BUSINESS
Here come COVID-19 tracing apps - and privacy trade-offs
But their decisions on which technologies to use — and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives — are highlighting some uncomfortable trade-offs between protecting privacy and public health.
WORLD
America's business of prisons thrives even amid a pandemic
As the COVID-19 virus cripples the economy, leaving millions unemployed and many companies on life support, big businesses that have become synonymous with the world’s largest prison system are still making money.
WORLD
Meet 8 people around the world hustling to survive pandemic
The toll for families is hunger and poverty that are either newfound or even more grinding than before.
BUSINESS
Uber loses $2.9 billion, offloads bike and scooter business
The ride-hailing giant said Thursday it is offloading Jump, its bike and scooter business, to Lime, a company in which it is investing $85 million. Jump had been losing about $60 million a quarter.
BUSINESS
The puzzling questions of the coronavirus: A doctor addresses 6 questions that are stumping physicians
As researchers try to find treatments and create a vaccine for COVID-19, doctors and others on the front lines continue to find perplexing symptoms. And the disease itself has unpredictable effects on various people. Dr. William Petri, a professor of medicine at the University of Virginia Medical School, answers questions about these confusing findings.
BUSINESS
US couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter
Five surveillance cameras recorded his movements, and two guards kept constant, silent watch. They followed Hsu to the shower and stood beside him at the toilet.
WORLD
No time like the present: End-of-life plans and the pandemic
Consider writing a will to let people know what to do with your assets after you die and who you choose to be guardian of any children. Without a will, it won’t be up to you who raises your kids and your estate could end up in probate, potentially causing more headaches and costs for those you leave behind.
WORLD
The second virus wave: How bad will it be as lockdowns ease?
A century ago, the Spanish flu epidemic’s second wave was far deadlier than its first, in part because authorities allowed mass gatherings from Philadelphia to San Francisco.
WORLD
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza
Most of Gaza’s households buy water from private vendors who desalinate water at small-scale stations. But experts warn this water is impure. UNICEF estimates two-thirds of this water is already contaminated by the time it is delivered.
INDIA
Coronavirus pandemic | 1 billion people with disabilities hit hard by COVID-19: UN chief
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's video message was released alongside a UN report that said people with disabilities are estimated to be 15% of the world's population and 46% of the world's people who are older than 60.
WORLD
Zoos turn to social media to delight, raise money amid coronavirus
The association’s 220 U.S. zoos and aquariums, which typically host a combined 200 million people annually, all closed, Ashe said. A recent survey showed more than 60 percent have laid off or furloughed employees.
BUSINESS
In pics: Gridlock gone, sports car collectors take over Times Square
Now, Times Square has taken a turn toward Tokyo Drift, just without the “Fast and the Furious,” as car-loving New Yorkers flock to the barren streets of the theater district.
BUSINESS
Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021
The announcement by the Bureau International des Expositions came just hours after police in Kuwait dispersed what they described as a riot by stranded Egyptians unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
BUSINESS
Tom Hanks, who survived COVID-19, calls graduates ‘the chosen’
The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the graduates of Wright State University’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. The video was posted shortly before the ceremony began.
BUSINESS
Treasury says April-June borrowing will be a record $2.99 trillion
The amount is more than five times the government’s previous record borrowing for a quarter, $569 billion, set in the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. It also dwarfs the $1.28 trillion the government borrowed in the bond market for all of 2019.
BUSINESS
Novak Djokovic appears to break confinement rules in Spain
Djokovic posted a video on Instagram showing him exchanging shots with another man at a tennis club in the coastal city of Marbella, where the Serb has reportedly stayed.
BUSINESS
Malls, movies and more: A look at reopenings by state in US
Texas, Oklahoma, and Montana are among states newly allowing restaurants to reopen. Malls, movie theaters and other venues are reopening in several states. Some states have outlined phased reopenings: North Carolina’s governor said he hopes to start such a process after this week if virus trends allow.
TRENDS
First audio Pulitzer prize goes to 'The Out Crowd'; Check out all Pulitzer 2020 winners here
The initial Pulitzer ceremony, which was scheduled for April 20, was pushed to give Pulitzer Board members who were busy covering the pandemic more time to evaluate the finalists.
WORLD
Prince guitar, McCartney Beatles lyrics come up for auction
The auctioneer calls the instrument, with the artist's “love” symbol on the neck and gold hardware, “one of the most important guitars from the early years of Prince’s career ever to come to auction.” It's projected to fetch between $100,000 and $200,000, the auction house said.
WORLD
Author says prequel to 'Twilight' series will arrive August 4
Meyer had kept her fans in suspense all weekend with a countdown clock on her site that promised a major announcement. The site soon crashed Monday morning, but the book was also announced by Meyer's publisher, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
BUSINESS
Ferrari slashes 2020 earnings forecast of COVID-19 pandemic
The company reported an 8 percent drop in first-quarter net profit to 166 million euros as revenues dipped just 1 percent to 932 million euros amid a 5 percent increase in deliveries to 2,738 units.
BUSINESS
J.Crew files for Chapter 11 as pandemic chokes retail
More retail bankruptcies are expected in coming weeks with thousands of stores still shuttered, though states have begun a staggered restart of their economies.
WORLD
World leaders pledge billions for coronavirus vaccine research
People in many countries across the globe, and notably in Europe this week, are cautiously returning to work but authorities remain wary of a second wave of infections, and a vaccine is the only real golden bullet to allow something like normal life to resume.
WORLD
NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home!
It will be the first launch of astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in nine years — ever since the last space shuttle flight in 2011. It also will be the first attempt by a private company to fly astronauts to orbit.
