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Covid-19 impacting 'well-being and relationships'

The Covid-19 outbreak is having a negative impact on personal relationships and well-being, while it has also led to an increase in the consumption of alcohol.




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Orioles stars Cal Ripken and Adam Jones’ former Baltimore County estate back on market

The sprawling Baltimore County home once inhabited by Orioles stars Cal Ripken Jr. and Adam Jones is back on the market after less than six months.




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California holds 73% of the nation’s priciest ZIP codes for home buyers

According to a new report from real estate database PropertyShark, California has accounted for roughly 73% of the country’s priciest ZIP codes for home buyers this year.




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‘Windy City Rehab’ team facing multiple lawsuits, adding to HGTV show’s troubles

There’s more trouble for the team behind the popular HGTV series “Windy City Rehab.” Though Season 2 is expected to premiere later this year, the TV stars face multiple lawsuits, and they are starting to turn on each other.




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‘They slap lipstick on a pig’: What Chicago real estate experts think of the HGTV effect and ‘Windy City Rehab’ woes

Chicago real estate experts bust myths portrayed by home improvement shows, from actors subbing in as buyers to unrealistically low renovation costs.




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Smart Moves: Tips to avoid being house-poor

Demand for first-time homeownership is surging as many late-blooming millennials are finally seeking to settle down. But in some ways, their timing couldn’t be worse. That’s because entry-level homes are in severely short supply, and prices are still ascending.




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Suspect with knife captured on video in sleeping man’s home may have also slipped into Brooklyn building: police

Cops are looking into the possibility a man who stalked through a Brooklyn home with a knife may have trespassed through another nearby location the night before.




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Brooklyn teen accused of swiping more than $1 million from dozens of victims in cryptocurrency scam

Yousef Selassie, 19, pleaded not guilty to first-degree grand larceny, identity theft and other charges at his Manhattan Supreme Court appearance for the lucrative scheme that operated from January through May this past year.




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Pistol-whipping Russian mobster explodes at prosecutor at Brooklyn sentencing: ‘I can’t listen to these lies!’

Aleksey Tsvetkov, 40, blew up while an Assistant U.S. Attorney recited his criminal history during his sentencing hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court on racketeering charges..




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Two NYC Education Dept. employees who shared building with principal who died of coronavirus also hospitalized: sources

Rona Phillips, the principal of KAPPA V High School in Brownsville, is in intensive care with pneumonia, officials said. “Our thoughts are with Principal Phillips and her family for a speedy recovery, and we’ll support the school community in every way we can,” said Education Department spokeswoman Miranda Barbot.




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Coronavirus pandemic rages at NYC’s federal jails — and numbers back lawyers’ and staffers’ claims that management has a poor grip on the problem

Staff at New York City’s two federal jails, defense attorneys and inmates interviewed by the Daily News say the official numbers of COVID-19 cases obscure the magnitude of the crisis behind bars.




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Rudyard Kipling

Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.




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NYC pays out more than $1 million in settlements to employees who accused Queens high school principal of racism

The hefty payout comes after the federal Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city Education Department in 2016 for allowing a “pattern and practice of discrimination” to flourish at Pan American High School during the 2012-13 school year.




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NYC principals union reaches contract agreement

The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, which represents principals and assistant principals, won a 7.5% raise over four years, paid parental leave, and a commitment to hire more assistant principals, officials said Thursday.




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Harlem charter school principal arrested for assaulting 7-year-old boy

Jason Epting, 43, the principal of Harlem Hebrew Language Academy, left the boy gushing blood from his forehead and concussed during a January encounter Epting first tried to brush off as an accident, the boy’s horrified mother told the Daily News.




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NYC teachers, principals unions call on city to shut down schools for coronavirus

UFT head Michael Mulgrew pointed out that many city private and charter schools have already shut their doors plus multiple other states.




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NYC school principal dies from coronavirus

A Brooklyn principal has died of complications from the coronavirus, the principals union announced Monday.




