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Beach bummer: novel coronavirus can live in water, but is it infectious?

Beach bummer: novel coronavirus can live in water, but is it infectious?

Whether it's a beach getaway or lakeside lounge, or a quick dip in a community pool, re-introducing water-based activities to daily life could be a lot more worrisome this year.
Doctors call for overhaul to elective surgery model to help with COVID-related backlog

Doctors call for overhaul to elective surgery model to help with COVID-related backlog

Karen Murias waited 18 months for surgery and finally got a date for a procedure she hoped would bring relief of "excruciating pain" in her shoulder and abdomen.
Colorado restaurant shut down for allowing sit-down dining

Colorado restaurant shut down for allowing sit-down dining

DENVER — A Colorado restaurant that opened for full service on Mother’s Day in defiance of state rules banning sit-down dining was ordered to close Monday and had its license suspended indefinitely by health officials.
Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

WASHINGTON — Organ transplants plummeted as COVID-19 swept through communities, with surgeons wary of endangering living donors and unable to retrieve possibly usable organs from the dead -- and hospitals sometimes too full even when they could.
Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

WASHINGTON — Organ transplants plummeted as COVID-19 swept through communities, with surgeons wary of endangering living donors and unable to retrieve possibly usable organs from the dead -- and hospitals sometimes too full even when they could.

Colorado restaurant shut down for opening in-person dining

DENVER — A restaurant that opened for full service on Mother’s Day in defiance of state rules banning in-person dining was ordered closed and had its license suspended indefinitely by health officials Monday.
'Orphan Black' cast reunites for online table read, fundraiser

'Orphan Black' cast reunites for online table read, fundraiser

TORONTO — The "Orphan Black" cast is reuniting online for a two-episode table read on the show's Facebook page.
In New York’s subway shutdown, an unthinkable departure

In New York’s subway shutdown, an unthinkable departure

NEW YORK — It’s not the end of the line. But it once was. When the first New York subway line connected Lower Manhattan to Harlem in 1904, the stop at 145th Street was its terminus. Since that inaugural run, the subway has never ceased running.
Quebecor's interest in Cirque du Soleil seems logical, analyst says

Quebecor's interest in Cirque du Soleil seems logical, analyst says

MONTREAL — Quebecor's interest in Cirque du Soleil seems logical to at least one financial analyst if the media company opts to trim the size of Cirque's entertainment business in order to revive its financial health.
Haunting drama 'A Confession' puts police in ethical turmoil

Haunting drama 'A Confession' puts police in ethical turmoil

NEW YORK — Most actresses like to meet the real person who inspired the role they're about to tackle. Not Imelda Staunton. Not for her latest job.
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