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Should colleges give refunds over coronavirus?

With higher education forced online amid the coronavirus pandemic, students say the quality of their education has decreased. Do colleges owe them a refund?





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Coronavirus: Global death toll nears 250,000

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.





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Coronavirus: Global death toll surpasses 250,000

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.





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How the coronavirus undid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Long before the coronavirus outbreak turned him into one of the least popular governors in the nation, DeSantis of Florida was something of a conservative golden boy.





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Leaked intelligence report saying China 'intentionally concealed' coronavirus to stockpile medical supplies draws scrutiny

The Trump administration has issued an intelligence analysis claiming China purposely delayed notifying the World Health Organization about the spread of the coronavirus.





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As states push ahead with reopening, CDC warns coronavirus cases and deaths are set to soar

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is quietly projecting a stark rise in the number of new cases of the virus and deaths from it over the next month.





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'The safest place to be': A coronavirus researcher on life inside a biosafety level 3 lab

Sara Cherry, a microbiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, feels safer at work than almost anywhere else. That’s because she works inside a biosafety level 3 laboratory on the Penn campus in Philadelphia, where she is the scientific director of the High-Throughput Screening Core.





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Google and Apple place privacy limits on countries using their coronavirus tracing technology

The tech giants shared details Monday about the tools they’ve been developing to help governments and public health authorities trace the spread of the coronavirus.





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Coronavirus: U.S. death toll passes 70,000

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.





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Is it worth risking lives to speed up a coronavirus vaccine?

Thousands of people have volunteered to be exposed to coronavirus if it means a vaccine can be developed more quickly. Should we let them?





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Trump disbanding coronavirus task force despite growing number of U.S. cases

President Trump is looking to wind down the White House coronavirus task force in the coming weeks despite the fact that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. continues to rise.





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Trump's pick for intel chief promises to keep politics out of coronavirus origins

Despite his reputation as a Trump loyalist, Rep. John Ratcliffe repeatedly pledged that he would, if confirmed as the next leader of the U.S. intelligence community, seek out and deliver the unvarnished truth on a range of national security issues.





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Trump's pick for coronavirus inspector general faces questions about independence

The Trump administration’s nominee for inspector general overseeing billions in Treasury Department coronavirus relief funds is facing skepticism from Democrats who fear that he will not show sufficient independence.





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Coronavirus: U.S. death toll passes 70,000

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.





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Coronavirus is coming for the red states too

The New York metro area’s seven-day average has been declining for weeks. For the national daily case count to stay the same, other areas must be making up the difference. In other words, the virus isn’t receding. It’s relocating.





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Post-coronavirus crisis, should we go cashless?

Amid the pandemic, many people are trying to avoid touching cash, which could be contaminated with the coronavirus. Is it time to go cashless?





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White House won't let Fauci testify in House on coronavirus, but denies he's 'blocked'

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied on Wednesday that the Trump administration had blocked Dr. Anthony Fauci from testifying before a House committee.





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Coronavirus: More than 33 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.





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Will the post-coronavirus economy come roaring back? Lessons from the 1918 pandemic and the Roaring '20s

From 1918 to 1920, the Spanish flu pandemic killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions worldwide. Yet the U.S. emerged with a roaring economy in what became known as the Roaring ’20s. What lessons can we take away from that crisis 100 years ago?





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New coronavirus threat appears in children, risking heart damage

Five top pediatric heart, infectious disease or critical care specialists told Yahoo News they are tracking a serious new syndrome they believe is related to Kawasaki disease, affecting children infected with the coronavirus.





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Armed activists escort black lawmaker to Michigan's Capitol after coronavirus protest attended by white supremacists

Rep. Sarah Anthony told Yahoo News that her security detail, made up of local black and Latino activists, came together because the armed protesters bearing white supremacist symbols represented a “different level of terror.”





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Republican breaks with Trump, calls for 'tens of millions' of coronavirus tests

Breaking with the leader of his own party, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., called for “tens of millions” of diagnostic coronavirus tests to be administered to Americans before the country can begin to return to normal.





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Another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't help coronavirus patients

A new study has found that hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug recommended by President Trump as a possible treatment for coronavirus, does not help patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.





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A big question for both parties: How do you stage a convention in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic?

Figuring out how to stage the nation’s largest and most important political gatherings will be tricky in the COVID-19 era. And while officials in both parties say they’re still planning for in-person conventions, pulling that off will be a lot easier said than done. 





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New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll: Almost 1 in 5 say they won't get vaccinated

Asked whether they plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if and when a vaccine arrives, a majority of Americans say yes. But a significant minority say they won’t get vaccinated or they’re not sure. And that, more than anything else, is what the Yahoo News/YouGov poll found — that Americans are afraid.





