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| The Senate is close to passing a $2 trillion economic relief package. Prince Charles has contracted coronavirus. And while colleges across the country are sending students home, Liberty University is inviting them back. |
| It's Alex and Steve. Did you know that it's Wednesday? |
| But first, you may want to disinfect (literally) everything. The novel coronavirus can live on surfaces for more than two weeks, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report finds. |
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| In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Senate leaders reached an agreement on a historic $2 trillion economic stimulus package widely recognized for its measure to send every American a check for up to $1,200 . The relief package also includes $367 billion for small businesses, as well as a $600 increase in the maximum weekly unemployment benefit for four months. In the words of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the bipartisan agreement is "the largest rescue package in history." And from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: "This is a wartime level of investment into our nation." |
| The Senate is expected to pass the bill Wednesday, where it will then head to the House for a vote and eventually to President Donald Trump's desk for his signature. Here's what's in the historic stimulus package. |
 | | Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, and Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer. | | J. Scott Applewhite/AP | |
| Prince Charles has coronavirus. It's a really big deal. |
| The threat of coronavirus was made alarmingly vivid to millions of people in the United Kingdom Wednesday with the news that Prince Charles, 71, has contracted the virus . Americans might wonder: Why is this such a big deal? However imperfect the analogy, they should think of this in the same way they would greet news that the vice president of the United States had tested positive. In fact, Prince Charles is Britain's future head of state as King Charles III. So far, Charles is said to be experiencing mild symptoms. |
| Did Greta Thunberg have it, too? It's 'extremely likely.' |
| Young climate change activist Greta Thunberg said it was "extremely likely" she had coronavirus . "Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms," she said. "I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed." Thunberg said her father, who she traveled to Brussels with, also experienced similar symptoms but much more intense. She's urging young people, even those who may not notice symptoms, to remain at home to avoid passing the virus unknowingly to at-risk groups. |
| And where art thou, Waffle House? |
| Waffle House, known for weathering natural disasters, has closed 418 of its restaurants. The chain posted a map on social media showing the closed restaurants, with another 1,574 across the southeastern U.S. remaining open. The chain has its own "Waffle House Index" used during natural disasters to assess the damage. If a store is closed, it's likely in an area with significant damage. |
| Coronavirus cases continue to rise |
| The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus nears 900, with more than 65,000 confirmed cases nationwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University data dashboard. Worldwide, more than 466,000 people have contracted the virus. |
| Italy saw a jump in its daily death toll following two straight days of declines, the nation's civil protection chief said Wednesday. And in Spain, where an ice rink has been converted into a morgue, more deaths were reported for a total of 3,647 overall – surpassing China's total. |
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Your smartphone is following you |
| Officials have begged Americans to stay home to slow the spread of coronavirus. But not everyone is listening. Unacast, a Norwegian tech firm using smartphone data to track the change in average distance traveled , released a study ranking all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Since Feb. 28, Americans have reduced their mobility by nearly 40%. Washington, D.C., finished No. 1, reducing its mobility by 60%. The big loser: Wyoming ranked 51st with virtually no change. |
🎶 There's always tomorrow 🎶 — Instagram, probably |
| The latest "challenge" for those stuck at home consists of users posting embarrassing photos of themselves and captioning them "until tomorrow" with no other context. When someone likes the photo, the original poster is supposed to direct message the person telling them to post their own embarrassing photo and leave it up for a day, or ... until tomorrow. Some enjoy the challenge as #untiltomorrow has over 280,000 posts. Others are just confused or disinterested. |
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You can help a small business survive |
| Restaurants, bars and small businesses across the country after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic. We are asking our readers to join us in supporting the local businesses that our communities rely on. You can help save a local business by buying a gift card through Gannett's new Support Local platform . Simply search for a local business in your community, add a business if you can't find it, and purchase a gift card to use now, or later. We can get through this together. |
A (bake) from the news |
| Staying inside because of coronavirus and need to stress bake? But you don't have all the ingredients you need for a typical recipe? Don't put down your mixing bowl yet, we're here to help. 🎂 |
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