Rido / Shutterstock.com The dramatic and lasting impact of the coronavirus has provided an urgent wake-up call for Americans when it comes to their finances. We are more comfortable discussing financial matters today than we were at the start of the year, and have been making substantial changes to our …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Signs Executive Orders for Economic Relief
Here’s what you need to know: At 5 million cases, the U.S. has passed another coronavirus milestone. With Congress at an impasse, Trump signs actions for another round of economic aid. Universities make reopening plans, and parents see tough choices no matter what. Motorcycles fill the streets of Sturgis, S.D., …
Read More »This HoloLens 2 app is helping doctors learn how to ID coronavirus
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now A new HoloLens 2 app uses volumetric capture of a COVID-19 patient, that this is helping doctors and nurses in the U.K. safely identify symptoms. HoloPatient: COVID-19 is a free extension of GIGXR’s HoloPatient platform, produced in …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: As U.S. Stimulus Talks Near Collapse, Trump Eyes Executive Orders
Here’s what you need to know: As the U.S. stimulus talks falter again, Trump’s advisers say they would tell him to act on his own. Cuomo says N.Y. schools can reopen in-person but leaves it up to districts to determine if, when and how. The U.S. economy added jobs last …
Read More »Hours of Talks on U.S. Coronavirus Relief End With No Deal
This briefing has ended. Read live coronavirus updates here. Here’s what you need to know: Negotiations to break the stimulus stalemate end with no compromise in sight. Ohio’s governor, who offered a stark virus warning, tests positive — then negative. Nine of the U.S.’s 10 largest school districts will begin …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Lawmakers Remain at Impasse in Stimulus Package Talks
Here’s what you need to know: A dispute over Postal Service funding complicates the U.S. stimulus impasse as talks continue. After parents and teachers opposed a hybrid model, Chicago schools will reopen online only. N.Y.C. will set up checkpoints to promote compliance with the state’s quarantine rules for many travelers. …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: 6 States Enter Pact to Reduce Testing Times in U.S.
Here’s what you need to know: America is testing more. But the results are too slow, a survey finds. Democrats and Republicans have agreed to work toward a deal on a relief package by the end of the week. The number of virus-related deaths worldwide has passed 700,000. Johnson & …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Fight Over Aid Package Drags On
Here’s what you need to know: ‘Long days, long nights’: Washington prepares for a prolonged fight over virus relief. Israel’s rocky reopening of its schools may be a lesson for the U.S. As Isaias makes landfall, the coronavirus makes it trickier to shelter from the storm. Trump addresses the death …
Read More »Share Your Medical Bills for Coronavirus
Have a bill you want to share? Go straight to the form. Americans have been battling surprise coronavirus bills for nearly as long as they’ve been fighting the disease itself. I know this because I’m a reporter who has been writing articles about those bills since mid-February. My first focused …
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