Alameda County hair stylists, salon owners call for action as salons remain closed
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Hair stylists and salon owners are calling for action as their salo…
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Bolsonaro shrugs off pandemic even as Brazil nears 100,000 dead
The world’s second-worst hit country has recorded more than 2.6 million infections so far. Its far-…
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Community spread likely source for COVID-19 clusters at 4 Costco stores in Santa Clara County
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Early indications point to community spread as the likely sourc…
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What are Covid-19 risks from riding trains? Study analyses passenger data
Passengers in seats directly adjacent to an infected person suffered the highest level of risk of t…
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East Bay little league could close for good due to financial struggles from pandemic
SAN LORENZO, Calif. (KRON) — A financial crisis may lead to the end of an East Bay little league on…
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No parties at UT Austin this fall — on or off campus — school official says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin discouraged Longhorns from holding parties when t…
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Coronavirus: South Korea arrests leader of Shincheonji church
Lee Man-hee, 88, is accused of ordering church officials to hide followers’ identities, which hampe…
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Dr. Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ for COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020 or start of 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. (WCMH) — The nation’s top disease doctors say they are still optimistic that a COVI…
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‘Things are not recovering’: Downtown Austin businesses continue to struggle during pandemic
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four months into the pandemic, downtown businesses remain extremely worried about t…
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A Better Year for Trump’s Family Business (Last Year, That Is)
In 2019, the Trump Organization showed improvement over the previous year. But the company’s minimu…
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McConnell: 15-20 GOP senators will not vote for any coronavirus deal | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Friday that more than a third of Republican …
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Stories of China’s migrant workers stranded abroad, like ‘sitting in jail’
With no income, no job and little hope of returning home, many overseas Chinese migrant workers are…
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Man reportedly assaulted after telling jogger to wear mask in Marin County
MARIN COUNTY (BCN) — A Larkspur man told Marin County park rangers this week that he was assaulted…
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Japanese tourists hope to say ‘Aloha’ again after Hawaii listed as safe destination
Hawaii has reported 1,865 coronavirus cases and 26 casualties, the lowest numbers per capita of any…
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Remote Work Isn’t Working? Maybe Your Company Is Doing It Wrong
Experts have tips on the office routines that need to change when everyone’s working from home. Mee…
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Baseball in Empty Stadiums Is Weird. How Will It Affect Outcomes?
Players, coaches and analysts of all stripes are watching this season’s games to see what effect — …
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Gambling on College Football Almost Fixed My Dysfunctional Family
If Covid takes the football season away from us, we’re in danger of losing the bond we’ve taken so …
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Coronavirus: India reports huge spike; Australia’s outbreak flares up
The second-worst hit country in the world has recorded 1.64 million cases with more than 35,747 dea…
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Hijo de su padre: el presidente Donald Trump aprendió en casa a no mostrar aflicción
Ya sea que enfrente la pérdida de un familiar o la muerte de casi 150.000 estadounidenses en una pa…
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Hong Kong workers happy to be back as restaurants reopen after ban
Construction workers glad to be back inside after two days of eating by side of the road, but gover…
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Controversial signs posted at San Francisco restaurant
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — A San Francisco restaurant that posted a series of controversial sig…
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Buddy, the first dog in US to get Covid-19, reportedly dies
Buddy’s owners euthanised him on July 11 after he began vomiting blood clots and urinating blood.��…
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Bryan Cranston, Star of ‘Breaking Bad,’ Says He’s Recovered from the Coronavirus
The actor shared a video of himself donating plasma, which he said had virus antibodies that could …
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San Francisco building temporary hospital to free up beds for COVID patients
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — San Francisco city officials are predicting another large surge in c…
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Elderly Covid-19 patient dies, becoming 26th fatality linked to virus in Hong Kong
82-year-old woman was resident at Cornwall Elderly’s Home (Golden Branch) in Tuen Mun, which has cl…
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Europe’s Markets Are Having a Moment
European stocks have been unloved by investors for years. Now, as the euro soars, they offer an alt…
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San Francisco restaurants, bars on brink of closing up for good
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Stay open, press pause or shut it down. That’s the dire dilemma San…
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A look at how mail-in voting will work in the Bay Area amid the pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Voting this November is going to look a lot different than in past y…
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Apple delivers blowout earnings amid Covid-19, market shrugs off delays
All the companies in the Big Tech quartet – Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet – posted results t…
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‘Move Everything Outdoors’: Our Readers Respond
The coronavirus has forced many activities outside. How have Times readers adapted? source https:…
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‘Bubbles’ Are Working. But How Long Can Sports Stay Inside?
