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Coronavirus: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Urge Seattle Workers To Stay Home

U.S. companies are trying to limit disruption from the coronavirus outbreak by curtailing travel and telling some employees to work from home. Several major tech firms are among the latest to act. (Image credit: Ted S. Warren/AP)

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Trump’s coronavirus musings put scientists on edge – POLITICO

Trump’s coronavirus musings put scientists on edge  POLITICO President Donald Trump donates salary to help coronavirus efforts  KPRC Click2Houston Donald Trump accuses Democrats of ‘fearmongering’ over coronavirus  The Guardian Truth, reality, Donald Trump and COVID-19  Anchorage Daily News Bill Weld says he will keep

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Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing

Princess Cruises did not immediately disclose how many people were aboard the vessel — which has a capacity of 3,650 passengers and crew — but said fewer than 100 had been identified for testing.

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Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing

Princess Cruises did not immediately disclose how many people were aboard the vessel — which has a capacity of 3,650 passengers and crew — but said fewer than 100 had been identified for testing.

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Russia’s Putin says agreed deal with Turkey’s Erdogan that lays ground for Syria ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he had agreed a deal with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at talks in Moscow that he hoped would lead to a halt of military action in Syria’s Idlib province.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter tests ephemeral Fleets

Twitter tries out its own version of the popular Stories format, a court orders Otto’s founder to pay a big fine to Google and electric skateboard company Boosted makes cuts. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 5, 2020. 1. Twitter

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Latinos and Young People Come Through for Bernie Sanders in California Primary

With millions of ballots left to count, it is impossible to know how the delegates will be allocated.

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The 27 most downright odd lines from Donald Trump’s interview with Sean Hannity – CNN

The 27 most downright odd lines from Donald Trump’s interview with Sean Hannity  CNN Trump floats his own coronavirus hunches on ‘Hannity’  POLITICO Trump insults Fox News on Hannity show, continues war with network  Business Insider ‘They’re rooting for the coronavirus’: Trump allies

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Arweave’s permaweb stops coronavirus censorship, raises $8M

The Chinese government has been removing criticism of its coronavirus response from apps like Weibo, the local equivalent of Twitter. But before it can, that content is being saved, decentralized, and highlighted thanks to Arweave’s permaweb. Today it’s announcing another

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Chinese Schools Run Into Censorship Issues After Being Forced Online by Coronavirus

(BEIJING) — Less than 30 minutes into a lecture on bioinformatics, Chu Xinjian’s class was abruptly cut short. It was the first day of an unusual semester. Across China, schools have been shut indefinitely to contain the spread of a

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