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Kent State continues remote instruction for summer semester

In an email sent out Wednesday, Kent State announced the decision to continue remote instruction throughout the summer semester.In addition, Kent State has officially canceled all study abroad and study...

Alyssa Hertz, junior fashion design major, works at her sewing machine creating masks to donate to hospitals in need. 

Sewing with a purpose: Kent State student creates masks to donate amid COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing shortages in the U.S. for items like bread, hand sanitizer and toilet paper at local stores. But for first responders and medical personnel, the critical shortage of N95...

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 23: Doors lead into the Emergency Department at St. Barnabas Hospital on March 23, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. As the number of confirmed cases and fatalities from the coronavirus (COVID-19) grow in New York, Governor Cuomo continues to urge President Trump to use the federal government to buy and distribute critical medical supplies. (Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images)

Death of teenager in California from coronavirus believed to be first in US of someone that age

(CNN) -- A Los Angeles County resident is believed to be the first juvenile to have died from the novel coronavirus in the United States.Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN the person was a teenager.Garcetti...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo held a press briefing Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

States beg for answers in search for medical supplies

Gregory Krieg, Donald Judd, Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Ali Zaslav, Marina Carter and Elizabeth StuartCNN March 24, 2020

(CNN) -- The absence of coherent guidelines from the White House has created a battle among states and hospitals, which are hooked into bidding wars over key provisions to combat the coronavirus pandemic,...

Partier in ‘if I get corona, I get corona’ video apologizes

Associated Press March 24, 2020

CINCINNATI (AP) — A spring breaker visiting Florida apologized for saying in a viral video last week that he wouldn't let warnings about the coronavirus stop him from partying and “if I get corona,...

The Gateway of India, one of the prime tourist attractions in Mumbai, is deserted as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a complete lockdown of the country's 1.3 billion people.

March 24, 2020: What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

The Associated Press March 24, 2020

As virus deaths accelerate in the U.S., President Donald Trump has gone against the advice of scientists and top health experts, claiming he will reopen the country and its ailing economy in weeks, not...

Top congressional negotiators signaled March 24, 2020, that a bipartisan deal on a massive stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus crisis is imminent. Shown are Nancy Pelosi, left, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate. 

Congress unlikely to give stimulus deal final approval Tuesday

(CNN) -- Top negotiators signaled on Tuesday that a bipartisan deal on a massive stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus crisis is imminent, but by early evening a final deal still had not been...

One of the busiest freeway interchanges in Ohio, Interstates 70, 71, and Ohio Rt. 315 appear almost empty Monday morning, March 23, 2020 as business and social lives shut down due to COVID-19. The state issued a stay-at-home order that will take effect at 11:59 pm March 23. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

STATEWIDE UPDATE: Stay at home order to take effect; jobs claims at historic high

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state's “stay at home” order takes effect at midnight, coronavirus cases top 440 with six deaths, and lawmakers prepare for a mid-week session to address everything from...

Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, speaks on the floor of the Senate in opposition to a nearly $2 trillion bailout package, which he said does not have the necessary worker protections."The fact is, we need to learn from 10 years ago," Brown said. "The same people came to us and said, 'We need this bailout.' They promised that it would help people stay in their homes. They promised that it would be money in the pockets of workers. The banks have done well. The executives have done well. But since then wages have basically remained flat."

Democrats block coronavirus response in fear of 2008 redux

(CNN) -- For the second time in two days, Democrats voted against advancing the colossal bill to mitigate the global health and economic crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that Congress...

Monday: Big layoffs, bigger hirings, massive markets swings

Associated Press March 23, 2020

The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy.Following are business developments Monday related to the outbreak as governments...

Text of Kent State University’s email canceling May 4 50th Commemoration events

March 23, 2020

Kent State May 4 50th Commemoration Weekend Events CanceledIn accordance with the order of Amy Acton, M.D., director of Ohio Department of Health, to stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, and in...

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