The restricted, campuslike environments used by soccer and pro basketball have proved (mostly) impe…
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Dems reject short-term deal ahead of unemployment deadline | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday nigh…
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UPS pilots demand right not to fly to Hong Kong over Covid-19 fears
Union representing global freight carrier’s aircrew calls for routes to be staffed by volunteers, a…
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‘We can’t help everyone,’ says mall owner as desperate tenants send SOS
Stephen Ng, chairman of Wharf Reic, said landlords are struggling as badly as tenants during the Co…
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Why some people are seeing extra fees on their COVID-19 test bill
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Free-standing emergency rooms are requesting a waiver to care for patients without …
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Virus-free for 99 days, Vietnam’s fresh outbreak stirs fear and anxiety
Vietnam was an early success story in the global fight against coronavirus but its 99-day streak wi…
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Telemedicine is the game changer to emerge from Covid-19, say experts
The concept, in which patients interact with a doctor by phone or video, must be used sensibly, in …
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A Covid Patient Goes Home After a Rare Double Lung Transplant
Mayra Ramirez was the first of a small but growing number of people whose only hope of surviving th…
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How Pimco’s Cayman-Based Hedge Fund Can Profit From the Fed’s Rescue
Congress said borrowers in taxpayer-backed rescue programs had to be from the United States. Wall S…
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Race for vaccine faces daunting distribution challenges | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Even as the country eagerly awaits a coronavirus vaccine, the development of a vaccine itself is on…
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Hong Kong workers have lunch indoors amid heatstroke warning
The government opens at least one community hall in each of the city’s 18 districts between 11am an…
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Covid-19 vaccine maker offers shares in China’s second costliest IPO
The offer price for CanSino’s secondary listing made it the second-most expensive initial public of…
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Concerns raised after San Francisco church shares misinformation on COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Several Catholic churches in San Francisco are causing problems in t…
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Bay Area office, retail rents expected to drop due to COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — You can see the effect of the pandemic in a video shoot at lunchtime…
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Some India slums ‘may have reached herd immunity’, study finds
About six in 10 people living in some of Mumbai’s biggest slums have antibodies for the novel coron…
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Tropical Storm Isaias Forms in the Atlantic
The storm, which is expected to pass over Hispaniola on Thursday, is the ninth named storm system o…
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Judge Halts Trump’s Wealth Test for Green Cards Over Coronavirus Pandemic
New York and other states sued the Trump administration over new limits on the “public charge” rule…
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Bay Area landlords starting to panic with small businesses not back to work
PLEASANTON, Calif. (KRON) — With many small businesses not back to work, some landlords are startin…
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Berkeley offering free COVID-19 saliva tests at 2-day walk-up site
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — Berkeley Public Health is offering COVID-19 testing with mouth swabs at a…
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Senator, union leader: Postal Service considers downsizing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the cou…
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UCSF launches 1st-in-the-nation COVID-19 testing for Latinx community
Una versión de esta historia está disponible en español siguiendo la versión en inglés SAN FRANCIS…
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Coronavirus latest: Australia’s Victoria reports record 723 new cases
Victoria’s new record daily infections comes as a second wave centred on aged-care facilities sweep…
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Health department investigating COVID-19 outbreak at Sunnyvale Costco
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KRON) — An investigation at a Costco in Sunnyvale is underway after a number of …
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Errors, discrepancies found between state and federal COVID-19 data for Texas nursing homes
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Christie Schultz used to be able to visit her mom through the window of her Austin …
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Security law prompts more mainland firms to buy Hong Kong land
Mainland Chinese developers are likely to become more active buyers of Hong Kong land as local riva…
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Pelosi announces mandatory mask policy for voting after Gohmert tests positive
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will require that masks be worn on the House floor aft…
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President Trump says second stimulus check ‘may go higher’ than $1,200
PERMIAN BASIN, Texas (Nexstar) – During a visit to West Texas, President Donald Trump hinted that a…
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Residents react after Contra Costa County approves fines for violating health orders
CONCORD, Calif. (KRON) — Now that an ordinance has passed in Contra Costa County, authorizing law …
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Teachers Are Wary of Returning to Class, and Online Instruction Too
Unions are threatening to strike if classrooms reopen, but are also pushing to limit live remote te…
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Pelosi huddles with chairmen on surprise billing but deal elusive | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) met with three Democratic committee chairmen on Monday in an effort…
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Divided and Demoralized on Virus Aid, Republicans Ask, ‘What’s in the Bill?’
Senators in the party are “all over the lot” on the pandemic bill as jobless benefits run out and t…
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Latin America Is Facing a ‘Decline of Democracy’ Under the Pandemic
The coronavirus is battering Latin American health systems and economies. It is also threatening th…
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