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A family of strawberry growers had big dreams. Then came the pandemic

The Carranza family worked on the McGrath Family Farm for more than 20 years. Just as they sought to go into the strawberry business on their own, the coronavirus hit.




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Q&A: What do people ask a librarian in a pandemic? L.A. Library's InfoNow has the answer

With libraries closed, L.A. librarians now work from home to help people find free ebooks, music and movies during the coronavirus crisis.




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Journal the pandemic and those weird grocery store trips — with help from Michelle Obama

Writer turns to guided journal for Michelle Obama's "Becoming" to grapple with anxiety and cabin fever during coronavirus crisis.




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Lionel Shriver is grateful for pandemic quarantine (no she isn't)

The author of "We Need to Talk About Kevin" lives that perfect, self-improving quarantine life (or maybe gets drunk and watches British reality TV).




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Lawrence Wright's worst-case pandemic scenario is fictional — for now

The journalist ("The Looming Tower") and playwright ("My Trip to Al Qaeda") discusses his frightening and eerily prescient novel, "The End of October."




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They came to make art in isolation; the pandemic forced them to stay

While guests of Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center are stuck through June, canceled residencies across the U.S. endanger an artistic ecosystem.




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Letters to the Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic sickens NIMBYs with heartlessness

Laguna Woods residents express dismay at their neighbors' opposition to using a nearby hotel as housing for homeless coronavirus patients.




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Letters to the Editor: Ease Iran sanctions during coronavirus pandemic. It's what a Christian country should do

Easing sanctions on Iran, hard hit by the coronavirus, would be a humanitarian act that reminds the world of what America truly is.




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Letters to the Editor: Too bad it's taking a pandemic for leaders to get creative on homelessness

A tent city for homeless veterans? It should not have taken a deadly pandemic for local leaders to come up with that solution.




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Letters to the Editor: The rich are going to have to pay more in taxes after the coronavirus pandemic

Governments across the U.S. have simply not saved enough to deal with coronavirus-induced budget shortfalls. They need to start taxing the rich more.




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Letters to the Editor: A pandemic is the worst time for local newspapers to die

We need local reporting now more than ever, but things don't look good after the folding of three community newspapers in Southern California.




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Letters to the Editor: Enforcing Trump's anti-immigrant policies makes no sense in a pandemic

The spouses of immigrants need economic help too so they can stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Letters to the Editor: Make working from home permanent to keep traffic at pandemic levels

Not everything has to go back to normal after the pandemic, including L.A. traffic. More businesses need to make working from home permanent.




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Letters to the Editor: Rich people riding out the pandemic in country homes put locals at risk

A resident of Sedona, Ariz., did not appreciate an L.A. Times story on wealthy out-of-towners fleeing to their second homes.




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Letters to the Editor: Newsom's right. Crowding beaches in a pandemic is not your birthright as a Californian

Calls to open all beaches because Californians have a right to them are silly and dangerous. Gov. Newsom is making the right call.




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Letters to the Editor: Trump can't handle a pandemic because he doesn't care about other people

The fact that Trump refuses to wear a mask, a precaution meant to protect other people, is evidence of his lack of empathy.




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Coronavirus: 100 million European air passenger journeys 'lost' during pandemic

Heathrow, previously the busiest airport in Europe, did not even make the top three on 14 April




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Coronavirus: What flying might look like after the pandemic ends

Access to airport terminals is likely to be restricted to staff and ticketed passengers




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Hundreds of tourists still stuck in the Maldives during coronavirus pandemic

Maldives government to help tourists who can't afford luxury resorts




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How do you release an action movie during a pandemic? The makers of Netflix's 'Extraction' find out

Chris Hemsworth and the team behind the new Netflix action movie "Extraction" on releasing the film into a world unrecognizable from when they made it.




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Hymns of the apocalypse: Pearl Jam's new album was made for this pandemic moment

Pearl Jam didn't intend for their new album, "Gigaton," to be a coronavirus hymnal. Yet it rises to the occasion with glimmers of hope, resilience and even ecstasy.




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Ticketmaster offers fans refunds for concerts postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The ticket retailer Ticketmaster is finalizing plans to issue refunds for up to 18,000 postponed events in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Searching for hope? Kacey Musgraves' 'Rainbow' is a psalm, and balm, for the pandemic era

During the coronavirus crisis, Kacey Musgraves' "Rainbow" has taken its place alongside other classic songs about rainbows to become an anthem of hope and healing.




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When pandemic reality hits reality real estate shows

The coronavirus outbreak has delayed shows or forced retooling. For one renovation series, ratings are 'through the roof' as viewers binge from home.




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China coronavirus panic: Scientists think pandemic started as early as OCTOBER



SCIENTISTS believe the coronavirus pandemic could have started as early as October and participants at the Military World Games, held in Wuhan that month, could have unwittingly helped transmit the lethal virus around the world.




