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Harvard's Message to Students: Don't Return From Spring Break

Ivy League school, Amherst College to transition to online learning

(Newser) - Harvard is moving all graduate and undergraduate classes online amid concerns about COVID-19. In a Tuesday statement , President Lawrence "Larry" Bacow said classes would ideally move online by March 23, when they were due to resume on campus following a spring recess. In an effort to "limit exposure...

Recruitment Begins for First Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

Seattle-area test will pay participants $1,100

(Newser) - We're still expected to be more than a year away from a COVID-19 vaccine, but the first clinical trial is getting underway. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle is recruiting 45 volunteers, reports KOMO . Participants will be given different doses of the first vaccine ready for...

Dow Surges Over 900 Points at Open
Dow Rebounds
at the Opening Bell
Mar 10, 2020 8:37 AM CDT

Dow Rebounds at the Opening Bell

Index rises more than 900 points

(Newser) - Monday's opening of the US stock market had people using words like "bloodbath." Tuesday's opening is the opposite. The Dow immediately rose more than 900 points, nearly 4%, and the benchmark S&P 500 rose a similar percentage after the opening bell. Investors seem optimistic that...

Dow Is Ready for Its 'Dead-Cat Bounce'

Dow futures point to a gain of more than 1K points at the open

(Newser) - The seesaw continues: After Monday's historic awfulness , the US stock market is expected to see a big surge at the opening bell Tuesday morning. Dow futures were up more than 4%, suggesting an initial rise of around 1,100 points, reports CNBC . The S&P 500 looks poised for...

Now Without Live Audiences: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune

Sources cite the health of show hosts amid coronavirus spread

(Newser) - Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will be taped without a live audience for the near future. Sony Pictures Television made the call out of "an abundance of caution" due to the spreading coronavirus, the fact that audience members are typically over 60 (putting them at higher risk of contracting...

Thanks, Coronavirus: Ireland Cancels St. Patrick's Day Parade

But events in Boston, New York City still currently on

(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of people come to Dublin each year for Ireland's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade, but not this year. The government has canceled the event thanks to the outbreak of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, RT.com reports. Typically, about 100,000 people from abroad would...

Dow Closes Down 2K in Biggest Single-Day Plunge
Dow Sees Biggest-Ever
One-Day Plunge
the rundown
Mar 9, 2020 3:12 PM CDT

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever One-Day Plunge

Closes down 2,013 points on coronavirus fears

(Newser) - Not even two weeks after setting a record for its worst-ever single-day point drop, the Dow on Monday heartily broke that record. It was down 2,013 points at the close, or nearly 8%, per Marketwatch . Fears related to the coronavirus outbreak continued to plague the markets; the S&P...

COVID-19: US Considers Paid Leave for Workers

Trump advisers coming up with options, including help for workers forced to stay home

(Newser) - Amid a brutal day for the stock market comes word that the White House is considering a range of relief measures for workers and businesses affected by the coronavirus. Those measures could include paid leave for workers forced to stay home and forego a paycheck, aid for small businesses, and...

Pastor With Coronavirus Shook Hands, Gave Communion

Rector at historic Washington, DC, church came down with symptoms the following day

(Newser) - Founded in 1817, Christ Church Georgetown has reportedly not canceled services since that century. Until now. Starting March 8, the Washington, DC, church canceled all events indefinitely after a rector at the church was diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Anyone who attended the church on...

Chief of NY Port Authority Has Coronavirus

Rick Cotton now quarantined at home

(Newser) - The man helping New York and New Jersey limit the spread of coronavirus at airports and transit facilities will be off the job for the near future, at least in person. That's because Rick Cotton, head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has COVID-19 himself,...

Trump Sees Silver Lining in Bad Financial News

Falling oil prices means cheaper gasoline for consumers, he tweets

(Newser) - President Trump suggested Monday that concern over the coronavirus outbreak was overblown. In one of several tweets, he drew comparisons between COVID-19 and the seasonal flu. "So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu," he wrote . "It averages between 27,000 and 70,000...

State Department Warns Americans to Skip Cruises

Warning comes as cruise ship will unload passengers in Oakland

(Newser) - For more than 2,000 passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, Monday will be a good day. For residents of Oakland worried about the coronavirus, maybe not as good. The ship has been in limbo off the California coast , but authorities have finally given it the green light to...

Stock Market Craters Amid 'Shocking' Oil Dispute

Trading had to be halted early as Dow falls 1,800

(Newser) - Dow futures suggested a brutal opening for the US stock market on Monday, and they were exactly right. The Dow plummeted more than 1,800 points at the open, more than 7%, and the benchmark S&P 500 also fell 7%, per MarketWatch . The steep decline triggered an automatic, 15-minute...

World Markets in Turmoil
World Markets in Turmoil
Mar 9, 2020 6:44 AM CDT

World Markets in Turmoil

'Killer cocktail' points to 1.2K-point plunge for the Dow at open

(Newser) - Last week was bad for world markets. This week might be worse, the way things are starting out. Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who already were on edge about the surging costs of the coronavirus outbreak, per the...

Coronavirus Arrives in DC
Coronavirus Arrives in DC 
Mar 8, 2020 5:30 AM CDT

Coronavirus Arrives in DC

Trump says he's not concerned 'at all' about virus getting closer to White House

(Newser) - A man in his 50s tested positive Saturday for coronavirus—the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital—and another person who traveled through the city tested positive in Maryland, the AP reports. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said the man in the initial case started exhibiting...

Stuck on Coronavirus Ship: 'I'm Not Going Home Anytime Soon'

Meanwhile, more deaths around the world, including 2 in Florida and an Iranian lawmaker

(Newser) - A cruise ship is languishing off the coast of California after 21 people on board were found to have contracted the coronavirus , Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, per the New York Times . Two of those affected on the Grand Princess were passengers, the other 19 were crew members, per...

Canceled Festivals Include SXSW
Canceled Festivals
Include SXSW
Mar 6, 2020 5:21 PM CST

Canceled Festivals Include SXSW

Miami calls off two major music events over outbreak

(Newser) - Although there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area, Austin on Friday canceled the South by Southwest festival scheduled for this month. Organizers had promised the event would be held, the Dallas News reports, and said Friday they were "devastated" by the decision. In a statement,...

Dow Plunges Anew as Selloff Continues

Index falls more than 700 points

(Newser) - The market has been seesawing all week, but now things appear to be heading only downward. The Dow fell more than 700 points at the open on Friday, nearly 3%, and the benchmark S&P 500 fell a similar percentage. The move follows Thursday's plunge of nearly 1,000...

Helicopters Drop Coronavirus Test Kits on Cruise Ship
World Now Has Almost
100K Coronavirus Cases
the rundown
Mar 6, 2020 6:57 AM CST

World Now Has Almost 100K Coronavirus Cases

Helicopters drop test kits on ship off California

(Newser) - "This is not a drill," warned the head of the World Health Organization as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world nears 100,000, reports CNN . Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said many of the dozens of countries dealing with outbreaks are not taking the crisis seriously enough...

People Are Really Struggling With This Piece of Coronavirus Advice

Go ahead, just try not touching your face

(Newser) - As the Senate passed an $8.3 billion coronavirus response package Thursday, sending it to President Trump for his signature, a number of outlets are reporting on a piece of advice circulating that's not exactly easy to follow: The CDC recommends people avoid touching their faces in order to...

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