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4.1.20
NBC NewsFlorida governor finally issues stay-at-home order after weeks of keeping beaches open for spring break, likely resulting in at least thousands of infections and hundreds of deaths
CNN.comFDA calls for heartburn medication Zantac to be pulled from the market immediately
USA TodayHome Depot announces that it has stopped selling N95 masks and will donate its existing stock to health care workers
BBC NewsLoss of smell and taste may be linked to coronavirus infection
ABCnews.comMacy's has its credit rating downgraded and will also be removed from the S&P 500
CBS NewsLawsuit accuses Zoom of illegally selling customer data to Facebook |
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4.2.20
CBS NewsGeorgia governor finally issues statewide stay-at-home order and claims that he only found out recently that the coronavirus could be spread by asymptomatic people. Which means he's either a colossal liar or colossally stupid and uninformed.
ABCnews.comDemocratic National Convention moved from July to mid-August
NBC NewsNavy removes captain who publicly pleaded for help as the coronavirus spread through his aircraft carrier
USA Today6.6 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits, more than doubling last week's record number
CNN.comFountains of Wayne frontman Adam Schlesinger dies at 52 from coronavirus
BBC NewsStudy of ancient Antarctic sediments reveal that the continent used to be a swampy, rainforest-like habitat |
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4.3.20
CNN.comLouisville, KY, is putting ankle monitors on people who have been exposed to the coronavirus but who refuse to stay home
ABCnews.comTrump refuses to issue a national stay-at-home order despite his own top medical experts saying it is necessary
CBS NewsAmazon says it will provide all warehouse workers with face masks by next week
NBC NewsCruise lines that are incorporated in other countries and don't pay any federal income tax may not be eligible for bailout funds
USA TodayThe NFL's new longer season could cause a conflict between the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras in 2024, when New Orleans is scheduled to host the championship game
BBC NewsZoom says it will freeze all development on new features while it works to shore up security issues in its app |
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4.6.20
CNN.comUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson enters the ICU after testing positive for the coronavirus
CBS NewsFord converting one of its auto plants to produce ventilators, saying it can deliver 50,000 by July
USA Today5G cell phone towers in Britain being burned down due to conspiracy theories saying they are responsible for the coronavirus
NBC NewsAfter the Republican legistlature refused to postpone the primary, Wisconsin's governor issues an executive order moving it to June 9
BBC NewsTiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for the coronavirus
ABCnews.comCongress working on fourth economic relief bill to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus |
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4.7.20
CBS NewsSinger John Prine dies at 73 from coronavirus complications
ABCnews.comTrump removes official who was selected by his peers to oversee the disbursement of the virus relief funds
USA TodayApple will make 1 million face shields each week for medical workers
BBC NewsYouTube tightens rules on coronavirus content after interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke where he claims that 5G cell towers are responsible for the pandemic is posted to the site
CNN.comSony unveils new DualSense controller for its upcoming PlayStation 5 console
NBC NewsTwo children hospitalized after eating THC-infused candy they got from a food bank |
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4.8.20
CNN.comBernie Sanders drops his presidential bid, leaving the path clear for Biden to be the Democratic nominee
CBS NewsTwitter founder Jack Dorsey gives $1 billion—about a third of his net worth—to assist in coronavirus efforts
NBC NewsKentucky doctor attacks group of teenage girls because they were not social distancing
ABCnews.comUS intelligence agencies warned Trump administration of coronavirus catastrophe as early as November
BBC NewsUS has most coronavirus deaths in a single day so far on April 7
USA TodayAtlanta Falcons reveal their new uniform designs, and they are just awful |
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4.9.20
NBC News6.6 million more Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total since the coronavirus shutdown began to more than 16 million
ABCnews.comThere are more cases of the coronavirus in the state of New York than there are in any country outside the US
USA TodayAnnouncement of Pulitzer winners delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic
CBS NewsNike joins the growing list of companies that are repurposing their manufacturing to make protective equipment for healthcare workers