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Pence press secretary Katie Miller tests positive for coronavirus

An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for the coronavirus, senior administration officials confirmed Friday.





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Trump says coronavirus will 'go away without a vaccine'

President Trump on Friday broke with health experts, telling reporters that the coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine.”





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How one doctor is fighting coronavirus — and Trump

A 37-year-old doctor and Texas native is running to replace a pro-Trump conservative in the House of Representatives. He is one of several doctors who are running for Congress and seeking to protect Obamacare.





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Flight attendants see a very different future for airplane travel in the age of coronavirus

“Recognize that there are going to be social distancing practices at the airport. So there’s no running to the gate at the last minute,” said Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA in an interview with Yahoo News.





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Coronavirus live updates: Global case total approaches 4 million

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.





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Coronavirus: Here's what happened in the sports world on Friday

Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.




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Coronavirus: Here's what's happening in the sports world on Saturday

Stay up to date on the latest on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting sports around the globe.





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Coronavirus: Cancellation of CFL season is ‘most likely scenario’, commissioner says

"Our best-case scenario for this year is a drastically truncated season," Randy Ambrosie said. "And our most likely scenario is no season at all.''




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Coronavirus: Raptors to resume training at Toronto facility in limited capacity

The team says that after working closely with the local government, infectious disease experts and public health authorities, players will be allowed to access the OVO Athletic Centre starting next week.





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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Warping Our Sense of Time

What day is it, again? COVID-19 has put our lives at a standstill. Here’s why that can make the whole experience seem longer.




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What Is Remdesivir, the First Drug That Treats Coronavirus?

Remdesivir is currently the world’s best hope for treating COVID-19. But it’s not a silver bullet.




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Amid coronavirus fears, people download epidemic-simulating video game Plague Inc.

Plague Inc. is an app and online game in which users play the role of a disease set on infecting the world with a pathogen.

      




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Esports' Overwatch League cancels first homestands of 2020 season in China due to coronavirus

The Overwatch League canceled its esports matches scheduled for February and March in China because of the coronavirus outbreak.

      




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Video game confab E3 cancelled over coronavirus fears

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, the signature video game industry event held each June, has been cancelled because of fears of the coronavirus.

      




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Nintendo employee tests positive for coronavirus

Nintendo says it is working with public health authorities after one of their employees tested positive for the coronavirus.

      




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Video games: How to get started while staying at home, social distancing amid coronavirus

With many people practicing social distancing and self-isolation in response to the coronavirus epidemic, now is an ideal time to try video games.

      




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Video games can be a healthy social pastime during coronavirus pandemic

At the behest of the World Health Organization, video game companies are promoting hand washing, physical distancing during the coronavirus crisis.

      




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Coronavirus home lesson plans, coming for free in 'Minecraft'

'Minecraft,' played on iPads, video game consoles and computers, is getting free educational content for kids stuck at home during the coronavirus.

       




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PlayStation's coronavirus contribution: Stay home and play free 'Uncharted,' 'Journey' PS4 video games

Sony PlayStation is giving players some free video games as part of its "Play At Home" initiative to encourage staying at home during the pandemic.

       




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On coronavirus lockdown, gamers seek solace and community in video games

Coronavirus lockdowns and extended social distancing has more people playing video games to stay connected and pass the time.

       




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'Complete anarchy': frontline NHS staff on the coronavirus peak

Medics reflect on the stress and strain they have been under, and what might happen next

More people have died of coronavirus in the UK than in any other country in Europe, and details about the true scale of the pandemic continue to emerge as the extreme pressure on the NHS begins to ease.

We have been speaking to frontline workers since the crisis began about how they are coping. They have told us how they were resigned to contracting Covid-19 because of shortages of protective equipment and a lack of testing as hospitals were inundated with coronavirus patients. Here, they recall the pandemic reaching its peak and begin to make plans for where the health service will go from here.

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Outsourcing the coronavirus crisis to business has failed – and NHS staff know it | Cat Hobbs

Handing out contracts out to firms like Serco and G4S is now second nature to those in power. We need to rebuild state capacity

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a lot about British society – the fragility of the economy, the insecure situation so many workers find themselves in – but it has also shone a light on the state itself. Many comparisons have been made between the current mobilisation of state resources and the second world war. But while that crisis involved a ramping up of public sector capacity, this one is being managed by a state that believes itself to be utterly dependent on the private sector.

First, there are the outsourcing giants, shadowy corporations who have been handed numerous contracts over the past 20 years. Matt Hancock has put Serco in charge of the phonelines for contact tracing, a vital part of the government’s public health strategy. This is a company that mismanaged data at a GP surgery, and failed to train staff properly for a breast cancer hotline service. Along with G4S, it claimed money from the government for tracking prisoners who were later found to be dead.

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European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.



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