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California to Tesla: Shut Down, You're Not Essential

Tesla Bucks Shelter-in-Place
Order, Says It's 'Essential'

Mar 18, 2020 8:54 AM CDT

Tesla Bucks Shelter-in-Place Order, Says It's 'Essential'

Automaker hasn't shut down Fremont factory yet, despite Bay Area mandate

(Newser) - The San Francisco Bay Area is under the "strictest measure of its kind" in the US amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, with residents forced to shelter in place at home for three weeks. Also included in the regional mandate from officials in seven California counties was an order that...

Coronavirus Stays Viable for Days on Plastic

Scientists Verify COVID-19
Wasn't Created in a Lab

new studies

Mar 18, 2020 8:19 AM CDT

Scientists Verify COVID-19 Wasn't Created in a Lab

Its origins are natural

(Newser) - If only the world was made of ... copper? Scientists with the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday released their results of a study on the novel coronavirus and how long it remains viable on various surfaces. Their findings, published online in the New England Journal of Medicine , weren't encouraging...

TikTok User's Virus 'Challenge': Licking Toilet Seat on Plane

Virus 'Challenge'
Includes Licking
Plane's Toilet Seat,
Boomer Rant

Mar 18, 2020 7:47 AM CDT

Virus 'Challenge' Includes Licking Plane's Toilet Seat, Boomer Rant

Ava Louise admits she's looking for a record deal, reality show on her 'messy life'

(Newser) - In times of a viral outbreak , why not make a viral video? That was the thought process of TikTok user Ava Louise, who once appeared on Dr. Phil's show as a rebellious teen and confessed, "I want to have purpose and meaning." The self-proclaimed Instagram influencer tried...

Blake Shelton
Is Growing a
'Symbol of Hope'
Amid Virus

Mar 18, 2020 6:11 AM CDT

Blake Shelton Is Growing a 'Symbol of Hope' Amid Virus

'Or some s--- like that,' star noted in decision to bring back his mullet during the age of coronavirus

(Newser) - It's not the beacon in the darkness we were expecting, but it's the beacon we've got. Blake Shelton, celebrity judge on The Voice, has apparently been thinking long and hard about how to help during the novel coronavirus outbreak, and Fox News notes the 43-year-old country star...

Vegas Casinos to Close
for First Time Since 1963

Mar 18, 2020 3:25 AM CDT

Vegas Casinos to Close for First Time Since 1963

Nevada governor shuts down gambling for a month

(Newser) - Gambling is grinding to a halt in casino-mecca Las Vegas after the governor of Nevada issued a sweeping statewide order to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Democrat Steve Sisolak ordered a monthlong freeze on gambling, shutting down everything from the famous casino resorts to slot machines found in...

Police List Alternatives
to Calling 911 for Toilet Paper

Mar 17, 2020 8:00 PM CDT

Police List Alternatives to Calling 911 for Toilet Paper

Department makes clear it won't deliver

(Newser) - It may seem like a 911-worthy emergency if you run out, but police in an Oregon town have clarified the issue. It's not. "It’s hard to believe that we even have to post this," Newport police said on Facebook . "Do not call 9-1-1 just because...

Deputies Standing Watch
Outside Home of Patient
Who Wouldn't Quarantine

Mar 17, 2020 7:40 PM CDT

Deputies Standing Watch Outside Home of Patient Who Wouldn't Quarantine

Kentucky man diagnosed with coronavirus initially refused to remain in isolation

(Newser) - A Kentucky man diagnosed with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 refused to stay inside—so now deputies are stationed outside his Nelson County home. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that authorities had to "force a self-isolation," per WDRB . "It's a step I hoped that I...

Americans May Be
Getting Checks Soon

the rundown

Mar 17, 2020 6:52 PM CDT

Americans May Be Getting Checks Soon

Amount is up in the air, but Mnuchin suggests sending them in next 2 weeks

(Newser) - It looks like Americans will soon be getting some type of relief check amid the coronavirus crisis. "We are looking at sending checks to Americans immediately," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday morning. "Americans need cash now and the president wants to get cash now," he...

2 Big New Numbers in
US Coronavirus Stats

Mar 17, 2020 6:32 PM CDT

2 Big New Numbers in US Coronavirus Stats

There are cases in all 50 states; death toll hits triple digits

(Newser) - The death toll in the US from the new coronavirus passed the 100 mark on Tuesday after Washington state reported six new fatalities, bringing the country’s total to 103, the AP reports. Washington leads the nation in deaths, with 54. Thirty of those deaths were connected with a nursing...

