2 minutes SpaceX, the brainchild of entrepreneur and engineer Elon Musk, successfully launched and landed its 50th rocket on Friday after delivering supplies to the International Space Station.

Reading Time: 2 minutes 70 employees at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington are showing symptoms of being infected with the coronavirus.

As of February 19, 180 people are employed at the nursing home.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mainland China reported 99 new cases of the coronavirus on March 6, with 60 cases having originated abroad.

24 of the 25 new cases that were found outside of China’s Hubei province, where the virus originated, were found to have originated in another country.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Late this week, a ceasefire deal was enacted between Turkey and Russia, two countries supporting opposing parties in Syria’s ongoing civil war.

Russia, a longtime backer of the Syrian government, and Turkey, who supports some of the rebel fighters, signed the deal after weeks of intense fighting in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province.

Reading Time: 2 minutes A school in Sydney has been closed after a student tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Sydney’s Epping Boys High School has been shut down, sending nearly 1,200 students home after a 16-year-old student was found to have tested positive for the coronavirus on March 5.

Reading Time: 2 minutes United States Vice President Mike Pence has stated the lack of sufficient novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) test kits to meet the increasing demand.

During a visit to a surgical mask manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pence vowed to address the shortage. “We don’t have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate the demand going forward,” he said.

Reading Time: 4 minutes As countries scramble to address the spread of COVID-19, regular citizens are changing how they live their lives.

In China, where the virus originated, mass quarantines have also led to unexpected trends in two very different areas: mobile gaming and home cooking.

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– How much did global downloads of games for mobile phones increase in February?

Reading Time: 5 minutes After winning the majority of states on Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden has firmly cemented his role as frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president. Of the various candidates who have vied for the nomination, Biden has one of the highest public profiles, having served as Vice President under President Barack Obama.

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– What are Biden’s policy proposals?

Reading Time: 2 minutes After failing to finish higher than third place in the 18 states that have voted so far in the Democratic primaries, Elizabeth Warren, a progressive Senator from Massachusetts, left the race for president.

Reading Time: 2 minutes An elderly person infected with the new coronavirus (nCoV) in California died on March 4, causing the state to declare an emergency. The 71-year-old man reportedly had underlying health issues prior to contracting the deadly virus and was onboard the Mexico-bound Grand Princess cruise ship from February 11 to 21.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Ever since the creation of MP3s, the music industry has been in a race to adapt to the rapid evolution of computer technology. Now, with virtual reality (VR) on the verge of becoming the next major frontier in entertainment, both music tech companies and artists are becoming early adopters of the technology.

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– What is virtual reality?
– How are the younger generation using virtual reality to help enhance their musical experiences?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chinese researchers have identified two different types of novel coronavirus (nCoV) strains. In a study published on March 3, researchers at Peking University’s School of Life Sciences and Institut Pasteur of Shanghai (IPS) indicated that 70% of the coronavirus strains tested were of a more aggressive type than the other 30%.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Joe Biden had a big night on Super Tuesday. After struggling to gain traction early in the race, his campaign was revived with a big win in South Carolina last Saturday. That momentum continued into Tuesday’s contest.

Reading Time: 4 minutes President Vladimir Putin has recommended an amendment to the Russian constitution that would officially define marriage as being between a man and a woman. This wording, which would essentially ban gay marriage in the country, is part of a 24-page draft amendment that Putin has submitted to the nation’s parliament.

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– What are the anti-LGBT laws in Russia

Reading Time: < 1 minute Italy’s health authorities will be setting up a new quarantine red zone, as numbers of coronavirus fatalities jumped to 79 on March 3.

Lombardy, the northern region of the country, remains the worst-hit area in Italy. City quarantines have been placed in Lombardy and Veneto after the first few coronavirus cases were reported on February 20.

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Amazon employee in the United States who worked at the company’s South Lake Union office complex in Seattle, Washington has contracted the coronavirus. The employee has been quarantined and coworkers who were in close contact with the employee have been notified on March 3.

Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 54,000 prisoners in Iran have been temporarily allowed to leave prison after testing negative for the novel coronavirus and settling their bail.

However, according to judiciary spokesperson Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, those sentenced to more than five years in jail will not be freed.

Reading Time: 4 minutes A California environmental group is suing Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nestlé and other large companies for contributing to plastic pollution and misleading consumers about the recyclability of their products.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Super Tuesday, one of the biggest days in American politics, is winding down. With voters from 14 states going to the polls to vote in the Democratic primary and 1,357 delegates up for grabs, the two Democratic frontrunners, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, are looking to distinguish their position in the race.

Reading Time: 4 minutes On Sunday, March 1, US district judge Randolph Moss ruled that Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, had been unlawfully appointed to his position.

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– Who is Ken Cuccinelli?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Six people have died from novel coronavirus (nCoV) infections in the United States as of March 2, with over a hundred cases registered nationwide. All of the deaths occurred in Washington State, having been linked to patients in a nursing home in Kirkland.

According to Washington’s state health officer, Dr Kathy Lofy, 14 cases were reported in King County and four more cases in Snohomish County, while another 29 cases are still awaiting test results. Washington’s public health laboratory is capable of testing about 200 suspected cases a day.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The former chief executive and chairman of General Electric (GE) Jack Welch died at the age of 84 on March 1 due to renal failure.

Welch, the son of a railroad engineer, grew up to become the head of the American multinational conglomerate from 1981 to 2001. He was named the manager of the century notably for transforming GE into one of the world’s largest companies.

Reading Time: 4 minutes The final four days of February saw many of the biggest names in the US Republican Party gather for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Since its inception more than four decades ago, CPAC has become a must-attend event for conservative politicians, media figures and activists.

This year’s conference ended with a keynote speech by President Donald Trump, who has appeared at the conference every year since winning the 2016 election.

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– What did President Trump say during his speech to the CPAC crowd?
– What is the future of the conservative movement?

Reading Time: 5 minutes In the 2020 campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, Senator Elizabeth Warren has remained a major player in the field, despite coming in no higher than third place in the first four primaries. Prior to the Super Tuesday round of primaries, there were calls for her to drop out to shore up support for Senator Bernie Sanders, another progressive candidate.

Though Warren’s campaign initially made a big splash, a series of missteps and messaging reversals have opened her up to attacks from her political rivals.

– Who was Elizabeth Warren before politics?
– What are Warren’s policy proposals?

Reading Time: 2 minutes The total number of worldwide deaths attributed to the coronavirus has just passed 3,000. Although the vast majority of those deaths have been in China, new virus hotspots have emerged in Iran, Italy and South Korea.

Meanwhile, the United States is grappling with the prospect of increased transmission as the second death attributed to the virus in the US was confirmed in Washington State. In late February, the virus spread faster outside of China than within, and now Chinese authorities are claiming that the virus is starting to be contained in Wuhan.

Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 80,000 Uighurs are believed to have been transferred out of the western Xinjiang autonomous region to work in factories across China from 2017 to 2019 to produce goods for global brands.

Twenty-seven factories in nine Chinese provinces have been linked to the use of the Uighur labor since 2017. A number of global brands such as Nike and Apple are among the major brands implicated in the supply chain. An estimated eight million pairs of Nike shoes are said to have been produced at the Qingdao Taekwang Shoes Co., which is the factory that has been supplying shoes for the American footwear brand for the past 30 years.

Reading Time: 2 minutes On March 1, a woman in her late thirties has been confirmed as the first novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patient in New York State in the United States, after returning from a trip to Iran – the Middle East’s worst-hit nation by the deadly virus. The virus is known to cause the disease called COVID-19.

She has reportedly been placed in isolation at home, according to New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. “The patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving in New York,” said Governor Cuomo.