May 5, 2020

May 2, 2020

Will the Food Habits of Scallion Nation Outlast Quarantine? - The New York Times

Will the Food Habits of Scallion Nation Outlast Quarantine? - The New York Times: The Great Depression and other hardships made lasting changes, but the recent boom in sourdough starters, vegetable gardening and buying local may not be as permanent.

Why Zoom Is Terrible - The New York Times

Why Zoom Is Terrible - The New York Times: There’s a reason video apps make you feel awkward and unfulfilled.

From Seoul to Sydney, Cities in Asia and Australia Learn to Live with Coronavirus - The New York Times

From Seoul to Sydney, Cities in Asia and Australia Learn to Live with Coronavirus - The New York Times: In parts of Asia and Australia, people are going out — but social distancing and other restrictions have become the new normal.

America's shopping malls are beginning to reopen -- but you'll have to follow some new rules - The Washington Post

America's shopping malls are beginning to reopen -- but you'll have to follow some new rules - The Washington Post: More than a dozen states began emerging from their coronavirus lockdowns, leaving business owners, workers and consumers to decide what normal means now.

Coronavirus cases surged in educated and affluent Massachusetts. The decline has yet to come. - The Washington Post

Coronavirus cases surged in educated and affluent Massachusetts. The decline has yet to come. - The Washington Post: The state has the third-highest number of cases and the fourth-highest death toll.

Apr 29, 2020

Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera

Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera: Countries around the world have taken drastic measures, including border closures, in an attempt to curb COVID-19.

‘This Isn’t the Time for Caviar’: A Chef Finds New Flavors in a Pandemic - The New York Times

‘This Isn’t the Time for Caviar’: A Chef Finds New Flavors in a Pandemic - The New York Times: After the coronavirus lockdown, a chef in Bangkok and his migrant staff started cooking a whole new menu and delivering food to the poor.

Energy Use in the Coronavirus Era: N.Y.C. Is Waking Up Later - The New York Times

Energy Use in the Coronavirus Era: N.Y.C. Is Waking Up Later - The New York Times: Some 400 special electric meters in New York apartments provide a shifting view of power use while people are stuck inside.

Coronavirus Latest: More Than 19,000 COVID-19 Cases In Maryland, Hospitalizations Up – CBS Baltimore

Coronavirus Latest: More Than 19,000 COVID-19 Cases In Maryland, Hospitalizations Up – CBS Baltimore: There are now more than 19,000 coronavirus cases and more than 800 deaths in Maryland, according to new state data released Monday morning.

Why Zoom Is Terrible - The New York Times

Why Zoom Is Terrible - The New York Times: There’s a reason video apps make you feel awkward and unfulfilled.

Biggest Mall Operator in U.S. Plans to Reopen 49 of Them - The New York Times

Biggest Mall Operator in U.S. Plans to Reopen 49 of Them - The New York Times: In a memo, Simon Property Group laid out how it planned to open the properties in 10 states between Friday and Monday.

The grocery store has become our anxiety-filled hellscape - The Washington Post

The grocery store has become our anxiety-filled hellscape - The Washington Post: Grocery shopping used to be a mundane errand, but now we're all feeling the stress.

‘Quarantine fatigue’ continues for second week, showing a worrisome trend, researchers say - The Washington Post

‘Quarantine fatigue’ continues for second week, showing a worrisome trend, researchers say - The Washington Post: Smartphone data shows travel picks up quickly once businesses begin to reopen.

Glitches and ‘payment status not available’ message prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans - The Washington Post

Glitches and ‘payment status not available’ message prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans - The Washington Post: Several million people who filed their taxes via H&R Block, TurboTax and other popular services were unable to get their payments. Some parents reported they didn’t get the $500 promised for their dependent children.

Apr 27, 2020

South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong - The New York Times

South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong - The New York Times: Comments by the country’s unification minister represent the South’s most categorical rebuttal of reports that the North’s leader may be incapacitated.

Opinion | Crowding and the Coronavirus: The Key to Reopening - The New York Times

Opinion | Crowding and the Coronavirus: The Key to Reopening - The New York Times: Densely populated areas can have nearly twice the rate of transmission, and can make Covid-19 more deadly. Other areas can open more quickly.

Opinion | Trump’s Contempt for the Ex-Presidents Is Costing Us Right Now - The New York Times

Opinion | Trump’s Contempt for the Ex-Presidents Is Costing Us Right Now - The New York Times: A sitting commander in chief used to call on predecessors to provide a sense of national unity. Not this one.

We’re deporting people to vulnerable countries — and sending the virus with them - The Washington Post

We’re deporting people to vulnerable countries — and sending the virus with them - The Washington Post: As the United States struggles with the pandemic, it is spreading it to impoverished neighbors.

Why coronavirus is ravaging Prince George's County, a wealthy black county in Maryland - The Washington Post

Why coronavirus is ravaging Prince George's County, a wealthy black county in Maryland - The Washington Post: A high number of essential workers and long-standing health disparities make Prince George’s County, Md., especially vulnerable.