Practicing social distancing and staying home is the best thing you can do to slow the spread of COVID-19, but protests against racial injustice have many taking to the streets—where the six-feet rule can be almost impossible to swing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises you to wear […]
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Americans Want To Shop Small, Here’s How To Make Them Customers
With the prominence of things like Small Business Saturday during the holiday shopping season and the slow food movement attracting customers to local restaurants that also source local ingredients, consumers have grown increasingly aware of the benefits of patronizing businesses in their community. Now a recently released survey commissioned by […]
Wildfire Smoke And Coronavirus Combine Arizona Health Risks
TUCSON, AZ — As several infernos burn across Arizona, the U.S. Forest Service is warning that the combined health risks of wildfire smoke and coronavirus shouldn’t go ignored. In a document released earlier this month, the agency said that the viral outbreak”complicates public health response to wildfire smoke.” “People who […]
Black drag queens rally support for Black Lives Matter and Pride
Jo Mama’s friends warned her not to protest against police brutality while dressed in drag. If something happened, they argued, people could grab items off of her, or she could become a target. “So I went in drag on purpose. Kind of in defiance, to be like, ‘You’re going see […]
What is systemic racism? Here’s what it means and how you can help dismantle it
Civil rights leaders and advocates are demanding an end to systemic racism, a reference to the systems in place which create and maintain racial inequality in nearly every facet of life for people of color. In the past two weeks, thousands have taken to the streets in the wake of George Floyd’s […]
How hucksters and would-be profiteers invaded California’s online COVID-19 marketplace
In early April, Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a website where people and companies could help California gear up for the coronavirus pandemic. The portal was designed as a marketplace for middlemen, manufacturers and business giants to pitch deals and donations with the state, which was scrambling to obtain medical supplies […]
high street brands selling affordable non-medical face masks
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The best virtual escape rooms to play online with friends
We could all do with a bit of escapism from reality at the minute, as lockdown continues in the UK. Escape rooms are very popular with groups who love a challenge, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, all of them in the UK have closed their doors for the foreseeable. […]
Retailers welcome back customers after three months
Shops in England selling non-essential goods can reopen on Monday for the first time in almost three months. Retailers have had to introduce strict safety measures and the High Street experience will be very different. Amid fears about the health of the UK economy, getting a key part of the […]
Early research shows fabric could neutralize coronaviruses
Corrections & clarifications: This story has been updated to clarify the development of this type of fabric dates back to 2005, when it was patented by Jeffry Skiba and Lawrence Schneider. Claim: Researchers found a ‘fabric that kills coronaviruses’ There’s reason to be skeptical of any internet post claiming something […]
How much coronavirus risk is there in common travel activities? We asked an expert
Travel in the middle of a global pandemic presents challenges, with each activity carrying its own level of risk for coronavirus. Joseph Khabbaza, a pulmonary and critical care physician at the Cleveland Clinic, said some of the biggest questions he’s getting relate to travel activities. Khabbaza, who treats coronavirus patients, said the […]
Floral prints make a comeback with Kenzo and Vans
The 2020 spring-summer season will be marked by a new collaboration between Kenzo and Vans, the first under the leadership of Kenzo’s new creative director, Felipe Oliveira Baptista. For the occasion, two of Vans’ iconic sneaker models have been decorated with vibrant floral prints, so too has the ready-to-wear and […]
Don’t let online education turn into the next crisis that hits people of color hardest
When historians look back at 2020, they might see some important lessons about how problems become really big problems when left to fester. First, COVID-19 shut down the American economy and killed over 112,000 Americans — disproportionately African American — because we failed to establish the proper public health response early to […]
2020 is ‘the perfect storm’ for online scams
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Consumers ‘should shop with confidence’, says PM
“People should shop, and shop with confidence” when non-essential stores reopen in England on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Mr Johnson said retail staff were “excited” and had done “a huge amount of work” to allow for safer shopping. But he said people must continue to respect social […]
Maison & Objet Moves Fall Fair Online, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin School to Relocate, and More News This Week
From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this weekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know. In Pursuit of a More Just World Nonprofit Rallies Street Artists for a Cause Italian nonprofit Yourban 2030 has produced […]
Free events and services to watch online while self-quarantining
As novel coronavirus spreads throughout the United States, millions of Americans are spending more time at home. MORE: Here’s everything coming to Disney+ in June But whether you’re doing so because of a job loss, working from home situation or otherwise taking part in the mass effort to stay safe, […]
Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats
Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days, struggling to respond to the pandemic with only five full-time employees for more than 11,000 residents. Case counts were rising. She was already at […]
Public health experts ranked 36 American activities based on risk
As more and more states begin phases of reopening, many Americans are now wondering what is safe to do and what should still be avoided to prevent the spread of coronavirus. “There’s a huge amount of variation from business to business, from area to area, in how much transmission risk […]