CNN.comBoris Johnson is no longer in the ICU but he is still hospitalized and receiving treatment for the coronavirus
BBC NewsDisney+ has amassed over 50 million subscribers in its first five months of operation |
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4.10.20
ABCnews.comSpain will allow non-essential workers to return to work next week, but scientists say this action is too early and could cause a resurgence in the coronavirus
NBC NewsKentucky governor signs order that mandates quarantine for anyone who chooses to attend an Easter service in person
USA TodayLego making 13,000 face visors per day for healthcare workers
CNN.comMicrosoft is giving its workers an extra 12 weeks of paid parental leave to help them deal with school disruptions caused by the coronavirus
CBS NewsTrans woman in Panama fined for violating the country's gender-based coronavirus lockdown
BBC NewsScientists say that humans were cultivating crops in the Amazon more than 10,000 years ago |
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4.13.20
CNN.comHeavily populated states on the east and west coasts form consortiums to cooperate on when and how to reopen from the shutdown in the absence of consistent, reliable, and fact-based decision-making from the Trump administration
USA Today50 to 70 million Americans should recieve their stimulus checks by April 15
NBC NewsTrump says it's his decision when to reopen the country, but legal scholars say it's up to individual states, specifically their governors (who are the ones who issued the shutdown orders in the first place)
BBC NewsBacteria spread by insects that kills olive trees could cost billions if it continues to spread
ABCnews.comGMA host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos tests positive for COVID-19
CBS NewsDisney to furlough 43,000 workers, but it will keep their health benefits active for up to a year |
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4.14.20
BBC NewsDespite voter suppression efforts by the GOP that made voters risk their lives in order to exercise their constitutional rights, Democrat wins state supreme court seat in Wisconsin
CBS NewsFlorida governor deems WWE "essential" business and will allow the wrestling network to continue taping during the shutdown
ABCnews.comSeveral of the country's biggest meat processing plants go into shutdown from the coronavirus
USA TodayNASCAR driver fired from his racing team after using a racial slur on a public channel during an online racing event
NBC NewsNew York Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner dies at 63
CNN.comDisney+ edited Splash by covering brief nudity by Daryl Hannah with CGI long hair |
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4.15.20
CNN.comNew York will require people to wear a face mask while in public even as the state seems to be reaching a plateau in new cases
NBC NewsTrump says he will halt funding to WHO over what he perceives as their mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, but it's not clear that he actually has the power to do this
USA TodayThousands of people gather a Michigan capitol building to protest the governor's stay at home order
ABCnews.comTrial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes delayed due to the pandemic
CBS NewsWith coronavirus lockdowns, there were no school shootings nationwide in the month of March, the first time that has happened in nearly two decades
BBC NewsJeff Bezos' net worth has increased by $24 billion since the coronavirus lockdowns began due to surging demand for Amazon home deliveries |
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4.16.20
NBC NewsSmall business loan program that was part of the $2 trillion stimulus package hits its $350 billion cap and is now out of money
CBS NewsCalifornia announces that it will give $500 in aid to undocumented workers
BBC NewsNew experimental data may lead to theory that explains the matter/antimatter asymmetry in our universe
ABCnews.comApple rolls out $400 iPhone SE
USA TodayFacebook to send warnings to users who liked posts that contained coronavirus misinformation or hoaxes
CNN.comGoogle increases family leave to 14 weeks as employees stuggle to balance work and home childcare |
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4.17.20
BBC NewsOngoing megadrought could cause big issues for the American southwest
CNN.comStates whose governors did not issue any stay at home order experiencing sudden spike in coronavirus cases
ABCnews.comPreliminary research finds that the coronavirus may have infected far more than previously thought
USA TodaySan Diego Comic Con canceled for the first time in 50 years
NBC NewsNFL player Von Miller tests positive for the coronavirus
CBS NewsLand O Lakes removes American Indian maiden from its packaging as it approaches its 100th anniversary |
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4.20.20
CNN.comGlut of supply from oil producers pushes oil to -$37 per barrel. That's right, producers are paying buyers $37 to take a barrel of oil off their hands.
