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May 19, 2020

Teen empowers kindergartners with virtual reading in underserved communities amid COVID-19

Nya Marshall has not let the COVID-19 pandemic deter her drive to help her community.

May 19, 2020

Suzanne Hadley Gosselin: Coronavirus quarantine weariness — 2 ways to help you make it through

Quarantine is getting old. In many places, restrictions are beginning to lift, but it’s clear we’re nowhere close to returning to business as usual.

May 19, 2020

Alaskan grocer travels 14 hours by boat to feed his town

A grocer from Alaska has been dubbed the savior of his small town for not letting his neighbors go hungry amid the coronavirus pandemic.

May 19, 2020

First drive-thru food pantry opens up in San Francisco amid the coronavirus pandemic

The first drive-thru food pantry opened up in San Francisco on Friday, serving those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic without having members of the community leave their vehicles.

May 18, 2020

Charleston engineer teams up with boat builder to develop new safety device to protect coronavirus workers

Charleston, S.C., residents Rob Harding, an engineer and David Johnson, a boat maker from the region’s low country, have teamed up to build protective intubation boxes for health care workers performing the high-risk procedure on COVID-19 patients.

May 18, 2020

Fox News wants to see YOUR convertibles for our Virtual Car Show

We're having a car show.

May 18, 2020

Dolly Parton thanks Tennessee National Guard for relief aid: 'I appreciate all of you'

Dolly Parton sent a heartfelt message to the Tennessee National Guard on social media.

May 18, 2020

Loeffler urges VA to allow groups to place flags at national cemeteries for Memorial Day

Sen. Kelly Loeffler is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow small groups to participate in the placement of American flags at national cemeteries for Memorial Day, after the department issued a recent order to prohibit the traditional observances amid the coronavirus crisis.

May 18, 2020

NJ gym opens in defiance of governor's lockdown: 'We will not stand down'

A New Jersey gym owner Ian Smith said on Monday that after three months of complying with the Garden state’s stay-at-home order, the business staff and it’s supporters were “sick and tired of getting its rights trampled on.”

May 18, 2020

Michigan priest goes viral for drawing water gun in fight against coronavirus: '2020, folks'

A Roman Catholic priest has gone viral for his attempt at keeping an ancient tradition alive while social distancing at the height of Holy Week and the coronavirus pandemic.