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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 02: A BP sign stands over a gas station in Brooklyn on February 2, 2016 in New York City. The oil industry giant reported on Tuesday a $3.3 billion fourth-quarter loss as oil prices continue to fall globally. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

BP is offering a discount on gas for health care workers

Alicia Lee, CNN April 5, 2020

(CNN) -- BP is offering a discount of 50 cents off per gallon for first responders and health care workers the next time they fill up at BP or Amoco gas stations in the US."Thank you for being on the...

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How students are curing boredom while being stuck at home

Shelby Reeves Reporter April 5, 2020

College is a time of freedom, a time of independence, a time where students are out on their own and get to explore life by themselves. That wasn’t the case this year when COVID-19 led to the shutdown...

Kevin Pospichel, a senior IT user support analyst at the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, wears a shield mask prototype. Pospichel manages the makerspace in the Architecture Building and has experience with 3D modeling. He helped create the PPE prototypes, alongside Ferdig and Kennedy. 

Kent State faculty aim to help first responders in light of personal protective equipment shortage

When nurse Tracy Dodson interacts with a patient experiencing respiratory issues, she wears goggles, gloves, a mask and a gown. She usually puts the equipment in a trash bin when she leaves the room. But...

KSU donates to hospitals to help during the COVID-19 pandemic

Shelby Reeves Reporter April 3, 2020

During this pandemic, many people are worried about their own safety by keeping safe distances, washing hands and covering sneezes. It is also important to think about the safety of others, especially...

States demand ventilators as feds ration limited supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks ago, the Pentagon promised to make as many as 2,000 military ventilators available as the federal government strains to contend with the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday,...

Thousands of ventilators managed by the federal government were unable to be deployed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic because of a lapse in the government contract to keep the machines maintained, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Thousands of ventilators in maintenance as government struggles to meet needs

(CNN) -- The federal government had faulty ventilators. Then the coronavirus hit.Thousands of ventilators managed by the federal government were unable to be deployed in the wake of the novel coronavirus...

Amazon, workers at odds over conditions during peak demand caused by coronavirus

(CNN) -- Amid mounting criticism of its pandemic response, Amazon on Thursday said it is rapidly expanding temperature checks for its employees and that it has nearly completed its hiring spree of 100,000...

As video conference app Zoom surges in popularity due to increased usage amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials are now warning of a new potential privacy and security concern called "Zoombombing."

FBI warns video calls are getting hijacked. It’s called ‘Zoombombing’

Dakin Andone, CNN April 2, 2020

(CNN) -- As video conference app Zoom surges in popularity due to increased usage amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials are now warning of a new potential privacy and security concern called...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is continuing her workouts at the Supreme Court gym amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to her longtime personal trainer.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to work out at Supreme Court private gym, her trainer says

Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN April 1, 2020

(CNN) -- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is continuing her workouts at the Supreme Court gym amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to her longtime personal trainer.Bryant Johnson, Ginsburg's trainer,...

A patron stands in front of a shelf full of wine bottles at The Liquor Store.Com on March 20, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. - Liquor sales have exploded in New York since a national emergency was declared and New York closed all its theatres, bars and restaurants, while virtual cocktail parties with "quarantinis" are on the rise. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Booze sales are booming as people stockpile alcohol … but it may not last

Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business April 1, 2020

(CNN) -- The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to stay home, and they're drinking a lot of alcohol to pass time — for now.Alcoholic beverage sales shot up 55% in the third week...

Medical personnel wearing protective equipment as they wait to screen people referred by doctors for COVID-19 testing in a parking lot of FedEx Field, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Landover, Md. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The US is starting to see ‘glimmers’ that social distancing could be slowing the spread of coronavirus — but there’s more work to do, officials say

(CNN) -- Early clues -- in places like New York, California and Seattle -- indicate social distancing may be slowing the rate at which coronavirus cases otherwise would have increased in the United States.But...

The Adobe Creative Cloud application, where users can then pick and choose which Adobe apps they’d like to install.  

KSU offering Adobe, other software free to students for remainder of semester

Dylan Bowers Reporter March 31, 2020

With the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States, Kent State and other universities face the challenge of adjusting to the new normal.As the university finishes the remainder of the spring semester...

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