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IS IT SAFE TO STAY IN HOTELS AS REOPENINGS GET UNDERWAY?

Is it safe to stay in hotels as reopenings get underway?

RUSSIA LIFTS INEFFECTIVE BAN ON TELEGRAM MESSAGING APP

Russia’s communications watchdog said it would lift a ban on the popular messaging app Telegram after two years of unsuccessful attempts to block it.

PANDEMIC GIVES BUSINESSES LESSONS IN SURVIVAL, INNOVATION

When the coronavirus outbreak forced Sean Giovanni to shut down his recording studio in for two months, he dropped off mobile equipment at staffers’ and artists’ homes. He hoped remote recording would bring in some revenue.

‘ADAPT OR DIE' RESTAURANTS FIND WAYS TO EVOLVE AMID VIRUS

When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn’t let it put a fork in her restaurant.

Ban The Confederate Flag? NASCAR Could See The End Of An Era

The familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing’s good ol’ boy roots.

1.5 Million More Laid-Off Workers Seek Unemployment Benefits

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening.

Zoom Caught in China Censorship Crossfire As Meetings Foiled

Video app company Zoom said it regretted that some meetings involving U.S.-based Chinese dissidents were disrupted, as meanwhile a prominent Hong Kong activist said his account was blocked despite the city’s guarantees of free speech.

Amazon Bans Police Use Of Its Face Recognition For a Year

Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin.

WAIT TO REOPEN? SOME NYC SHOPS RUN OUT OF PATIENCE

In a city famous for its lack of patience, some businesses have jumped ahead on what’s supposed to be a slow and methodical emergence from coronavirus lockdown.

INSURANCE TELEMARKETERS FINED $225M FOR A BILLION ROBOCALLS

The U.S. communications regulator proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.

GOOGLE QUIETLY ROLLS OUT TEST VERSION OF ANDROID UPGRADE

Google has released a test version of its annual upgrade to its Android software without the usual fanfare heralding the latest operating system powering most smartphones.

DAVIDSON STEPS UP IN ‘THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND'

The protagonists in Judd Apatow movies don’t generally have their stuff together. They are emotionally stunted, occasionally underachieving, unmotivated to change and often even border on unlikable. But whether it’s Seth Rogen’s stoner-entrepreneur, Steve Carell’s 40-year-old virgin or Adam Sandler’s depressed movie star, there has always been at least some separation between the actor and the character.

AS BUSINESS TRICKLES BACK, HOTELS COMPETE ON CLEANLINESS

Marriott, Hilton and other big hotel companies are used to competing on price or perks. Now they are competing on cleanliness.

‘Welcome Back' Several Famed Museums Reopen Across Europe

In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the Girl with the Pearl Earring can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the rusty maze of steel sheets by Richard Serra is a wonderland anew for art lovers. And at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam can drop jaws like it has done for ages.

Snapchat To Stop 'Promoting' Trump Amid Uproar Over Tweets

Snapchat will stop “promoting” President Donald Trump on its video messaging service, the latest example of a social media platform adjusting how it treats this U.S. president.

Cinema Chain AMC Warns It May Not Survive The Pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.

Dispatches From Yosemite: Alone With The Bears and Beauty

The glacier-carved valleys of Yosemite National Park have been closed to the public for nearly three months and a few dozen lucky kids have had it mostly to themselves.

‘NEVER HAVE I EVER' BRINGS RARE VOICE, AND A NEWCOMER, TO TV

When Mindy Kaling was growing up in the Boston area, few classmates looked like her, and her television choices ranged from angsty white teenagers to funny white teenagers.

NSA: RUSSIAN AGENTS HAVE BEEN HACKING MAJOR EMAIL PROGRAM

The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier.

LAS VEGAS REOPENS FROM HISTORIC CORONAVIRUS CASINO CLOSURE

The casino coronavirus closure has ended. Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started gambling again early Thursday in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada.

FARM-TO-TABLE DINING TAKES ON NEW MEANING AMID PANDEMIC

Eric Pray is used to shipping seafood all over the country. But since the coronavirus took hold, he has shifted his focus closer to home — selling lobsters from a homemade tank in his garage.

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ELECTRIC RACING HOLDS LITTLE SPARK

For proof that Leonardo DiCaprio can’t save every film he touches, look no further than “And We Go Green,” a languid documentary about the electric car racing circuit.

EPIDEMIC OF WIPES AND MASKS PLAGUE SEWERS, STORM DRAINS

Mayor Jim Kenney kicked off a recent briefing on Philadelphia’s coronavirus response with an unusual request for residents: Be careful what you flush.

Easy Jet Reveals 'Sophisticated' Hack of Customer Details

U.K.-based budget airline easyJet said that “highly sophisticated” hackers accessed the email addresses and travel details of approximately 9 million customers.

AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD EXPERIMENT IN ‘SPACESHIP EARTH'

During lockdown, have you taken a moment to appreciate that at least you’re not quarantined with eight free-thinking adventurers in a terrarium of depleting oxygen levels?

FRANCE DEPLOYS $8.8 BILLION TO RESCUE AILING CAR INDUSTRY

France’s government is injecting more than 8 billion euros ($8.8 billion) to save the country’s car industry from huge losses wrought by virus lockdowns, and wants to use the crisis to make France the No. 1 producer of electric vehicles in Europe.

41 MILLION JOBS LOST; HOMEBOUND GEAR UP TO GET OUT, WAY OUT

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments related to the national and global response, the workplace, and the spread of the virus.

IN PANDEMIC, USING DRONES TO DROP MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM SKY

With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch, and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands with a plop, less than 8 minutes after launch.

BRANSON'S VIRGIN ORBIT FAILS ON FIRST ROCKET LAUNCH ATTEMPT

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed Monday in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California.

ORDERS FOR US BIG-TICKET FACTORY GOODS DROP 17.2% IN APRIL

U.S. orders for big-ticket factory goods plunged for the second straight month in April as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy.