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He tapped into the online community of “makers” — 3D printer enthusiasts — and found an open-source design for a welder’s mask-style face shield he could print at home.

The move comes after several technological issues surfaced with distance learning due to the COVID-19 crisis.

“It is giving us this quite extraordinary insight into just how much of a mess we humans are making of our beautiful planet,” says conservation scientist Stuart Pimm of Duke University.

As a result, most auto insurance companies are cutting rates, sending checks or offering credits on monthly bills.

It was the biggest three-month gain in the 13-year history of Netflix’s streaming service.

DC Health is also expanding eligibility for testing for high-risk groups such as those without symptoms who have a history of exposure.

“We’re expecting more from our homes than we ever have before, and they can serve us in more ways than we’ve asked in the past,” says New York-based interior designer Carolyn DiCarlo.

“You know, everyone’s sort of feeling the way we have been feeling, but it has definitely been sort of just a complete upheaval,” he told The Associated Press late last week.

The business can only have one customer at a time and the customer must provide proof that they are an essential worker. 

Reports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and disinfectants are up this year, and researchers believe it’s related to the coronavirus epidemic.

Is it time to open America for Business?

Join me each and every Sunday evening at 6pm to a new IG Live chat with the biggest names in Gospel music and our area’s top spiritual leaders.

The governor’s wife, Yumi, who was born in South Korea, was instrumental in securing the testing kits.

DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge

Meek Mill is auctioning his 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom to feed hungry families during Covid-19 pandemic. Bidding starts at $200,000.

Among the show’s canceled was a July performance that would serve as the opening of Los Angeles’ new SoFi Stadium, the new home of the San Diego Chargers. Swift would have become the first woman to open an NFL stadium, organizers said.

What is the first thing you want to do when the shutdown is over and it’s safe to return to some sense of normalcy?

In a Twitter post late Thursday, the heart surgeon and television talk show host said he recognized his comments had confused and upset people, and that was never his intention.

Schools will also close three weeks early on May 29th.

What renters and homeowners need to know as they face uncertain financial issues during the COVID-19 shutdown

Another 5.24 Million Americans File For Unemployment

How do can they keep the peace and lower the risk of striking out at their children?

The order is effective Saturday at 7 a.m.

They order keeps in place all restrictions for non-essential businesses, public gatherings and the stay-at-home order.

How do we stay safe… while trying to stay safe during the pandemic?

We discuss the impact of the pandemic on the black community.

The inmate was identified as 51-year-old Deon Crowell.

COVID-19 Site To Open Without Appointment

How do we find it and what does it look like?

The worldwide death toll from coronavirus has hit 100,000, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

Grooming tips for men and women who are shut-in during the coronavirus shutdown.

The reality is, with not much that we can do, one thing we’re sure we’ll do a lot of is to eat.

DJ Khaled, Charlie Wilson, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, Fantasia and Melvin Crispell III are slated to perform in a special BET show that will assist people of color in dealing with the coronavirus.

As of Thursday morning, the state also announced 138 deaths caused by the virus.

Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virus

What’s being done to protect those grocery story workers and their customers?

Majority In New Poll Say Obama Would Be Handling Coronavirus Better

Nurses and medical staff take us inside the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in DC

It appears Americans stocked up on way more than groceries just before stay-at-home orders went into effect and continue to do so online as online alcohol sales soar.

Expert Dr. Sanjay Gupta and other disease control professionals are urging people to limit their trips to the grocery store, whenever possible. But at some point or another, we can’t avoid making that essential trip outside of our home.

What’s being done to protect the incarcerated from the coronavirus?

Daily meal pick-up moves to twice per week

“The surgical mask supply went from being 90% U.S.-made to being 95% foreign-made in literally one year,” Mike Bowen,executive vice president of Texas-based Prestige Ameritech said to a major news outlet.

Most people don’t need to do anything to get the money. But some — including senior citizens and low-income people who might not traditionally file tax returns — do need to take action. People behind on filing their taxes might also want to get caught up.

“I don’t want her to grow up in a homeless shelter, having to sleep in a bunk bed with other people, asking why we have to stand in a long line to get a room to sleep in, why we have to stand in a long line to get food, why she can’t invite her friends over,” Brooks said. “It’s hard to explain that to an 8-year-old.”

Cuomo’s older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been one of the most visible political figures during the pandemic, and appeared on his brother’s show remotely on Monday.

“This is a really terrifying decision — you don’t want any doctor or nurse to be alone with this decision,” said Nancy Berlinger of the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institute.

“Looking at them through the window and not being able hug them, it’s just a dang killer,” she said.