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Two NYC Education Dept. employees who shared building with principal who died of coronavirus also hospitalized: sources

Rona Phillips, the principal of KAPPA V High School in Brownsville, is in intensive care with pneumonia, officials said. “Our thoughts are with Principal Phillips and her family for a speedy recovery, and we’ll support the school community in every way we can,” said Education Department spokeswoman Miranda Barbot.




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Five kids, two iPads: how one Bronx family is navigating remote learning with a technology shortage

As a single parent of five young children with two iPads and no computers at home, she’s had to ration both her own attention, and her kids’ time with the devices.




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Late-life literary success makes Brooklyn College teacher one of three CUNY profs to win Guggenheim Fellowships

Sigrid Nunez, 69, authored the National Book Award-winning novel “The Friend," which depicts a woman’s grief over the death of a close friend as she cares for his dog. She’s among 175 recipients of this year’s grants, which aim to give awardees the financial freedom to pursue their creative work.




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Older NYC high school students working during coronavirus pandemic struggle to keep a grip on classwork

Maira Ramirez feels a pang of guilt when her phone buzzes with class assignments while she’s working double shifts at a kosher market to support her financially-strapped family during the pandemic. “I would be at work and see the notifications pop up on Google Classrooms," said Ramirez, a 20-year-old student at West Brooklyn Community High School — a transfer school for students who have struggled in traditional high schools. “I’d be like ‘Damn, I can’t even do them.'”




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3 Essential Content Promotion Tips to Get Your Content Seen

We all know the mantra, “Content is King”. It’s been drummed into our subconscious.
If we just focus on creating great content, online traffic will stampede to our virtual doors. Right?
While creating engaging and informative content is definitely important, it is only part of the equation.
If you want to reap the maximum benefits from that content, you need to know how to promote it.
Too often content promotion gets overlooked by marketers, but it is as essential as ...

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9 Unique Tips to Grow Your Store’s Online Presence With Social Media

You setup your social media accounts, maybe Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, but it’s been a few weeks or even years since you’ve touched the accounts. This happens far too often with small businesses. The problem is that even when stores implement decent social strategies it’s tough to improve sales, or at least track whether sales are occurring through social media.
Around 85 percent of social/ecommerce orders come from Facebook.
What does this say? Well, to start, this is talking about ...

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4 Easy Tips to Rank for Your Name on Google

It doesn’t seem like it would be all that difficult, to rank for your name in Google or any of the other search engines, but it can be a lot harder than you think. You and your business could pop up—but it might not.
Ranking highly in Google is difficult, even when it’s your own name. You might think your name is pretty special, but with over 7 billion people in the world — it’s very likely a few ...

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5 Vital Tips to Get More Traffic to your Blog from Social Media

Why should you bother a lot about traffic from Social Media?
Based on Statista data, revealed in March 2015, these are the approximate numbers of active users in different social media networks:

Facebook – 1,415,000,000
LinkedIn – 347,000,000
Google+ – 300,000,000
Twitter – 288,000,000

Tremendous numbers! Just to compare: The population of USA is something like 300,000,000. And all of these social media users are there, just on the other side of your screen!
There was ...

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4 Useful Remarketing Tips

Remarketing is a powerful tool for anyone using Google Adwords to drum up more business. It’s often under utilized and today I will be sharing some tips on how you could be doing it better.

1: Dynamic Remarketing For All Verticals:
Dynamic remarketing ads generally have a much higher success rate than static ads. You create a custom feed and upload it (Google has tutorials for this).Then you will be able to choose from a good amount ...

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Solskjaer plans Pogba-Fernandes partnership

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes playmaker Bruno Fernandes and record signing Paul Pogba can form a strong midfield partnership when the Premier League season resumes following the Covid-19 disruption.




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Repeat Signage in Philippine retail stores

Repeat Software are delighted to welcome Optima Digital Inc., as a reseller partner in the Philippines. Optima Digital has more than 60 PLDT stores in the Philippines using Repeat Signage Media Wall software.




