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California food banks partner with schools to serve families of students during pandemic
Food bank volunteers join school-based workers and helpers to distribute food.
Coronavirus: California home sales now ‘essential’ but health risks scare agents
Being designated essential may, at least, ease the deal-closing process.
California ramps up output of ventilators as COVID-19 cases grow
San Jose energy company repurposes its manufacturing plant to refurbish outdated ventilators as state grapples with spike in coronavirus hospitalizations and ICU cases.
Fake police set up roadblock, stop drivers during stay-at-home order in Colorado
Police impersonators set up a roadblock on a Colorado highway and stopped drivers to ask why they were out during the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order.
Pac-12 in the age of COVID-19: Coaches, athletes use social media to spread the word about stopping the spread
We collected dozens of examples of athletes and coaches across the conference using social media for Public Service Announcements and to promote community support projects.
California prepares for expected surge of coronavirus
Californians endured a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible while health officials got ready for a week with a possible dramatic surge in coronavirus cases [...]
Travel Troubleshooter: Can I get a refund on my Airbnb after the coronavirus outbreak?
After the coronavirus outbreak, Laureen McCluen is trying to get a refund on her Airbnb rental. But the host refuses. Is she out of luck?
Atlas Obscura: Beat the COVID-19 isolation with a virtual trip into the obscure
Atlas Obscura co-founder Joshua Foer offers his top 10 sites to see even when you can't leave your house.
Cooking: This wildly addictive lemon polenta cake is gluten-free, too
Made with polenta and almond flour, this moist not-too-sweet cake is easy to pull off.
Quick Cook: Crunchy cornflake and buttermilk-coated fried chicken
Feeling down? This crunchy cornflake and buttermilk-coated fried chicken is the perfect antidote -- and it comes with a side of homemade ranch dressing.

ENVIRONMENT-Power Shifts
Last winter, PG&E cut power on expansive sections of the grid for extended periods in an effort to reduce fire risks. With days-long power outages looking like a new norm during certain weather co [...]
The Top Dog Film Festival
The Top Dog Film Festival was launched in 2017 to showcase the incredible bond between dogs and their people through independent films. Touring annually the Top Dog Film Festival screens over 2 hours [...]
Luna Sea Valentine’s Day Clean-up
Meet at the “Luna Sea Lounge” (815 Almar Ave. #14) between 9-10:30am to pick up receptacle and sign up for the private evening soiree (food and beverages provided, sign up required for ent [...]
Santa Cruz Boardriders Club Victorious in Morro Bay
The Santa Cruz Boardriders Club just returned from their trip down to Morro Bay where they competed in the 2nd event of the 2020 season in the northern division of the West Coast Boardriders Club.&nbs [...]
Rail Trail Award, Celebration and New Directions
January has been a momentous month for the Coastal Rail Trail in Santa Cruz. We began construction of Segment 7 – Phase I on Tuesday, Jan. 21. This 1.2 mile long bike/pedestrian path will [...]
SKATEABLE ART FEATURE FOR SEACLIFF VILLAGE PARK
The County of Santa Cruz is pleased to announce a partnership between Santa Cruz County Parks, local philanthropists, Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks and the community to expand recreational opport [...]
Ciggy Board Brigade — The Year in Review
“…a good filmmaker looks for the story after the shooting while a bad one goes in with a point to prove. So the more honest the filmmaker, the longer it takes” (Miyamoto Musashi, Do [...]
Friday the 13th Lucky Day for Entangled Humpback Whale in Monterey Bay
(Moss Landing, CA) – It was a multi-day, community effort that ended in a humpback whale swimming free after it was successfully disentangled in Monterey Bay on Friday, December 13th. Responders [...]

Chicago chef starts effort to help laid-off food workers
Celebrity chef Rick Bayless launches an effort to help restaurant workers who have been laid off during the coronavirus outbreak.
How to keep your mani fresh while your nail salon is closed
A dip-powder manicure kit can keep your nails up for weeks.
Central Park becomes a field hospital for New York, where coronavirus deaths have topped 1,000
A grassy meadow in New York's Central Park normally occupied by sunbathers and picnickers is now an emergency field hospital.
These officers served up a pizza day to cheer up residents amid coronavirus concerns
As cabin fever and anxiety set in across America, a team of New Jersey police officers tried to restore a sense of calm through a town-favorite comfort food: pizza.
You can get a free Doritos Locos Taco from Taco Bell tomorrow
Nacho cheese, plz.
Singing surgeon featured on iHeart 'Living Room Concert for America'
There was a cameo from a singing orthopedic surgeon Sunday as millions watched "The iHeart Living Room Concert for America."
National coronavirus updates: US Navy hospital ship docks in New York City
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort docked in New York City harbor Monday to aid hospitals overwhelmed treating patients with coronavirus.
Inside a New York hospital that is overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and deaths
"Every day I come, what I see on a daily basis, is pain, despair, suffering and health care disparities," one doctor said.

