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Pandemic forces some patients to phone in doctor visits

Pandemic forces some patients to phone in doctor visits

Video telemedicine took off earlier this year as the coronavirus paused in-person doctor visits. Earl Egner missed that trend. The 84-year-old diabetic and cancer survivor has no computer or cellphone.
'A disaster waiting to happen': MLB plan for 60-game season sparks concern

'A disaster waiting to happen': MLB plan for 60-game season sparks concern

John Axford loses track when trying to recall the number of people he would come into contact with in a typical day as a Major League Baseball player.
U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

NEW YORK — The nation's top public health agency on Thursday revamped its list of which Americans are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness, adding pregnant women and removing age alone as a factor.
Pandemic takes a bite, Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy

Pandemic takes a bite, Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy

Chuck E. Cheese - where kids could be kids while parents nursed headaches - is filing for bankruptcy protection.
'It's gone': What the loss of summer camp means for kids

'It's gone': What the loss of summer camp means for kids

NEW YORK — It wasn’t just the leadership opportunities or seeing his best friends or even escaping months stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic that had Rory Sederoff thinking 2020 would be one of his best summers ever.
Study finds Canada's proportion of LTC deaths double the average of other nations

Study finds Canada's proportion of LTC deaths double the average of other nations

TORONTO — A new study finds the proportion of Canadian COVID-19 deaths that have occurred in long-term care facilities is about twice the average of rates from other developed nations.
NYC judge rejects Trump family effort to halt tell-all book

NYC judge rejects Trump family effort to halt tell-all book

WASHINGTON — A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers

HARD COVER FICTION 1. “28 Summers” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 2. “Camino Winds” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. “The Summer House” by Patterson/DuBois (Little, Brown) 4. “Stranger Planet” by Nathan W. Pyle (William Morrow Gift) 5.
Disney changing Splash Mountain, ride tied to Jim Crow film

Disney changing Splash Mountain, ride tied to Jim Crow film

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2 brothers change minds, will co-operate in Smollett case

2 brothers change minds, will co-operate in Smollett case

CHICAGO — Two brothers who admitted helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last year are again willing to help in the case after initially saying they were done co-operating with prosecutors, their attorney said
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