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Power trip to Thurles on hold for Premier boss

Declan Whooley chats to Tipperary football manager David Power, who should be preparing for his first Munster SFC game against Clare on Saturday evening.




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GAA to discuss 2020 Championship possibilities

The GAA's management committee and chairpersons from each county board will meet remotely today to discuss the future of the 2020 All-Ireland Championships.




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Tony Kelly relishes winter championship prospect

Clare hurler Tony Kelly tells RTÉ2fm's Game On that he is open to the idea of an All-Ireland Championship in the winter months.




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Sam Cane confirmed as new All Blacks skipper

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that Sam Cane will take over from Kieran Read as All Blacks skipper.




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New study more than triples estimates of people at risk from rising seas

Researchers used artificial intelligence to reevaluate elevations vulnerable to rising sea levels.




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Vampire bats form lasting bonds of ‘friendship,’ just like us

The relationships these winged mammals forge in captivity are strong enough to survive the jarring transition back into the wild.




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Take a Virtual Field Trip with NOVA Education

Join NOVA on three virtual field trips this month in celebration of Earth Day and Environmental Education Month.




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Mavic Placed into Receivership in France



Courts place Mavic into receivership as they try to work out who actually owns the French wheel brand.
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Editorial: Trump finally shows some leadership in the coronavirus fight. Let's hope it lasts

After weeks of dithering, Trump finally seems to have gotten the message that Americans are desperate for more than empty assurances on coronavirus.




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Editorial: Closing houses of worship during the pandemic is an act of faith and charity

Communing online is a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Editorial: Coronavirus is wiping out L.A.'s budget. We need federal help — and so do other cities

At a time when L.A. residents are demanding more from their local government's safety net, their city has significantly less money to help.




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Editorial: Trump's meat supply fix is a recipe for coronavirus disaster

Meat processing plants have shut down as COVID-19 cases turned up among workers and inspectors. Trump's solution? Force the shuttered plants to reopen.




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Paul George showcases his 'tough cat' grit in rallying Clippers over Spurs

Paul George scores 19 points and spearheads the Clippers' fourth-quarter rally despite taking a elbow to the nose in a 108-105 win over the Spurs.




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Clippers weigh trade options but some want to stand pat

The Clippers have made some trade inquiries but coach Doc Rivers and forward Paul George talk about the strength of the current roster.




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Clippers' Patrick Beverley, Lakers' Dwight Howard to compete in All-Star contests

Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has been invited to participate in the Skills Challenge and Lakers center Dwight Howard will compete in the Slam Dunk Contest.




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Marcus Morris has been at center of Lakers' and Clippers' trade talks with Knicks

Both the Lakers and Clippers have engaged in trade talks with the New York Knicks for forward Marcus Morris, but will a deal be made before the deadline?




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Clippers shake off slow start and make 24 three-pointers to beat Heat

The Clippers shook off a slow start to beat the Miami Heat 128-111.




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Elliott: Clippers' best-case scenario: Add Marcus Morris, keep Landry Shamet

The Clippers added another scoring dimension by acquiring Knicks forward Marcus Morris and accomplished it with a minimum of disruption.




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Clippers continue title push by acquiring Marcus Morris

In a signal of going all-in for an NBA title, the Clippers pulled off a series of trades that culminated in the acquisition of Marcus Morris.




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Clippers' Marcus Morris not ruled out for Saturday, but debut might have to wait

The Clippers have their sites set on a championship run with the addition of forward Marcus Morris, but his debut might have to wait.




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Newest Clipper Marcus Morris won't play Saturday; Isaiah Thomas waived

Marcus Morris, acquired by the Clippers from the Knicks, won't play Saturday against the Timberwolves in Minnesota. The team also waived Isaiah Thomas.




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How Marcus Morris finally joined Clippers, who got routed at Minnesota

The Clippers will soon feature a new lineup with Marcus Morris, but on Saturday it was new-look Minnesota that dominated from the start to win 142-115.