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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San Jose energy company repurposes its manufacturing plant to refurbish outdated ventilators as state grapples with spike in coronavirus hospitalizations and ICU cases.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 [...]

Backstreet's back ... from their living rooms
Everybody ... be sure to check out how the Backstreet Boys performed together without ever leaving their respective homes.
Macy's to furlough 130,000 workers amid coronavirus outbreak
Macy's will furlough 130,000 people in a three-year plan to stabilize profitability as coronavirus affects stores.
Plastic-eating bacteria could be small step toward tackling world's pollution crisis
Scientists discovered a strain of bacteria that can degrade the harmful compounds in polyurethane products — a positive step toward reducing the amount of plastic pollution in the environment.
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 nails looking fresh while your 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.

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 [...]

Navy hospital ship sails into New York, frontline of U.S. coronavirus battle
In a hopeful image that captured the spirit of a national mobilization against the coronavirus, a Navy hospital ship docked in New York on Monday as the city pleaded for more help to stanch the deadly [...]
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 [...]
On Oklahoma plains, an island of near normality in a pandemic
On red cobbled Main Street in Guymon, the biggest town in Oklahoma's panhandle, Jesus Ruiz gives "high and tight" hair cuts as a red, white and blue barber's pole turns lazily outs [...]
U.S. CDC reports 140,904 coronavirus cases, 2,405 deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 140,904 cases of coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 2,405.

Italy's daily coronavirus infections falls to 4,050 - its lowest in nearly two weeks
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy climbed by 812 to 11,591, the Civil Protection Agency said on Monday, reversing two days of declines in the daily rate.
Instacart workers nationwide join 5,000 Amazon employees in NYC threatening walkouts
Amazon employees in Staten Island plan to walk off the job on Monday afternoon. Instacart workers say the company 'has still not provided essential protections' and are threatening strikes t [...]
Michigan state lawmaker, FDNY mechanic and college senior are among the latest coronavirus victims
More than 142,000 people in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 and 2,509 have died since the nationwide outbreak began in late January.
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.
Coronavirus: 'Viral load' with may dictate severity of symptoms
Experts at universities in the UK say being exposed to a large amount of the coronavirus when you are first infected could overwhelm the immune system and lead to a worse infection.
Budweiser, Domino's, and more brands debut new ads about the pandemic and urge social distancing
Several major brands have created new ads and commercials that address the new realities. They include McDonald's, Burger King, Jack Daniels, Hershey's, IKEA, and Audi.
Ford set to 3D print 100,000 face shields each week to help protect health care workers
Ford has partnered with 3M and GE Healthcare to assemble plastic face shields to distribute to emergency medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 3D printed components.
YouTuber who shared infamous clip of him licking a subway rail in NYC claims he used a FAKE TONGUE
Princezee, whose real name is Zeeshan Ali, declared that he would never 'lick a d**m poll' but described the video and his style comedy as being 'absurd.'

What Might Have Happened In The NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight
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’re s [...]
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 [...]

Tennessee nursing home coronavirus outbreak leaves 2 dead; 101 hospitalized
An outbreak of the coronavirus at one Tennessee nursing home left two dead and more than 100 others hospitalized by Sunday – a week after the state banned most visitors at extended-care faciliti [...]
Las Vegas parking lot turned into temporary homeless shelter after coronavirus case shuts facility
A parking lot in Sin City is now serving as a temporary homeless shelter after a facility had to be closed when a man tested positive for coronavirus last week.
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 Monday at the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, bringing a message to all New Yorkers that the Navy is "with you" and [...]
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.

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

4-year-old girl and her dog found alive after disappearing for two days in Alabama woods
Evelyn Sides, who goes by Vadie, was found unharmed Friday two days after she disappeared during a walk in the Alabama woods.
The day in pictures
A look at the day's best photographs from around the world.
Mothers will not have to give birth alone: New York clarifies hospital visitor policy
Hospitals must allow one support person for women in labor and delivery and kids in the hospital, the state said Friday.
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.

Netherlands becomes latest country to reject China-made coronavirus test kits, gear
The Netherlands is the latest country to reject China-made coronavirus testing kits and other protective gear, calling the items substandard and raising serious questions about the quality of the [...]
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.