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Time to 'Revenge Shop': China's Virus Hot Spot Reopens

The city at the center of China’s virus outbreak was reopening for business Monday after authorities lifted more of the controls that locked downs tens of millions of people for two months.

JAPAN'S STATE OF EMERGENCY IS NO LOCKDOWN. WHAT'S IN IT?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hardhit Japanese prefectures to fortify the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

MARVEL REMAKES RELEASE CALENDAR; ‘MULAN' MOVES TO LATE JULY

The Walt Disney Co. overhauled its release schedule by moving the dates of half a dozen Marvel movies, announcing a new one for the live-action adaption of “Mulan” and pushing one movie, “Artemis Fowl,” to Disney Plus, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

CATCH THIS WEEK'S SUPERMOON, BIGGEST AND BRIGHTEST OF YEAR

A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year.

MICROSOFT ENGINEER ADAPTS FAN-TRACKING APP FOR COVID-19 USE

A Microsoft engineer who designed an app to track North Dakota State University football fans on their annual trek to Texas for the national championship has taken that concept and applied it to contact tracing for the coronavirus.

CDC CONSIDERS LOOSENING GUIDELINES FOR SOME EXPOSED TO VIRUS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus to return to work if they are without symptoms.

MODELING CORONAVIRUS: ‘UNCERTAINTY IS THE ONLY CERTAINTY'

A statistical model cited by the White House generated a slightly less grim figure this week for a first wave of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. — a projection designed to help officials plan for the worst, including having enough hospital staff, beds and ventilators.

REINVENT YOURSELF: FINDING NEW WAYS TO MAKE MONEY

Though millions of professionals are relying on technology to adapt to working from home, others do not have that luxury, with their jobs on the line due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A LOOK AT OFFERINGS ON NEW MOBILE PLATFORM QUIBI

Quibi may specialize in small, bite-sized videos, but its volume of shows is large.

Water Shutoffs in Sharp Focus Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The advice is simple and universal: Washing your hands with soap and water is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Chicago Schools to Distribute Electronic Devices to Students

Chicago Public Schools will distribute 100,000 electronic devices for students to use at home as the district implements a remote learning plan, officials announced Monday.

Nascar Industry Steps Up to Produce PPE'S in CIVID-19 Crisis

The five 3D printers at NASCAR’s Research & Technology center – two delivered in February and installed less than two weeks ago – are typically focused on composite parts and working on an updated stock car.

Remote Working: Virus Encourages Businesses to Think Differently

With the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak forcing governments to close schools, sporting events, communal spaces and more, businesses are taking the situation into their own hands, encouraging their staff to work from home.

INSTACART WORKERS SEEK STRIKE AS JOBS GET BUSIER, RISKIER

A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge in demand for online groceries.

IF YOU DON'T LAUGH, YOU CRY: COPING WITH VIRUS THROUGH HUMOR

Neil Diamond posts a fireside rendition of “Sweet Caroline” with its familiar lyrics tweaked to say, “Hands ... washing hands.”

TRUMP ROLLBACK OF MILEAGE STANDARDS GUTS CLIMATE CHANGE PUSH

The Trump administration’s rollback of mileage standards this week marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government’s own estimates show big costs, too — more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps.

GRANDPARENTING GOES DIGITAL AS VIRUS KEEPS OLDER ADULTS HOME

A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days, playing the piano, making after-school snacks or singing nursery rhymes with the baby in her Chandler, Arizona, home.

FRONT LINE:TECH GIANTS JOIN FIGHT AGAINST OUTBREAK

As large parts of the world go into lockdown to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, tech companies are rallying their troops to join the battle against COVID-19.

REMOTE LEARNING POSES HURDLES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

At school, Rose Hayes, 8, works with a team of teachers and therapists trained to help with her genetic condition.

Can Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Treat the Newly ILL?

Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off flu and measles outbreaks in the days before vaccines, and tried more recently against SARS and Ebola, just might work for COVID-19, too: using blood donated from patients who’ve recovered.

TRUMP HOPING TO SEE US ECONOMY REOPENED BY EASTER AMID VIRUS

President Donald Trump said he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job during the coronavirus outbreak.

THE NEW iPAD PRO:LEVELING UP THE TABLET EXPERIENCE

With Apple pulling the plug on its March Special Event over coronavirus fears, where it planned to show off new iPads and MacBooks, the company decided to launch its biggest update to the iPad in a press release.

SOFTBANK TO BUY BACK $41 BILLION IN ASSETS TO TRIM DEBT

The Japanese technology and telecoms company SoftBank said it plans to buy back up to 4.5 trillion yen ($41 billion) of its assets as it seeks to trim its gigantic debt burden.

VIRUS SPURS UNEXPECTED TEST FOR US SCHOOLS: ONLINE LEARNING

The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation’s largest school system plunged in Monday as New York City asked over 1.1 million students to log in and learn.

NETFLIX'S ‘SELF MADE' TELLS OF FIRST FEMALE MILLIONAIRE

Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America’s most successful “pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that’s changing, thanks to the recent release of a Netflix limited series starring Octavia Spencer.

NO FAMILY, FANFARE FOR NASA ASTRONAUT LAUNCHING NEXT MONTH

A NASA astronaut who’s about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the coronavirus.

MANY AIRLINE FLIGHTS NEARLY EMPTY AS VIRUS UNDERCUTS TRAVEL

Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air traffic control towers empty.

8 EUROPEAN SPACECRAFT PUT IN HIBERNATION AMID VIRUS LOCKDOWN

The European Space Agency said that it is putting eight of its spacecraft into hibernation as it scales down operations during the coronavirus outbreak.

Google sibling Verily launches Covid-19 screening website

Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you probably can’t use it to get tested quite yet.

As virus shuts down cities in Europe, pollution drops

The European Union’s space agency’s earth-observation satellites have detected a significant reduction in the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of the use of diesel motors and other human activities, in northern Italy as the advance of the COVID-19 has led to drastic measures curtailing ordinary life.