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Forget Living Room Jumping Jacks. Try Supermodel Yoga
In a gymless age, free-trial fitness apps are exploding off the bench, thanks to “quarantine” codes and discounts. But it’s not just big players like Nike and Peloton; small, boutique studios like Pilates-inspired BodyRok and Sky Ting yoga are...
Rosie Gray
I've been using apps like Peloton and Down Dog and liking them, but I've also been doing my favorite local yoga studio's live classes over Zoom and it's been really comforting to practice with my regular teachers, plus it feels more like my regular routine
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Let’s Never Get Used to This
The extraordinary disruptions to daily life that we’re currently experiencing are only justified by the gravest danger. We can’t let them become a precedent.
Rosie Gray
"We should be careful not to get used to it, lest it set ugly precedents once this pandemic is defeated." @michaelbd on the gravity of the coronavirus response
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I’m Trapped In A Russian Airport And The US Embassy Told Me My Best Chance To Get Home Is To Flee To Finland
Trenton Thurber told BuzzFeed News that he has asthma, his funds are dwindling, and he feels like “there’s no way to get out” of an airport in Moscow as the coronavirus crisis deepens.
Rosie Gray
This American man is stuck inside the Moscow airport and the US Embassy told him his best bet was to make it to Finland overland
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He Was A 30-Year-Old Baseball Coach Who Once Seemed “Invincible.” He Died Of The Coronavirus.
Ben Luderer was part of a high school team that was the stuff of New Jersey baseball legend. He went on to coach his own team before dying Monday of COVID-19.
A Leading Activist In Britain’s Muslim Community Has Died Of The Coronavirus
“There was laughter everywhere that he went.”
A Leading Activist In Britain’s Muslim Community Has Died Of The Coronavirus
“There was laughter everywhere that he went.”
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Rosie Gray
as part of our project to document the lives of people who have died in the pandemic, I wrote about Fuad Nahdi, a key figure in Britain's Muslim community who was "a powerful force to be reckoned with"
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Vice Cuts Pay for Top Earners, Halts 401K Matching, and Freezes Promotions Amid Coronavirus
In order to weather the coronavirus storm, the media company announced Monday it will cut some top earners’ pay and no longer match employee retirement contributions.
They Were Opposed To Government Surveillance. Then The Coronavirus Pandemic Began.
As nations around the world take on sweeping new powers to fight the disease, critics aren't sure what's necessary and what's too far.
Rosie Gray
a joint effort with @carolineha_ : They Were Opposed To Government Surveillance. Then The Coronavirus Pandemic Began.
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Rosie Gray
icymi: how civil libertarians and privacy advocates are grappling with the coronavirus response - and some are coming to surprising conclusions, w/ @carolineha_
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Rosie Gray
on the topic of the civil liberties implications of the worldwide effort to stop coronavirus, and the concern that intrusive measures could linger on past the pandemic, war-on-terror style, @carolineha_ and I wrote this week
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Coronavirus Diaries: Five Working Parents On How They’re Coping
From a public school teacher in New York to a congressional candidate still running her campaign from home — five parents show us what a day in their life is like right now.
These Dogs Ooze Personal Style
We dressed them up by their personalities and photographed them in a studio. Just for fun.
Spreading the Coronavirus to Own the Libs
Across the country, social distancing is becoming a way to signal which side of the culture war you’re on. The consequences could be disastrous.
A Nurse Shared A Harrowing Photo Of COVID-19 Victims To Show How Horrifying The Outbreak Is
“It is the ghastly reality of what we deal with and where some of us have ended up already,” the New York City nurse said.
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Workers Who Care For The Elderly "Terrified"
Home health aides are at risk and many of them are without adequate protection from COVID-19. “We really feel under threat.”
Rosie Gray
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Workers Who Care For The Elderly "Terrified" buzzfeednews.com/article/miriam… via @miriamelder
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‘White-Collar Quarantine’ Over Virus Spotlights Class Divide
Child care options, internet access and extra living space can mean starkly different outcomes in coping with disruptions to school and work routines.
Blood From Recovered Coronavirus Patients Could Help Save Other People’s Lives
This week, researchers in New York City started collecting blood from COVID-19 survivors. The hope is that their immunity can be shared with others.
Rosie Gray
Blood From Recovered Coronavirus Patients Could Help Save Other People’s Lives buzzfeednews.com/article/stepha… via @stephaniemlee and @dvergano
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A Single Republican Is Forcing Hundreds Of Members To Come Back To Washington For The Coronavirus Aid Vote
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie will call for a recorded vote, requiring at least 216 members to make the trek to the Capitol to pass the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill.
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Rosie Gray
A Single Republican Is Forcing Hundreds Of Members To Come Back To Washington For The Coronavirus Aid Vote buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmc… via @pdmcleod
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Boris Johnson Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
The UK prime minister announced he was self-isolating after developing mild symptoms of COVID-19, but would continue to lead Britain's response to the outbreak.
Doctor Who Wrote Federalist Op-Ed Says Outlet Made Unwanted Edits to the Piece
Douglas Perednia says he never thought his opinion piece on "controlled infection" of the coronavirus, published in The Federalist, would draw such a heated backlash. The piece, which propos