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Colleges using COVID dorms, quarantines to keep virus at bay
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — With the coronavirus spreading through colleges at alarming rates, universities are scrambling to find quarantine locations in dormitory buildings and off-campus properties to isolate the thousands of students who have caught COVID-19 or been exposed to it. Sacred Heart University has converted a 34-room guest house […]
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Inside the Secret Porsche Program That Helps Select Clients Customize Their Dream Car
Jorge Carnicero is a blue man. Many of the numerous cars he owns are blue. His daily uniform is a blue button-up Ralph Lauren shirt, blue jeans and a blue baseball cap. And in June of 2018, as he was sitting in the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, surrounded by […]
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How a pro-Trump Black group became unofficial lobbyists for Erdogan
Donald Trump; Darrell Scott; Turkish Flag Donald Trump and Darrell Scott | Turkish Flag Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images This is the second part of a two-part series. In the first article in this series, Salon explored how officials with a controversial pro-Trump nonprofit called the Urban Revitalization Coalition (URC) […]
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During COVID-19, many doctors and patients are using telehealth to keep connected
Dr. Sarvam TerKonda of the Mayo Clinic Center for Connected Care consults with a patient. In 2019, Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida was ramping up its virtual options for patients, and providers conducted about 100 appointments by video throughout the year. This spring, with people staying home as a result […]
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What will China’s central bank digital currency mean for Alipay and WeChat Pay?
China’s e-payments ecosystem is set to step up a level of sophistication as the coronavirus pandemic and deteriorating US-China relations hasten Beijing’s plans for a digital fiat currency; potentially complicating a landscape dominated by Alipay and WeChat Pay. The central bank’s e-yuan, called Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DC/EP), would let […]
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Affordable prints to decorate your university room with
The Independent Design and style aside, most people can agree that a room isn’t quite complete without a little bit of decoration on the walls – wheter that’s in the form of prints, artwork or photographs. As you move into your new student halls or shared house, considering what you’re […]
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Do your bit and donate blood plasma to fight virus, men told
Women are far more willing than men to provide samples – REUTERS Coronavirus Article Bar with counter .. Men must step up and donate their blood plasma to help defeat coronavirus, the NHS has urged, as it is revealed that women make up almost two thirds of donors. Female patients […]
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Convenience or dystopia? Work-from-home blend is here to stay.
This summer, in preparation for an important Zoom teleconference meeting, Ben Snyder put his toddler down early for a nap, hoping he’d sleep through the event. He didn’t. Instead, five minutes into it, his son burst into the room, asking, “Daddy, what are you doing?” “It was embarrassing,” says the […]
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Calabasan Of The Week: Tatyana Yukhtman
Know someone you think would be great to feature? Email [email protected]. Name: Tatyana Yukhtman Job: CEO, Groza Learning Center Favorite music/musicians: Depends on the moment. It goes from Sinatra to Bob Marley. Favorite movies/actors: I am a very big fan of very cliché romance movies with a happy ending. I […]
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Missing movie theaters in quarantine? Head to these drive-ins around the country
The country is starting to open up after months of lockdown, yet social distancing and sanitary precautions are still important as ever. And although theater chains like AMC are gearing up to return in August, taking in a drive-in movie may sound appealing, especially for families. Drive-in movie theaters have the […]
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Mexico tortilla shop gives free TV, internet for school kids
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A tortilla shop has started giving free wifi and television access for kids in its Mexico City neighborhood whose homes don’t have them, or whose brothers and sisters are already using the services for remote learning during the pandemic. Mexico’s government schools started at-distance classes Aug. […]
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The pandemic is changing the future of fashion and shopping. Why that’s a good thing
(Lucila Perini / For The Times) Given the chaos and uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, trying to pin down the top fashion and beauty trends of a year hence feels as futile as trying to pick a living room wallpaper pattern while your house is on fire. But we […]