TipRanks Oppenheimer: 3 Stocks That Could Surge Over 100% From Current Levels So far, September has been a wild ride of ups and downs. Following the recent bout of volatility, stocks have ticked higher again. But as uncertainty regarding another rescue program and the presidential election continues to linger, where […]
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Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images MIAMI—Less than three weeks after schools reopened in central Florida’s Polk County, Mark couldn’t help but notice some students riding his bus slack off when it came to coronavirus safety precautions. “The first week was fine,” said Mark, who like other bus drivers […]
Yahoo News Canada is committed to providing our readers with the most accurate and recent information on all things coronavirus. We know things change quickly, including some possible information in this story. For the latest on COVID-19, we encourage our readers to consult online resources like Canada’s public health website, […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away. That world is Antarctica, the only continent without COVID-19. Now, as nearly 1,000 scientists and others who wintered […]
The travel industry is set to lose £23bn as the virus causes problems for airlines and holidaymakers (Getty) On 23 March, the UK government implemented a lockdown on the country to curb the spread of coronavirus. While measures have begun to ease across the nation, the changes have had a […]
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Since 2016, the U.S. has been seeing declines in the number of new foreign students coming to study at colleges and universities here. Likely culprits include currency fluctuations, stronger competition from other English-speaking countries, big cutbacks to Saudi Arabia’s once-huge study-abroad program and, yes, the foreigner-unfriendly policies […]
Jesse and Shanni Burke were working on their laptops a few feet apart in their cramped Silicon Valley apartment this spring, sweltering without air conditioning, when it dawned on them. The coronavirus pandemic that was virtually imprisoning them in their tiny downtown San Jose walk-up also offered an unexpected escape […]
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) – Spooked by COVID-19, Martha Jones of Southern Kentucky will not let her three children trick-or-treat this year. Instead, she is transforming her sun deck into a mini-haunted house and setting up games, a grill and a bonfire in her backyard. “It’ll give the children […]
Part rally, part concert and part worship session, the gathering that brought thousands to the west steps of California’s Capitol building over Labor Day weekend flew in the face of pandemic-related mask and social distancing requirements, as seen in photos and video clips circulating online. Yet the “Let Us Worship” […]
West Virginia University announced Monday that it would suspend in-person classes at its main campus because of concerns over a recent spike in coronavirus infections. The university said in-person undergraduate classes would be canceled Tuesday at its main campus in Morgantown and then shift to online-only instruction through Sept. 25. […]
(Photo: HearttoHeart0225 via Getty Images) It’s another morning in our studio apartment, and my 6-year-old son and I fight for my laptop. He has a drawing class ― the only online class I could find where he can talk to other kids ― and I annoy the teacher by banging […]
We like you and we’re interested, but we want to see you play live. The head coach will be coming out to see you. I look forward to watching you on the AAU trail this summer. Mid-level college basketball prospects hear some version of these phrases over and over from […]
The head coach will be coming out to see you. Mid-level college basketball prospects hear some version of these phrases over and over from programs in conversations with coaches throughout high school. The fate of their careers, delivered in the form of an official offer, is often determined by their […]
The recently opened Webster at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles stands out because of its pink concrete architecture and list of buzzworthy brands. (Laurian Ghinitoiu / The Webster LA) The retail landscape has been marred by the closures of well-known fashion stores as well as a high unemployment rate […]
Students wearing face masks and face shields are seen inside old ballot boxes repurposed into partitions as they attend class at Sam Khok School in the province of Pathum Thani, Thailand, on July 1. (Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters) Kids around the world are going to school under very different circumstances during […]
Coronavirus infections are down in nearly every state. That could either give President Donald Trump just what he needs to prime his reelection odds or become another missed opportunity to capitalize on a lull during the pandemic. The positive trends are real. Covid-19 cases have been falling since late July, […]
Credit – Before the pandemic, about 1,000 new patients came to Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for treatment consultations each week. When COVID-19 hit Massachusetts this spring, the number of new consultations fell by half and the hospital moved as many appointments as possible online. Now, with daily case counts relatively […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty; Jason Koerner/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty Celebrities traveling to perform at the 2020 Video Music Awards in New York City will not be subjected to the statewide mandatory 14-day quarantine imposed on travelers coming from areas with high rates of COVID-19. New York State Department of Health (DOH) officials told […]
Yahoo News Canada is committed to providing our readers with the most accurate and recent information on all things coronavirus. We know things change quickly, including some possible information in this story. For the latest on COVID-19, we encourage our readers to consult online resources like Canada’s public health website, […]
In the three months since Dashauna Ballard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recovered from the coronavirus, she has learned to not mention that she was ever sick. Some people give her suspicious looks when they find out she had COVID-19; some assume she got it because she did not take proper hygiene […]
Yahoo Life partnered with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster Soledad O’Brien with the exclusive digital premiere of the documentary Outbreak: The First Response. O’Brien and her film crew were at ground zero of the pandemic in Seattle earlier this year, and they captured dramatic, heart-wrenching footage and personal stories showing […]