Nations and U.S. states have been pursuing their own approaches, all with a common goal in mind: restarting their economies without triggering a new wave of infections.
Katherine Lee
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Maine CDC building reopens after cleaning because of virus exposure
A coronavirus exposure briefly shuttered the headquarters of the agency responsible for leading the state response to the pandemic.
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Georgia restaurants allowed to reopen as restrictions loosen
Dine-in service and movie theaters were allowed to reopen after other businesses, including barbershops, gyms, tattoo shops and nail salons, were allowed to start seeing customers Friday.
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Poll finds Americans increasingly support voting by mail amid pandemic
Democrats are now much more likely than Republicans to support their state conducting elections exclusively by mail, 47% to 29%.
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A ‘Phantom of the Opera’ contest seeks singer with style
Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing.
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British newspaper publisher fights back against Meghan
The Mail on Sunday rejects allegations that it deliberately stoked a dispute between the Duchess of Sussex and her father.
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Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD initiative offers $6 million for coronavirus relief
In partnership with Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall initiative, the money will go to various community-based organizations, UCLA and the National Alliance in Mental Illness.
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New House panel poised to track aid dollars, virus response
The new 12-member panel, with a 7-5 Democratic majority, will also have the power to subpoena Trump administration officials and conduct depositions.
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Whitney Houston biopic in the works
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” will follow Houston from obscurity to pop stardom.
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Tensions rise after Trump’s threat, Iran’s satellite launch
Senior Pentagon officials give no indication that the president has directed a fundamental change in military policy on Iran and call the tweet ‘an important warning.’