All Stories from April 11, 2020 (Change date)
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A song to make you smile: 'Build Me Up, Buttercup' by the FoundationsApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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'Screen time' has gone from sin to survival toolApr 11, 2020 6:24 am - We're on Zoom calls six hours per day. The kids have gotten their own iPads. And no need to keep asking, Netflix - we're definitely still watching. But we should stop be...
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Google data centers' secret cost: billions of gallons of waterApr 11, 2020 6:17 am - In August 2019, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association built a 16-foot pyramid of jugs in its main entrance in Phoenix. The goal was to show residents of this des...
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Cascading job losses shred U.S. safety net: 'We were unprepared'Apr 11, 2020 6:16 am - In Michigan and New York, you can only call on certain days of the week, depending on your last name. In New Jersey, it's hourly slots based on your social security numb...
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Demand for health gadgets surges in lockdown, likely to lastApr 11, 2020 6:15 am - Fitness-tracking gadgets are selling out, home exercise classes have never been more popular and industrial robot designers are pivoting to making sanitation bots. The c...
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How to protect your Zoom callsApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - Millions of people are turning for the first time to the video-call app Zoom as the coronavirus lockdowns upend their way of life. But some are also making mistakes that...
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Internet working because Cold War-era pioneers designed it to handle almost anythingApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - Coronavirus knocked down — at least for a time — internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, who offers this reflection on the experience: “I don't recommend it ... It's very debilita...
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BMW i8 set to speed off into the sunsetApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - As the adage goes, all good things must come to an end. That now includes BMW's i8. The sleek, sophisticated sports car was launched in 2014 and its model life will end ...
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Why celebrations of life are important, even if delayedApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - There is a fascinating old movie that begins … "I had a farm in Africa." And it brought back many nostalgic memories to the Danish woman who was the narrator (played by ...
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From 400 employees to 8, a suburban restaurant group rides out the pandemicApr 11, 2020 5:00 am - When Bob Karas talks about his life's work, he isn't just talking about himself. He's talking about siblings, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. And he's talking ab...