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‘Perfect Storm’: Washington virus deaths highlight risk at nursing homes

Less than a year after Constantine Valhouli moved his 85-year-old father into a Massachusetts elder-care facility, he is considering bringing his dad back home, his confidence rattled by a deadly coronavirus outbreak at a Washington state nursing home.

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Putin, Merkel discussed situation in Syria’s Idlib: RIA cites Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria’s Idlib region with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone call, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying on Tuesday.

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Russia will not stop fighting terrorism to solve Europe’s migration crisis: Lavrov

Russia will not stop fighting terrorism in Syria’s Idlib region in order to solve Europe’s migration crisis, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday at a news conference alongside his Finnish counterpart in Helsinki.

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Letters Urge Betsy DeVos To Erase Student Loans For Borrowers With Disabilities

A broad coalition of student loan advocates is urging the U.S. education secretary to make good on federal legal protections for student borrowers with severe disabilities. (Image credit: Alex Brandon/AP)

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Ampere launches new chip built from ground up for cloud workloads

Ampere, the chip startup run by former Intel President Renee James, announced a new chip today that she says is designed specifically to optimize for cloud workloads. Ampere VP of product Jeff Wittich says the new chip is called the

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Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State – The New York Times

Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State  The New York Times Gov. Cuomo confirms second case of coronavirus in New York | TheHill  The Hill Coronavirus in N.Y.: Outbreak Will Spread in City, Officials Warn  The New York Times Coronavirus

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Top US doctor says coronavirus now an ‘outbreak,’ possibly a ‘pandemic’ – New York Post

Top US doctor says coronavirus now an ‘outbreak,’ possibly a ‘pandemic’  New York Post WATCH LIVE: CDC officials, Fauci testify to Senate on U.S. response to coronavirus outbreak  Washington Post Top Government Health Official Warns Americans Of Coronavirus Spread | NBC Nightly

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With ‘Cabbage Prices’ on Offer Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Flights Across China Currently Cost as Little as $13

(Bloomberg) — Chinese airlines are offering tickets at what are known colloquially as cabbage prices as they start restoring seat capacity following drastic capacity cuts enforced by the COVID-19 coronavirus. A one-way direct trip from Shanghai to Chengdu on Juneyao

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Coronavirus and the Workplace: What if the Boss Says Stay Home?

Businesses are grappling with how to deal with a potential outbreak. Here’s what they’re doing, and how it could affect their workers.

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Coronavirus Updates: Governments Shift Focus to Containment, as Virus Spreads Globally

The U.S. is ramping up testing as officials in Washington State reported a sixth death from the virus.

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