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Today is King Tut Day...Today is Wednesday, the 4th of November of 2020November 4 is the 309th day of the year.57 days remain until the end of the year.47…

A woman wears a face mask as she waits for a bus last month in South Wales. Wales is imposing a lockdown amid a surge in cases.

Wales Imposes 'Firebreak Lockdown' As Coronavirus Cases Spike

"We know that if we do not act now, it will continue to accelerate," the leader of Wales said. Gatherings are banned between people from different households, both indoors and outside.

Companies will need to be careful how heavy-handed they are in ordering workers back to their cubicles. "The good news is you could get everybody back in the office," says HR consultant David Lewis. "The bad news is ... not everybody is going to come back."

Workers Are Moving First, Asking Questions Later. What Happens When Offices Reopen?

As the pandemic stretched on, some employees moved hundreds of miles from the offices they're supposed to return to once it's safe. Will their bosses really make them come back?

Your Call: What’s all the rage with Bitcoin about?

Last week, Bitcoin reached a high of about $20,000 on some exchanges. The cryptocurrency has rapidly shot up in value. Last month, one Bitcoin was valued…

President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 vote total shatters the 2008 record of 69.5 million votes cast for Barack Obama.

President-Elect Joe Biden Hits 80 Million Votes In Year Of Record Turnout

The 2020 presidential election saw the most votes in U.S. history at 156 million and counting, and the highest participation rate since 1900.

Linda Ronstadt in the documentary Linda and the Mockingbirds. Ronstadt is set to be honored in the Legend category by the Hispanic Heritage Awards.

Linda Ronstadt, A Hispanic Heritage 'Legend,' On Staying Connected

Ahead of a Hispanic Heritage Awards ceremony where she's set to receive her latest honor in a career full of them, Ronstadt shares a few thoughts on identity with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Yvette Arrington with the New York Stock Exchange trading floor operations watches the market slide on March 9 as coronavirus fears grip the financial markets.

Stocks 2020: A Stunning Crash, Then A Record-Setting Boom Created Centibillionaires

The stock market meltdown made way to a stunning rebound that made the rich a lot richer. What happened?

Last year, in her first year of medical school at Harvard, Pooja Chandrashekar recruited 175 multilingual health profession students from around the U.S. to create simple and accurate fact sheets about COVID-19 in 40 languages.

How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

Almanac - Tuesday 11/24/20

Today is the birthday of Scott Joplin...Today is Tuesday, the 24th of November of 2020...November 24 is the 329th day of the year37 days remain until the…

Almanac - Friday 10/11/19

It's World Egg Day!Today is Friday, October 11, 2019, the 284th day of the year, with 81 days remaining. And only 389 days until the 2020 Presidential…

Mal Brewster, a local college student, speaks about her experiences with racism during a vigil in Canton, N.Y., on Saturday.

Crowd In Canton Joins Small New York Towns Protesting Racism, Police Brutality

Crowds gathered in the northern New York village of Canton and other small New York towns on Saturday to protest racism and honor black lives lost to police brutality.

Michelle Zauner, the singer and creative driver of Japanese Breakfast, and Craig Hendrix, the band's drummer and co-producer.

How Japanese Breakfast Builds An Album, Sound By Sound

A peek inside the dreamlike sonics of Jubilee and the rare partnership of Michelle Zauner and producer Craig Hendrix, studio equals with a battle-tested chemistry.

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