COVID-19: Vietnam registers 16 more cases, 16th fatality Vietnam has recorded 16 new cases of community transmission, all closely linked to the current Da Nang coronavirus outbreak, and another COVID-19 death during the past 12 hours. Ten cases have been confirmed in Da Nang city, the epicenter of the outbreak, […]
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TRI-VALLEY, CA — Only one thing is certain about the Tri-Valley’s upcoming school year, and that’s uncertainty. With the coronavirus being far from under control, school officials have been debating when, or if, classrooms will reopen in the fall and, more importantly, how California’s economic crisis will ultimately impact the […]
California health officials have required COVID-19 testing of residents and employees at nursing homes, such as this one in Reseda, but have not provided comprehensive testing to their own inspectors who regularly visit the facilities. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, California health officials […]
Click here to read the full article. Everyone’s doing it — shopping online. As the pandemic continues to escalate, e-tailers will have access to more consumer dollars than ever before. However, brands and retailers that offer enhanced shopping experiences with free services such as personal stylists to fit specialists are […]
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the new edition of Insider Today. Please sign up here. QUOTE OF THE DAY “Person, woman, man, camera, TV … if you get it in order you get extra points.” — President Donald Trump bragging about his performance on a test given to screen people for […]
(Bloomberg Opinion) — One of the greatest outrages in the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic has been the way the government has failed to offer the people useful, trustworthy information. That’s still true, even as President Donald Trump has restarted his daily Covid-19 briefings. While some outlets have praised […]
Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images Elyssa Katz, a Santa Monica mother of three, is growing a matchmaking service to connect families with tutors, or “Zutors”, as she calls them – a word she’s in the process of trademarking. “The role of a Zutor is a tutor, a nanny, and an angel […]
A radiologist examines mammograms on a lightbox: Rex/Shutterstock “Excuse me Mrs Meyer; dark skin is always difficult.” Like clockwork, the phlebotomist mouthed the standard German excuse for why she was going to keep sticking needles into my arm, in her persistent quest for blood. I’d opened my mouth, ready to […]