Nearly a year after a massive blaze devastated the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, only seven people attended a special televised Good Friday Easter mass at the 850-year-old church. The ceremony began Friday morning, with Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit entering the cathedral and presenting an important relic, the Crown of Thorns of Christ, which survived…… MORE
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Postponed Olympics could be in doubt even for 2021, says Tokyo Games CEO
The postponed Olympic Games could be in doubt even for the rescheduled dates in 2021, Tokyo Games CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday. Earlier this month it was confirmed the Olympics would be held from July 23 to August 8 next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week announced…… MORE
Self-employed workers stuck waiting for help
Many unemployed Americans are starting to see a bump in jobless benefits, but it will likely be a few more weeks before independent contractors and gig workers start receiving checks — and some may end up not qualifying at all. Congress recently opened up unemployment benefits to certain people who can’t work because of the…… MORE
This mailman in Ohio is delivering essential supplies to the elderly on his route
A single white truck rolls down the desolate streets of Colerain Township, outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. Residents sheltering from the coronavirus peer from their windows, some waving as the truck makes its rounds. To the casual observer, it’s just a postal truck. But these days, it’s also a lifeline, and the mailman driving the truck,…… MORE
She came to the rescue during the Great Depression. Now her work is still aiding jobless Americans
Sometimes great ideas are born in moments of crisis. Such was the case for one Great Depression heroine, born 140 years ago today, whose life’s work is still benefiting millions of jobless Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Meet Frances Perkins: the first female member of a presidential cabinet, and the chief architect behind many New…… MORE
Navarro publicly said Americans had ‘nothing to worry about’ while privately warning coronavirus could cost lives and dollars
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly said Americans had “nothing to worry about” while he privately warned the White House that the coronavirus pandemic could cost trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of American lives. Navarro circulated two memos at the White House in late January and February warning that a full-blown coronavirus…… MORE
3M sues over another company’s marked-up offer to New York City of N95 masks
3M, the largest maker of N95 face masks in the country, has sued another company for offering to sell New York City overpriced N95 masks for $45 million. 3M claims the company, New Jersey-based Performance Supply, wasn’t authorized to distribute the masks, and had attempted to inflate the price of the masks at a more…… MORE
BTS launching a free concert series
Having to postpone their tour isn’t going to stop K-pop’s biggest group from entertaining. BTS has announced “Bang Bang Con,” a series of their concerts they will be streaming on YouTube starting 11 p.m. ET on April 17. The ARMY, as the BTS fans are known, can tune into the BANGTANTV YouTube channel to enjoy…… MORE
Keeping Faith in a Pandemic: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for April 10
In the age of social distancing, faith leaders are using the internet to find other ways to keep important religious traditions. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Reverend Jennifer Bailey about finding and keeping faith in the midst of loss and change. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or read…… MORE
Barr defends Trump’s firing of intel community watchdog as the ‘right thing’ to do
Attorney General William Barr defended President Donald Trump’s removal of intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson, saying Trump “did the right thing,” while a bipartisan group in Congress is demanding answers as to why the watchdog was fired. In an interview on Fox News that aired Thursday, Barr alleged that Atkinson had used his role…… MORE
