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IRS Gives Stimulus Check Distribution Details, Says Payments To Begin Within Three Weeks – Forbes

IRS Gives Stimulus Check Distribution Details, Says Payments To Begin Within Three Weeks  Forbes Stimulus checks approved to ease impact of coronavirus restrictions: Here’s how to access them  Fox News If you earn too much to get a stimulus check, here’s how

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Coronavirus: Three out of four Americans under some form of lockdown – BBC News

Coronavirus: Three out of four Americans under some form of lockdown  BBC News Trump boasts about U.S. virus response while governors complain of testing delays  CBS This Morning Trump Suggests Lack of Testing Is No Longer a Problem. Governors Disagree.  The New York

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Amid shift to remote work, application performance monitoring is IT’s big moment

In recent weeks, millions have started working from home, putting unheard-of pressure on services like video conferencing, online learning, food delivery and e-commerce platforms. While some verticals have seen a marked reduction in traffic, others are being asked to scale

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Xage adds full-stack data protection to blockchain security platform

Xage, a startup that has been taking an unusual path to secure legacy companies like oil and gas and utilities with help from the blockchain, announced a new data protection service today. Xage CEO Duncan Greatwood, says that up until

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Substack offers $100K in grants for independent writers

Substack is taking several steps to support the writers and publications using its newsletter platform. After all, just as writers and newsrooms are starting to build real businesses on Substack, the COVID-19 pandemic is dealing a huge financial blow to

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Trump Rollback of Obama Mileage Standards Guts Efforts on Climate Change

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States’ biggest efforts against climate change. The

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‘Taking Action Cost Me My Job.’ Amazon Fires Worker Who Led Coronavirus Strike

Chris Smalls, an Amazon fulfillment center employee, said the company fired him after he led a strike at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, over coronavirus safety conditions. “Taking action cost me my job,” Smalls said Monday in a

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Victorious’ Zoom Reunion Is What Nostalgic Dreams Are Made of

Stars: they’re just like us. No matter how famous, they are also limited by the rules of social distancing — and have been making use of teleconferencing software like Zoom to host “parties.” Just consider the case of Ariana Grande,

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