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Forty Second Street in New York is void of cars and pedestrians over fears of spreading the coronavirus. Across the country, schools, businesses and places of work have either been shut down or are restricting hours of operation as health officials try to slow the spread of Covid-19.

US may have to endure social distancing until 2022 if no vaccine is quickly found, scientists predict

(CNN) -- This may be the new normal for quite a while.The US may have to endure social distancing measures -- such as stay-at-home orders and school closures -- until 2022, researchers projected on Tuesday.That...

Calls mount for DeWine to restart jobs in some areas of Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three weeks into Ohio's stay-at-home order, Gov. Mike DeWine is facing increasing pressure to restart some nonessential work around the state, especially in areas with few confirmed...

Spring 2020 commencement will be hosted virtually due to state guidelines

Kent State University announced that the spring 2020 commencement will be virtual in accordance with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s order to avoid large gatherings due to COVID-19.Students, faculty, staff,...

ROTC members move to online labs on Wednesday mornings during COVID-19.

The trouble for ROTC members caused by COVID-19

Bridget Lin Reporter April 14, 2020

With COVID-19 canceling important fundraising events, retreats, morning training, marches and in-person training, ROTC members take a hard hit with the difficult changes they have to deal with. Since...

A worker walk in the Amazon's distribution center of Saran on October 26, 2018, central France. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)

Amazon is hiring 75,000 more workers to keep up with demand during pandemic

Kaya Yurieff, CNN Business April 13, 2020

(CNN) -- Amazon plans to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand for household essentials and other goods spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.The tech giant on Monday also said it has hired 100,000...

First inmate dies as Ohio prisoner, staff infections top 260

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The coronavirus has killed its first Ohio prison inmate, Gov. Mike DeWine said as the number of infections in state prisons topped 260 according to data issued Monday afternoon.Twelve...

Kent State cancels on-campus events through July 4 due to COVID-19

Kent State has cancelled all on-campus activities, events, summer camps and conferences sponsored by the university due to ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. This also includes events sponsored...

Kent State houses remaining on-campus students in Stopher, Johnson halls

After moving all classes online for the rest of the semester, Kent State's campus houses only 67 remaining students who are staying in the Stopher and Johnson residence halls.  These students, who are...

Protesters march outside the Ohio Statehouse during Governor Mike DeWine's daily press briefing April 9, 2020.

Nearly 700,000 in Ohio file for unemployment in just 3 weeks

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 700,000 people in Ohio filed for unemployment in the last three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shake the economy, almost double the claims filed last year,...

Dr. Amy Acton, the director of the Ohio Department of Health, center, discusses the confirmation of Ohio's first three cases of coronavirus, as Gov. Mike DeWine, right, studies an update on the cases provided to him during a news conference, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is at left. Acton said the state is "leaning in and taking an aggressive approach" to combating the disease. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Acton overcame a childhood in poverty to lead Ohio’s battle against coronavirus

Ralph EllisCNN April 9, 2020

(CNN) -- When she was a child growing up in Ohio, Amy Acton says, people looked down on her and her brother because they were poor—really poor."I remember walking the north side (of Youngstown) and people...

OPEC and Russia reached a tentative agreement Thursday evening for a global cut in oil production by 10 million barrels a day for May and June, the deepest cut ever agreed to by the world's oil producers, a senior OPEC source told CNN.

Saudis and Russians agree to cut oil production

(CNN) -- OPEC and Russia reached a tentative agreement Thursday evening for a global cut in oil production by 10 million barrels a day for May and June, the deepest cut ever agreed to by the world's oil...

Nearly a third of American renters didn't pay their landlords this month.

Nearly a third of Americans didn’t pay rent this month, new data shows

(CNN) -- With nearly 10 million Americans filing for unemployment in March, April 1 was always going to be a difficult day for U.S. renters.Now we know just how difficult: Nearly a third of American renters...

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