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Business
Netflix To Sell $1 Billion In Bonds After Adding 16 Million New Subscribers
Stay-at-home orders have been a boon for Netflix, which has added millions of subscribers and will take on debt to help serve them more content.
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National
Maryland Buys 500,000 Test Kits From South Korea, Drawing Criticism From Trump
Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, announced his state paid $9 million for coronavirus test kits from a South Korean company. "If there were an easier way, we certainly would have taken it," Hogan said.
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Anti-Quarantine Protest Draws Crowd In Harrisburg, Pa., But Gov. Keeps Stay-Home Plan
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the business shutdowns would be extended until until May 8. They were due to lift on April 30. He did ease the limits a bit, including on the construction industry.
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National
'Illegal To Essential': How The Coronavirus Is Boosting The Legal Cannabis Industry
More than 20 states designated marijuana businesses essential during the coronavirus shutdown. Cannabis activists say it's a remarkable development, given that it remains illegal under federal law.
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National
Cuomo Says New York Has Seen 'Highest Single Increase' In Deaths From Coronavirus
The state had 562 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours. In a bit of "good news," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said 1,452 coronavirus patients have been discharged from hospitals in the past day.
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National
LA County Sheriff Will No Longer Order Closure Of Firearms Shops
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said gun shops in Los Angeles County were nonessential during the coronavirus outbreak. Then the federal government updated its list of essential industries.
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Health
Famed Opera Singer Plácido Domingo Hospitalized Due To COVID-19 Complications
Domingo's reported hospitalization comes just days after he posted a message on Facebook saying it was his "moral obligation" to reveal he tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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National
Amid Coronavirus Concerns Pentagon To Send Troops To U.S. Borders With Mexico, Canada
Troops will be sent to the northern and southern U.S. borders as the spread of the coronavirus grows. Last week, the Trump administration ordered partial closures of those borders.
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Arts & Life
Getting Bored? Here's A List Of Free Things That Weren't Free Before Coronavirus
From Broadway plays to playwrights giving writing lessons to online courses from Ivy League schools, here's a look at some things (but not everything!) that have suddenly become free.
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Health
Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'
Officials in San Francisco reversed course and are allowing dispensaries to stay open during the "shelter in place" order. New York made a similar declaration for its medical marijuana businesses.