Bill Chappell
Stories
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Health Officials Close Colorado Cafe That Hosted A Huge Crowd On Mother's Day
Hundreds of people visited the C&C Coffee and Kitchen, including some who praised its defiance in allowing a capacity crowd to eat breakfast burritos in its dining room.
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Shanghai Disneyland Sells Out Of Tickets For Post-Shutdown Reopening
Visitors' health status will be checked on a smartphone app before they enter the park. Once inside, they will be required to wear face masks at all times unless they are eating.
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EU Faces 'Recession Of Historic Proportions,' Economic Forecast Warns
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic lopped off roughly a third of the EU's economic activity "practically overnight," the European commissioner for the economy says.
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World Leaders Pledge $8 Billion To Fight COVID-19; U.S. Skips Meeting
"Today the world showed extraordinary unity for the common good," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The U.S. was conspicuously absent from the event.
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Here's How The Small Business Loan Program Went Wrong In Just 4 Weeks
Not-so-small companies like Shake Shack and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?
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8 In 10 Americans Support COVID-19 Shutdown, Kaiser Health Poll Finds
Only around 20% of Americans say shelter-in-place measures are "causing more harm than good," the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
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1st Known U.S. COVID-19 Death Was Weeks Earlier Than Previously Thought
The first U.S. COVID-19 death took place on Feb. 6, an autopsy shows. The person died at home in Santa Clara County, Calif., at a time when testing in the U.S. was tightly limited.
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Italy Finally Sees Its 1st Drop In Active Coronavirus Cases
Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday, and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.
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73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus
No other state has reported as many cases of COVID-19 behind bars as Ohio, in large part because no other state has tested as many inmates.
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Shake Shack Returns $10 Million Loan To U.S. Program For Small Businesses
The burger chain and other large businesses were able to get the money because the program covers any company with less than 500 workers in a single location.