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U. of Alabama, UNC Among Colleges Reopening in the Fall

More universities and colleges have announced that their plan to reopen their campuses in the fall, including the University of Alabama and the University of North Carolina. However, students and faculty will be required to comply with social distancing policies designed to mitigate the spread of the Chinese virus.

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Smartphone Suffers Largest Year-Over-Year Decline Ever

The smartphone industry has suffered its largest year-over-year decline ever according to a recent report as it struggles in the midst of the Chinese virus pandemic. The First quarter of 2020 saw a drop of almost 12 percent as compared to the same period in 2019 according to one analyst, while another analyst believes the drop could be as high as nearly 17 percent.

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Elon Musk: ‘FREE AMERICA NOW’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted recently calling on states to “reopen” America in order to revitalize the economy. In one post, Musk simply stated: “FREE AMERICA NOW.”

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Lyft Laying Off 17% of Employees

Rideshare company Lyft said it is laying off 982 employees, or 17 percent of its workforce, and is furloughing hundreds more due to financial pressure from the Chinese virus pandemic.

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Colleges and Universities Announce Plans to Reopen in Fall

More colleges and universities have announced plans to reopen their campuses in the fall, including Purdue, North Carolina State, and Michigan State. Most American colleges and universities were forced to shut down their campuses in March to mitigate the spread of the Chinese virus, and some, like Boston University, have suggested that campuses would remain closed until 2021.

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Cornell Will Accept $12.8 Million in Federal Aid Despite $7 Billion Endowment

Cornell University announced this week that it will accept $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief despite mounting public pressure to reject the funds. Several Ivy League institutions, including Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, announced last week that they would reject the federal funds after pressure from both President Donald Trump and the American public.

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Brown U. President Lays Out Plan to Reopen College Campuses

In a column published by the New York Times on Sunday, Brown University President Christina Paxson laid out a plan to reopen universities and colleges in the fall. Most universities and colleges around the United States were forced to shut down their campuses in March in response to the Chinese virus pandemic.

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Bill Gates Praises China’s Response to Coronavirus

Billionaire Bill Gates has stated that his foundation, the world’s wealthiest charity, will be giving its “total attention” to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Gates also defended China’s handling of the Wuhan coronavirus, calling discussion of the communist government’s misdeeds a “distraction.”

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Jeff Bezos Is Again Calling the Shots at Amazon

In a recent report, the New York Times outlines how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become increasingly involved in the company’s response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic despite previously distancing himself from day-to-day operations.

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Princeton Rejects $2.4 Million in Federal Bailout Funds

Princeton University announced on Wednesday that it will reject a $2.4 million federal bailout that it was set to receive under the CARES Act. Ivy League institutions, many of which boast multi-billion-dollar endowments, have been criticized by both President Donald Trump and the public for accepting millions in federal bailout funds.

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