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How airline industry will function post coronavirus pandemic REVEALED



THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY has seen major losses in profit due to the coronavirus pandemic, with many companies seeing job losses and uncertain futures. But this is how the airline industry may recover after the pandemic.




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How airline industry will function post coronavirus pandemic REVEALED



THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY has seen major losses in profit due to the coronavirus pandemic, with many companies seeing job losses and uncertain futures. But this is how the airline industry may recover after the pandemic.




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Ontario promises to review long-term care system once pandemic ends

Ontario’s minister of long-term care has announced that the provincial government will conduct a review of the long-term care system once the COVID-19 pandemic settles.




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Kenney says doctor pay will have to change once Alberta emerges from pandemic

Kenney noted that provincial physicians are the highest paid in Canada and in recent years saw their pay rise 'while Albertans' incomes were cratering.'




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We are suffering in a pandemic, we don’t need to be labelled too, says VANESSA FELTZ



LABELS, who needs them? Do you really want to be branded a lockdown "accepter", "sufferer" or "resister"? What is the point of shoving us into personality pigeonholes as if we are predestined to capitulate, throw in the towel, or give up?




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Pandemic will END globalisation – elite must understand that, says SIR JOHN HAYES



THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic is forcing the political elite to finally acknowledge what the general public have known for some time; as a nation we have allowed ourselves to become far too dependent on importing essential goods and cheap labour from across the globe. The financial crisis of 2008 exposed as a myth the claim that globalisation would lead to ever greater prosperity for all. The current crisis has made it crystal clear that globalisation, as well as being bad news for our economy, puts lives at risk.




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Working from home during the coronavirus pandemic: How to cope

How to prevent depression, reduce stress, and increase energy levels while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

      




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The pandemic offers mothers something they will never have again

The pandemic has undoubtedly created parental suffering, but it also offers an opportunity to be present with our children in ways we never could.

      




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How 2 Hoosiers are helping artists impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Here's how two Hoosiers are helping feed local artists and creatives impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

       




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Ballet lessons from the living room: Dance classes during the coronavirus pandemic

Kerry Kapaku, owner of DanceWorks Indy, teaches a Saturday ballet class from her home. The studio is offering online content due to coronavirus concerns.

       




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'Citizen archivists' projects to work on during the coronavirus pandemic

Volunteers serve as "citizen archivists" to help make their collections more accessible to the public.

       




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Ex-Butler guard Rotnei Clarke makes dramatic escape from Italy's coronavirus pandemic

Rotnei Clarke and his wife packed for her and their three small children in less than three hours.

      




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Carmel gears up for summer farmers market during coronavirus pandemic

Ron Carter, president of Carmel Farmers Markets, talks about the city's preparations for the summer market amid worries over the novel coronavirus.

       




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Here's what Carmel, Indiana, looks like during the coronavirus pandemic

Carmel, Indiana, copes with closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

       




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'We are going to have to change our entire industry': Saskatoon restaurants adapt through COVID-19 pandemic

Restaurant owner Roxy Taschuk wasn’t optimistic about the state of her industry when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.




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Here's what Danville looks like during coronavirus pandemic

A look at Danville, Indiana, during the coronavirus pandemic

       




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How funerals are removing dead from nursing homes during coronavirus pandemic

"We all struggled with personal protective equipment in the funeral industry," said Eric Bell, funeral director and owner of David A. Hall Mortuary in Pittsboro, Ind.

       




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Funeral director on how families are honoring their loved ones during coronavirus pandemic

Eric Bell, a funeral director in Pittsboro, Ind., says the longest he's waited to hold a memorial service is two months for a deceased person. He explains why.

       




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Rap videos, virtual running club, bookmobile: Teachers go above and beyond amid pandemic

Join IndyStar and #ThankATeacher during Teacher Appreciation Week. These are some educators that are making the best of a bad situation.

       




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Here's what Indiana's 'stay at home order' means during the coronavirus pandemic

Gov. Eric Holcomb's coronavirus "stay at home" executive order generally limits travel to essential trips, allows outdoor activities such as walking.

      




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Colts hold virtual sessions during pandemic

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard discusses the team's workouts during the pandemic.

       




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'Mind Your Banners' podcast: IU basketball and pandemic talk

Zach Osterman and Chronic Hoosier discuss the commitment of big man Logan Duncomb in the latest 'Mind Your Banners' podcast

       




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Signing day in a pandemic: For IU women's basketball commit it was 'pure joy' and a lot of honking

Tennessee standout Chloe Moore-McNeil signed with Indiana basketball on Wednesday.

       




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Coronavirus pandemic rocks Indiana lodging industry as hotels lay off hundreds of workers

Layoffs are mounting in the hospitality industry. "It's worst than 9/11," says the president of the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association.

      




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The coronavirus pandemic is hitting landlords and small-business owners. Now rent is due.

The financial disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic are growing. April brings new challenges for renters, homeowners and small-business owners.