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The New York Times
- Looking for Hope, Uplift or Just a Distraction From Virus Fears? Read On. March 28, 2020It’s grim out there. But in music, messages of hope — and goofy stuff online — people are trying to provide ways to get through a scary time.
- In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain March 28, 2020One Kentucky community has seen a wave of violence and homelessness as methamphetamine use returns.
- We’re Sharing Coronavirus Case Data for Every U.S. County March 28, 2020With no detailed government database on where the thousands of coronavirus cases have been reported, a team of New York Times journalists is attempting to track every case.
- Alone on the Road, a Trucker’s Long Haul as America Fights the Virus March 28, 2020Darrell Woolsey does not know when he will go home to Wyoming and his wife and three children.
- How Coronavirus Has Transformed Elections Across the U.S. March 29, 2020Party conventions are in jeopardy, campaigning is on hold and local candidates are playing the role of good Samaritan instead of traditional politician.
- Coronavirus Live Updates: Pelosi Accuses Trump of ‘Deadly’ Denial and Governors Plea for Help; New York Mayor Says Medical Supplies Will Run Out in a Week March 29, 2020The world largest lockdown brings chaos and hunger to India, and the global tally of cases rises past 670,000. A U.S. judge urges the release of migrant children.
- Tornado Strikes Jonesboro, Ark., Injuring 22, Officials Say March 29, 2020Many residents were staying home because of the coronavirus pandemic, reducing the number of those hurt, the mayor said.
- 4-Year-Old Girl, Lost in the Woods for 48 Hours, Is Found Unharmed March 28, 2020“Ecstatic may not be a good enough word — it was extremely emotional,” Sheriff Jay Jones of Lee County, Ala., said of finding Evelyn Sides, better known as Vadie.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Revealed: Saudis suspected of phone spying campaign in US March 29, 2020Exclusive: Whistleblower’s data suggests millions of tracking requests sent over four-month periodSaudi Arabia appears to be exploiting weaknesses in the global mobile telecoms network to track its citizens as they travel around the US, according to a whistleblower who has shown the Guardian millions of alleged secret tracking requests.Data revealed by the w […]
- Donald Trump in 'near tie' with Joe Biden, new poll finds March 29, 2020Washington Post-ABC News poll puts former vice-president ahead by 49% to 47% among registered votersDonald Trump has gained ground on his probable challenger in November’s presidential election and is in a “near tie” with Joe Biden, according to a new poll released on Sunday.The Washington Post-ABC News poll put the former vice-president ahead by 49% to 47% […]
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe under consideration for clemency March 29, 2020British-Iranian dual national has had her temporary release from prison extended because of the coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national on temporary release from a five-year jail sentence, is for the first time under formal consideration for clemency, her fam […]
- Newborn endangered sea turtles throng Brazil's deserted beaches March 29, 2020Birth of hawksbill turtles is usually greeted by crowds of human onlookers – but thanks to coronavirus, only government workers witnessed this eventNearly 100 critically endangered sea turtles have been born on a deserted beach in Brazil, their first steps going almost unnoticed because of a coronavirus lockdown prohibiting people from gathering on the regio […]
- Influential composer Krzysztof Penderecki dies aged 86 March 29, 2020Polish musician won numerous awards, scored The Exorcist, and was admired by rock starsObituary: Krzysztof PendereckiA guide to Penderecki’s musicLeading composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki has died at the age of 86 after a long illness, his family announced this morning.The Polish-born Penderecki was a major figure in contemporary music whose compos […]
- North Korea fires two missiles as Seoul condemns ‘inappropriate’ timing March 29, 2020Latest in flurry of launches draws particular criticism amid coronavirus pandemicNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as “inappropriate” amid the global coronavirus pandemic.Two “short-range projectiles” […]
- 'You've bollixed up my book': letter reveals Hemingway's fury at being censored March 29, 2020The author threatened to ditch his British publisher, and likened him to a vicar, after his ‘Anglo-Saxon’ expressions were cleaned upThe hard-drinking, hot-tempered American writer Ernest Hemingway was furious when he discovered that the language for the English edition of his latest book had been cleaned up, a previously unpublished letter reveals. “I will […]
- Zaghari-Ratcliffe's leave from prison to be extended by two weeks March 28, 2020British-Iranian’s release from jail in Tehran, due to Covid-19 outbreak, now runs until 18 AprilCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband has said her temporary leave from prison in Iran has been extended.Richard Ratcliffe said his wife’s father had been told that her temporary release from Evin prison in […]
The BBC
- Coronavirus: India's PM Modi seeks 'forgiveness' over lockdown March 29, 2020Narendra Modi apologises for sweeping restrictions that have left many jobless and hungry.
- Coronavirus: Trump backs away from New York quarantine March 29, 2020The US president now says the move is not necessary, after the idea was labelled "preposterous".
- Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus March 29, 2020While swathes of Europe are under lockdown, Sweden is allowing life to go on much as normal.
- Close-up footage of Arkansas tornado March 29, 2020An active weather front brings a rapid developing and destructive tornado to Arkansas
- Coronavirus: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on March 29, 2020Football fans around the world are turning to Belarus to get their fix during lockdown as the game carries on in the former Soviet republic.
- Coronavirus: Cruise ship off Panama coast transfers passengers March 29, 2020Healthy people on a cruise liner lying off Panama are being moved to another ship after four died.
- Pope gives prayer to empty St Peter's Square March 27, 2020The service usually only happens twice a year but was given as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000.
- Coronavirus: Tesla donates hundreds of ventilators to New York March 27, 2020New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US and a shortage of ventilators.