ABCnews.comAt least 16 dead in worst shooting spree in Canadian history
CBS NewsShake Shack returning the $10 million business loan it received through the small business loan program that was part of the coronavirus stimulus package
USA TodayWalmart to require all workers to wear face masks starting today
NBC NewsNurses union sues NY state over inadequate coronavirus protections
BBC NewsNew York couples now allowed to get married online due to coronavirus social distancing restrictions |
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4.21.20
CNN.comStudy finds that there is no benefit to malaria drug touted by Trump (and which he owns stock in) in fighting the coronavirus, and in fact patients who took it died more often
CBS NewsGeorgia governor to allow many businesses to reopen as soon as this Friday, despite the state not meeting the White House's guidelines on when states can start to reopen
ABCnews.comSenate approves $484 billion relief package meant to help small businesses and increase testing
NBC NewsTrump announces plans to sign an executive order suspending all legal immigration to the US
BBC NewsFacebook removes event posts for anti-lockdown protests
USA TodayRob Gronkowski to unretire from the NFL so he can play with his former teammate Tom Brady and his new team the Buccaneers |
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4.22.20
CNN.comTrump calls Georgia governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday night for reopening his state, then throws him under the bus on national television the next day, saying he "strongly disagrees" with Kemp's decision to open before the state has met reopening guidelines
CBS NewsMLB docks the Red Sox a draft pick and suspends one of their scouts for a year for stealing signs illegally
USA TodayDelta says it may take three years for them to recover from the coronavirus shutdown
ABCnews.comHead of vaccine development for the HHS says he was demoted for not helping to push a malaria pill endorsed by Trump (and which he owns stock in) which has recently proved to be ineffective in fighting the coronavirus
BBC NewsMissouri sues China over its mishandling of the coronavirus epidemic
NBC NewsSome intelligence sources believe that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill following heart procedure |
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4.23.20
NBC NewsAnother 4.4 million Americans filed for unemploytment last week, bringing the 5 week coronavirus lockdown total to 26 million
CBS NewsLas Vegas mayor offers up her city as control group (but she really means experimental group) for reopening amidst the coronavirus pandemic
CNN.comInstacart hired 300,000 new workers in the past month, and has plans to hire 250,000 more
USA TodayAnalyst believes that Disney parks won't open again until 2021
ABCnews.comThe Earth's insect population has shrunk by 27% over the past 30 years
BBC NewsZoom releases updated version of app meant to counter zoombombing |
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4.24.20
CNN.comTrump suggest injecting disinfectant into humans as a way to cure the coronavirus, then walks it back and says he was being sarcastic. But watch the tape: he was clearly being serious. He's just that stupid and uninformed.
CBS NewsBiden predicts that Trump will try to delay the election
ABCnews.comTrump says he will only offer bailout funds to the post office if they charge higher rates for Amazon packages
USA TodayState and municipal workers start getting laid of as impacts of coronavirus affect tax revenue
BBC NewsCoronavirus death toll passes 50,000 in the US
NBC NewsHigh end national steakhouse chain Ruth's Chris says it will return $20 million emergency loan from funds that were supposed to be earmarked for small businesses |
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4.27.20
CBS NewsPelosi floats the idea of guaranteed income during the coronavirus economic recovery, which would be a great test case for universal basic income
NBC NewsLA Lakers to return $4.6 million coronavirus relief loan
CNN.comPentagon confirms that three leaked UFO videos are authentic
BBC NewsStates see a spike in poison control calls after Trump suggests that ingesting or injecting disinfectants could cure the coronavirus. Trump takes no responsibility for this outcome.
ABCnews.comTesla rolls out updated software that will allow its vehicles to automatically stop at traffic signals and stop signs
USA TodayTravis Scott's Fortnite performance drew more than 12 million players |
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4.28.20
CNN.comPence visits coronavirus patient at Mayo Clinic, but refuses to wear a face mask despite the hospital's strict policies, which they informed him about prior to his visit. His reasoning: I don't have the virus, so I don't need a mask.
CBS NewsTrump to issue order to force meat processing plants to stay open
USA TodayThe US now has over 1 million officially confirmed cases of coronavirus
ABCnews.comRoy Horn of Siegfried and Roy tests positive for the coronavirus
BBC NewsDisney tries to claim ownership over any tweets that use the #MayThe4th hastag
NBC NewsAlaska school district puts works like Catch-22, Invisible Man, and the Great Gatsby on its list of banned books |
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4.29.20
CNN.comPresidential son-in-law Jared Kushner says that the bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic by the Trump administration is a success story
ABCnews.comWalmart sued by family after employee dies from coronavirus
CBS NewsTrump lies and says that we are nearing a daily testing capacity of 5 million tests a day (we're currently around 200,000 per day) and then says testing isn't really that important anyway
USA TodayThis year's MLB Hall of Fame induction ceremony delayed until 2021
NBC NewsExperimental drug shows promising early results in mitigating the symptoms of the coronavirus in people who have already been infected
BBC NewsSpain sprays beach with bleach in an attempt to sanitize it from the coronavirus |
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4.30.20
BBC NewsBezos' Blue Origin and Musk's SpaceX are two of the three companies chosen to build lunar landers for a 2024 return to the moon
CBS NewsDozens of dead bodies being stored in U-Haul trucks outside NYC funeral home
NBC NewsJobless claims over the past six weeks top 30 million
CNN.comElon Musk says that coronavirus stay at home orders are "fascist"
ABCnews.comMichigan judge sides with governor in lawsuit over shelter-in-place orders
USA TodayWorkers for Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, and other companies active during the coronavirus lockdowns plan May Day protest to draw attention to hazardous working conditions |
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