Italy Pushes Graduating Doctors
Into Service Before Final Exams

Mar 17, 2020 5:17 PM CDT

Italy Pushes Graduating Doctors Into Service Before Final Exams

New physicians will free up experienced colleagues to treat COVID-19 patients

(Newser) - The worsening toll of COVID-19 in Italy has prompted the government to allow medical school graduates to bypass final exams and begin working immediately. The new graduates, entering service eight or so months ahead of schedule, will be assigned to senior homes and the clinics of general practitioners, Reuters reports....

ESPN Has a Plan.
Here It Is

Mar 17, 2020 4:14 PM CDT

ESPN Has a Plan. Here It Is

Sports network considering original programming, archived games amid pandemic

(Newser) - With the sports world essentially shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic (and marble racing videos becoming increasingly popular as a result), what exactly is going to air on ESPN? The sports network revealed the beginnings of its plan today explaining just that: As the Wall Street Journal , Variety , and CNN...

NYC to Make Big Coronavirus
Decision Within 48 Hours

Mar 17, 2020 2:15 PM CDT

NYC to Make Big Coronavirus Decision Within 48 Hours

A shelter-in-place order is possible

(Newser) - Within 48 hours a decision will be made, and that decision could be a shelter-in-place order for everyone in New York City. So said Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday in recommending that "all New Yorkers should be prepared right now for the possibility." There are 814 confirmed COVID-19...

Another State Delays Its
Primary, With an Asterisk

Mar 17, 2020 12:50 PM CDT

Another State Delays Its Primary, With an Asterisk

Maryland won't vote until June 2, with one exception

(Newser) - The election 2020 timeline is getting another adjustment due to the novel coronavirus. Maryland on Tuesday became the fifth state to shift its primary, which had been scheduled for April 28. It will now be held June 2. Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio have already made similar moves. But Maryland'...

10 States Waging
an Aggressive
War Against
Coronavirus

Mar 17, 2020 12:25 PM CDT

10 States Waging an Aggressive War Against Coronavirus

And 10 that may need to step it up

(Newser) - As "social distancing" and "flattening the curve" become part of our coronavirus vernacular, certain states are taking extra-aggressive measures to ensure its residents stay healthy. WalletHub wanted to see which states have done the most in terms of limiting exposure to the virus, looking at nearly 36 metrics...

Forget About Getting
Non-Essentials Via Amazon

Mar 17, 2020 11:30 AM CDT

Forget About Getting Non-Essentials Via Amazon

Retailer putting temporary restrictions in place, focusing on medical and household staples

(Newser) - Amazon said Tuesday that it will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies, and household staples from suppliers at its warehouses for next three weeks to fill surging demand, per the AP . The online retailer has been sold out of items like disinfecting wipes and toilet paper as the...

Isolated Big Brother Contestants
About to Get Their Minds Blown

Mar 17, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Isolated Big Brother Contestants About to Get Their Minds Blown

They went into house in Germany at the beginning of February, before coronavirus pandemic

(Newser) - One way to very effectively practice social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic: Go on a reality show that involves being sequestered inside a house for months. As Deutsche Welle reports, the contestants on Germany's Big Brother knew about the virus when they went into the house on Feb. 6,...

A New Term Emerges
to Describe Kind COVID Acts

the rundown

Mar 17, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

A New Term Emerges to Describe Kind COVID Acts

'Caremongering,' the opposite of 'scaremongering'

(Newser) - The coronavirus news can be depressing stuff, but a spate of stories is emerging as a counterpoint—strangers helping strangers, particularly the most vulnerable. In fact, the term "caremongering" is catching on to describe what's going on. Some examples:

Scared seniors: In Bend, Ore., 25-year-old Rebecca Mehra tweeted

...

Celebrities Are
Releasing Amusing,
Weird Virus PSAs

videos

Mar 17, 2020 10:20 AM CDT

Celebrities Are Releasing Amusing, Weird Virus PSAs

Arnold and his tiny animals, Mel and his son urge you to stay home

(Newser) - Amid widespread calls to practice social distancing in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, celebrities are starting to get in on the movement. Among the video PSAs that have come out is one from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who, along with his miniature horse and his...

CDC Eyes Funerals as
Possible Hotbed for Virus

Mar 17, 2020 9:40 AM CDT

CDC Eyes Funerals as Possible Hotbed for Virus

Agency tells morticians to consider livestreaming funerals

(Newser) - On the tail of the Center for Disease Control's warning against gatherings of more than 50 people—followed by the White House advisement to keep get-togethers to fewer than 10—the nation's funeral directors have received their own recommendations on how to manage funeral services amid the coronavirus...

Dow Begins the Day
With More Swings

UPDATED

Mar 17, 2020 9:01 AM CDT

Dow Begins the Day With More Swings

Dow briefly rises more than 500, though it quickly gave it all away

(Newser) - The Dow got off to a wild start Tuesday, and investors might have to brace for that kind of pattern in the near future. The index rose more than 500 points at the open, then gave away all those gains and then some. It's been popping back and forth...