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Spotlight: Mask-wearing remains controversial in U.S. as COVID-19 death toll exceeds 100,000

Wearing masks remain controversial in the United States even though public health officials have continued to recommend the use of face coverings in public to curb the

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Biden regrets "ain't black" remarks about African Americans supporting Trump

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he regrets his remarks earlier on Friday that if African American voters back President Donald Trump's reelec

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Europe to Facebook: Pay taxes and respect our values — or we’ll regulate

A livestreamed “debate” yesterday between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a European commissioner shaping digital policy for the internal market, Thierry Breton, sound

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Spotlight: Whether to quickly lift COVID-19 lockdowns sparks controversy in U.S.

Even though the spread of COVID-19 has barely peaked in the United States, White House officials and some state governors have already planned to restart the economy,

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Economists warn of costly COVID-19 resurgence if U.S. states reopen hastily

A pedestrian in face mask walks through Times Square amid the COVID-19 outbreak in New York, the United States, May 9, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)"If we get a

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New Zealand to relax COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday

New Zealand will move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 on Thursday and reopen most businesses in 10 days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday. Ardern told a press c

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Startups Weekly: SEC temporarily loosens crowdfunding regulations on small companies

Editor’s note: Get this weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use every Saturday morning by email (7am PT). Subscribe here.A specific type of small start

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Twitter rolls out changes to threaded conversations following tests in its prototype app, twttr

Twitter announced today it’s introducing a new layout for replies that will use lines and indentations to make it easier to understand who you’re replying to and how th

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UK government "on track" to meet testing target as another 586 COVID-19 patients die

Another 586 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as of Monday afternoon, taking the total coronavirus hospital death toll to 21,67

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U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio calls America's jarring inequality "national emergency"

Ray Dalio, a U.S.billionaire, recently said that America's jarring inequality is a "national emergency," according to a Business Insider report on Monday. "There need

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Spotlight: Global COVID-19 cases top 3 mln, U.S. economic outlook darkens

Global COVID-19 cases crossed the 3 million mark Monday, with nearly one-third of them in the United States as business economists' outlook about the country's economy

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Over 1,100 Philippine health workers tested positive for COVID-19

The number of health workers who tested positive for COVID-19 in the Philippines has climbed to 1,101, a senior Philippine health official said on Saturday. Health Und

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U.S. states, public divided over reopening economy amid pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump is at odds with a number of states run by Democratic governors, in a push-and-shove match over reopening the world's biggest economy. Trump

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Spotlight: U.S. states move to ease stay-at-home rules, as health experts urge caution

Some U.S. states are moving to ease stay-at-home restrictions intended to limit the spread of COVID-19, though health experts have urged caution in removing the measur

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Interview: U.S. psychologist gives advice for keeping mentally healthy when stay at home

As the spring of 2020 comes, millions of people around the world stay at home rather than enjoy outdoor life. With more than 2.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 wor

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Week in Review: Facebook hardware finds pandemic market fit

Hey everybody, welcome back to Week in Review. The world of COVID-19 is our new reality, so I’ll continue to include links to some positive updates on research, but I’l

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Trudeau announces expanded eligibility for emergency benefit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday expanded eligibility rules for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) so that part-time and seasonal wo