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Following an investigation that revealed gaps in Facebook’s efforts to fight coronavirus misinformation, the social networking company announced it would retroactively send alerts to any users who had interacted with content subsequently labeled misleading. A new report from global nonprofit Avaaz examined 100 Facebook posts about COVID-19 that had been …

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s program to expedite the shipping of valuable protective equipment to coronavirus hot spots has left hospitals that are out of the spotlight struggling to secure their own protective gear as they watch the outbreak creep closer. The Trump administration has repeatedly endorsed the Federal Emergency …

Photo by New Africa / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus has stopped ordinary day-to-day life in its tracks. But some things – broken pipes, stalled refrigerators, disrupted cable service – roll on. If such misfortune visits your household, waiting for the lockdown to end is not an option: You need to make …

Until what seemed like 10 minutes ago, the expression “going viral” had an entirely different meaning, and just as quickly, everyday life has been replaced with a solitary and virtual reality. Before we knew what is was, Covid-19 had arrived and brought with it chaos and disruption. Over the past …

The images are compelling: Fire trucks in Tehran or Manila spray the streets. Amazon tests a disinfectant fog inside a warehouse, hoping to calm workers’ fears and get them back on the job. TV commercials show health care workers cleaning chairs where blood donors sat. Families nervously wipe their mail …

Here’s what you need to know: A rift between the White House and states threatens a cohesive response. The I.M.F. predicts the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. As a recession looms, Democrats call for tougher financial regulation. An appeals court allows medication abortions in Texas again — for …

Photo by Koldunova Anna / Shutterstock.com Beginning this week, millions of Americans are expected to receive cash from the federal government. But there is a chance you might not be among them. Some groups of people and entities do not qualify for the “recovery rebates” that were part of the …

More than $ 700 million was invested in game startups in the first quarter, though that amount is down from the year-earlier period, according to data collected by Sergei Evdokimov, investment associate at Mail.ru Games Ventures. It was a big dip, but it’s not bad for a quarter with so …

Photo by dean bertoncelj / Shutterstock.com Every time you grab a pump handle at the gas station, you could be transferring germs from dozens of other drivers’ hands to your own skin. Most of the year, you probably give that reality little thought. But the spread of the coronavirus should …