California food banks partner with schools to serve families of students during pandemic
Food bank volunteers join school-based workers and helpers to distribute food.
Coronavirus: California home sales now ‘essential’ but health risks scare agents
Being designated essential may, at least, ease the deal-closing process.
California ramps up output of ventilators as COVID-19 cases grow
San Jose energy company repurposes its manufacturing plant to refurbish outdated ventilators as state grapples with spike in coronavirus hospitalizations and ICU cases.
Fake police set up roadblock, stop drivers during stay-at-home order in Colorado
Police impersonators set up a roadblock on a Colorado highway and stopped drivers to ask why they were out during the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order.
Pac-12 in the age of COVID-19: Coaches, athletes use social media to spread the word about stopping the spread
We collected dozens of examples of athletes and coaches across the conference using social media for Public Service Announcements and to promote community support projects.
California prepares for expected surge of coronavirus
Californians endured a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible while health officials got ready for a week with a possible dramatic surge in coronavirus cases [...]

California food banks partner with schools to serve families of students during pandemic
Food bank volunteers join school-based workers and helpers to distribute food.
Coronavirus: California home sales now ‘essential’ but health risks scare agents
Being designated essential may, at least, ease the deal-closing process.
California ramps up output of ventilators as COVID-19 cases grow
San Jose energy company repurposes its manufacturing plant to refurbish outdated ventilators as state grapples with spike in coronavirus hospitalizations and ICU cases.
Fake police set up roadblock, stop drivers during stay-at-home order in Colorado
Police impersonators set up a roadblock on a Colorado highway and stopped drivers to ask why they were out during the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order.
Pac-12 in the age of COVID-19: Coaches, athletes use social media to spread the word about stopping the spread
We collected dozens of examples of athletes and coaches across the conference using social media for Public Service Announcements and to promote community support projects.
California prepares for expected surge of coronavirus
Californians endured a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible while health officials got ready for a week with a possible dramatic surge in coronavirus cases [...]

Trump backs off plan to reopen businesses by mid-April amid coronavirus warnings
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top medical advise [...]
What you need to know about coronavirus right now
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
Countries affected by the novel coronavirus entered another week of strict quarantine and several nations introduced new economic stimulus to aid citizens and companies hit by the pandemic.
The U.S. weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy
Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather the drop in revenue from travel industry clients because of the coronaviru [...]
Deaths, intubations swamp New Orleans doctors in coronavirus surge
Emergency room doctor Thomas Krajewski stopped at the hospital room door at 2 a.m. to glance at the chart. He knew instantly the long odds faced by the patient inside: A man in his 70s, with a fever, [...]
Spread of coronavirus accelerates in U.S. jails and prisons
Sean Hernandez says he covers his mouth and nose with a t-shirt or towel when he leaves his cell, the only defense he can improvise against the coronavirus outbreak now sweeping through New York&rsquo [...]

Help at last: Navy hospital ship the USNS Comfort docks in New York harbor
The ship arrived at New York Harbor on Monday morning. It will welcome patients who do not have coronavirus but who still need care in order to clear out the city's other hospitals.
Burger King China apologises after its Taiwan operator called coronavirus the 'Wuhan pneumonia'
The fast food chain's Chinese operator apologised on Weibo yesterday after Burger King Taiwan referred to the coronavirus as the 'Wuhan pneumonia' in a Facebook post last Wednesday.
Russian agents drugged British and American 'spies' with poisoned sherry, documents reveal
British military Attache Brigadier Tony Harper and his American counterpart Colonel Bill Spahr were seized at a winery in Moldova. A wine they drank made them unconscious.
Coronavirus US: Dead bodies are loaded onto truck with forklift
Footage has emerged of dead bodies being loaded onto a truck with a forklift outside a Brooklyn hospital the same day a nurse shared a harrowing image of corpses lining the inside of another lorry.
Mothers put on their WEDDING dresses while in lockdown
Bestselling American author Curtis Sittenfeld sparked the social media trend when she shared a photo of herself sitting at the dining room table in her gown with her 33,800 Twitter followers.
Orangutan family form a 'very special bond' with otters in a Belgian zoo
The three orangutans, at Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, first encountered the Asian small-clawed otters after staff decided to run their river through the apes' territory.
Coronavirus UK: Prince Charles recovers, is out of self-isolation
The Prince of Wales 71, had a 'mild' form of the illness and is with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative and is without any symptoms of the virus.
Trump calls Nancy Pelosi a 'sick puppy' as he abandons pretense of bipartisanship in revenge strike
Donald Trump went on a tirade against Nancy Pelosi Monday morning, claiming there's 'something wrong with the woman' and insisting that she's a 'sick puppy' for holding u [...]

