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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.

Apple introduces new MacBook Air

Apple has introduced an all-new MacBook Air, offering faster performance, a new scissor-switch magic keyboard, twice the storage than the previous generation, and a new lower $999 price tag.

Trade Show Blues: Exhibitions go Virtual as Virus Spreads

Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and milliondollar sports cars. They’re all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due to the new coronavirus - and taking with them sales opportunities that may be difficult to make up.

A Cruel Paradox: Beating Virus Means Causing US Recession

The coronavirus is dealing a death blow to the longest U.S. economic expansion on record, triggering layoffs and putting intense strain on the nation’s financial system.

HOW TO CLEAN THE BUNDLE OF GERMS THAT IS YOUR PHONE

You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus.

CINEMAS CLOSE NATIONWIDE, DISNEY POSTPONES ‘BLACK WIDOW'

U.S. movie theaters have closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, turning dark nearly all of the country’s 40,000-plus screens in an unprecedented shutdown.

BUSINESS FALLOUT: APPLE GOES ONLINE, DELTA SLASHES FLIGHTS

Apple said its annual developers conference would take place entirely online this year, joining a growing list of companies that are canceling big, in-person events as the coronavirus spreads.

NEW TONE ON VIRUS FOR FOX NEWS STARS – TO A POINT

Fox News Channel’s influential prime-time lineup is starting to reflect the changed realities of the coronavirus outbreak, without embracing old enemies.

MORE WIPES, NO JEANS: AMAZON LIMITS SHIPMENTS TO WAREHOUSES

To make room for toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other items in high demand during the global viral pandemic, Amazon said it is limiting what brands and independent sellers can send to its warehouses for the next three weeks.

Economic Toll of Virus Goes Global and Hits Close to Home

Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to critical economic sectors in the country.

Behind The Scenes, Scientists Prep For Covid-19 Vaccine Test

A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work.

Amid Virus Crisis, Officials Announce Health Care Tech Rules

With coronavirus topping Americans’ concerns, senior Trump administration officials tried to switch subjects by announcing final rules aimed at delivering on the unfulfilled promise of electronic health records.

IT'S CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF IRON RAIN AT HOT, FARAWAY WORLD

At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain.

VERMONT SUES WEB-SCRAPING FACIAL RECOGNITION FIRM

The state of Vermont is suing a data broker that it says uses facial recognition technology to map the faces of Vermonters, including children, and then sells access to the data to private businesses, individuals and law enforcement.

DOCTORS TRY 1ST CRISPR EDITING IN THE BODY FOR BLINDNESS

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.

TWITTER IN DEAL WITH SILVER LAKE, ELLIOTT; DORSEY STILL CEO

Twitter says it’s reached an investment deal with Silver Lake and Elliott Management that will keep Jack Dorsey as the social media company’s CEO.