New Polls And New Candidates Are Giving Democrats Some Hope Of Flipping The Senate
The topsy-turvy Democratic primary for president dominated political news for the first two-and-a-half months of 2020 — and rightfully so, it was bonkers — but now that it’s settled [...]
The Coronavirus Isn’t Just A Blue State Problem
Washington state was the initial epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. And New York is now the hardest-hit part of the country so far, with hospitalizations increasing at rapid r [...]
Trump Fully Invoking The Defense Production Act Would Help, But It Won’t Fix Everything
The U.S. doesn’t have what it needs to fight the novel coronavirus. N95 respirator masks are emergency room workers’ ideal line of defense against the small particles of spittle that can t [...]
What Might Have Happened In The NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
Though there are no actual games to be played, FiveThirtyEight is still taking a shot at a little March Madness. We built an NCAA Tournament bracket, using ESPN’s Bracketology, and we’ll b [...]

Chicago cops disperse crowd at church for violating coronavirus stay-at-home order
Chicago cops enforced a statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order at an Assyrian church Sunday, dispersing a large crowd that was there for a funeral.
Woman, 86, dies after knocked to ground at NYC hospital for violating coronavirus social distancing: report
An 86-year-old woman in a Brooklyn hospital died Saturday after being pushed to the ground by another patient for allegedly breaking social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to a rep [...]
Texas priest who had coronavirus recovers, offers services online again
A Fort Worth, Texas Anglican priest returned to work on Sunday after becoming the county's first coronavirus patient.
Coronavirus leaves California freeways empty, police warn of uptick in drivers speeding over 100 mph
The coronavirus outbreak has left California's notoriously traffic-clogged freeways flowing smoothly, but authorities are warning that highways have turned into speedways and worse cras [...]
USNS Comfort hospital ship arrives in New York harbor amid coronavirus outbreak
The USNS Comfort has arrived at the front lines of the coronavirus fight in the United States.
Michigan churches mourn coronavirus' deaths of bishop, pastor and elder
Three religious leaders in the area died in the past few days as Michigan becomes one of the top states with over 5,000 cases, just behind New York, New Jersey and California.
Former Utah House Speaker Bob Garff dies from coronavirus
A business leader who died from the coronavirus in Utah was a former speaker of Utah's House of Representatives
NYPD cops deliver baby in Bronx apartment amid coronavirus ambulance 'backlog'
When ambulances were backlogged due to the coronavirus outbreak Sunday, two New York City police officers helped a pregnant woman give birth inside her Bronx apartment, unwrapping the umbilical cord f [...]

Goodnight, and good luck
A valedictory note from Al Jazeera America on what we tried to bring to the online news landscape
A long road to reintegration for Rwandan ex-combatants
Despite programs aimed at helping former fighters recover and rebuild, many struggle to find their place in society
The Cabula 12: Brazils police war against the black community
Brazil's anti-police movement continues to fight for the soul of Cabula, even as death threats intensify
Nevada governor says he doesn't want Supreme Court consideration
Republican Brian Sandoval, reportedly under consideration by Obama for the nation's top court, says he's not interested
Elegy for a website where Native voices mattered
AJAM reported on tribal communities and offered coverage on Indian Country that few could match
Poisonous lands: Pennsylvania prison built next to toxic dump
Prisoners and area residents are hit by toxic fumes that could cause fatal harm

FDA lifts restrictions on Ohio-based Battelle's mask-sterilizing technology amid coronavirus shortages
Officials are scrambling for N95 masks and other protective equipment for health care workers as the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to spike.
Health issues for blacks, Latinos and Native Americans may cause coronavirus to ravage communities
People of color have many underlying health conditions that could make them vulnerable to health risks from coronavirus, experts said.
New York is at war with the coronavirus. Expect the same across the US, experts warn.
What is unfolding in New York City offers a case study in how the virus attacks all aspects of life, as well as what can be done to beat it back.
French Navy keeps sub crews in dark about virus
The French Navy has decided to keep submariners purposefully shielded from worries about the virus to ensure focus on their missions. (March 30)

Ill US citizen stranded in West Bank amid coronavirus restrictions, seeks return to America
An ill American citizen is worried as his medication runs low while quarantined at his sister's house in the West Bank.
Coronavirus prompts Colombia’s left-wing ELN rebel group to announce humanitarian ceasefire
Colombia’s left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group has announced a one-month “active” ceasefire on humanitarian grounds amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Police in India battle jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown
Amid a growing humanitarian crisis in India, police in one part of the country used tear gas to disperse a large crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown to contain the coronavirus, acco [...]
Wuhan residents say coronavirus figures released by China don't add up
Chinese officials, desperate to recast the country as a global leader that has conquered the coronavirus, have been saying that its death rates are decreasing in the city of Wuhan. The problem, reside [...]
France evacuates coronavirus patients from swamped hospitals using high-speed trains, military planes
France evacuated dozens of coronavirus patients from overwhelmed hospitals in its hardest-hit region on Sunday using two high-speed trains, military helicopters and a German military plane.
Iranian prisoners riot, smash cameras as country's coronavirus death toll rises
Some of the 50,000 prisoners still being held in Iran during the coronavirus outbreak launched a riot Monday, breaking cameras and causing other damage in two buildings that h [...]