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The Mother and Father of the MP3

Cnn.com 

Karlheinz Brandenburg has listened to Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner” thousands of times and never tires of it. In fact, the song holds a special place in his heart because it was instrumental in the creation of the MP3. The German engineer and mathematician is known as the father of the digital audio format. Brandenburg explains how he found a way to compress Vega’s a cappella track into an MP3 file that sounded as good as a CD, forever altering the way music is distributed.

Ramaphosa rejects Muslims' pleas for opening mosques during lockdown

Business Standard 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected an appeal by a Muslim organisation to allow the reopening of mosques for the five daily prayers during the Covid-19-triggered lockdown in the country. Mosques, churches, temples and other religious shrines are among the institutions where gatherings have been prohibited as the country battles COVID-19 pandemic. Ramaphosa had on Thursday announced a two-week extension of the 21-day lockkdown that was due to end on April 14. The President was responding to attorney Zehir Omar... Читать дальше...



Coronavirus tests that can reveal who has already recovered will become available in 'a week or so,' Fauci says. Those people could go back to work first.

BusinessInsider.com (uk) 

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  • New tests can identify people who have recovered from COVID-19 by searching for coronavirus antibodies in the blood. 
  • "A rather large number" of these tests will be available in the US "within a period of a week or so," Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
  • Fauci has expressed confidence that recovered coronavirus patients will be immune, though further research is needed to be sure.
  • That means identifying people who have recovered is critical in getting people back to work and school. Читать дальше...

Special Olympics Ohio cancels State Summer Games

The Toledo Blade 

COLUMBUS – Special Olympics Ohio on Friday announced it is canceling the 2020 State Summer Games, the organization’s largest event of the year, because of coronavirus concerns.

10 critically acclaimed documentaries you can stream right now to feed your brain while you're under quarantine

BusinessInsider.com 

Netflix

  • As more and more people are staying at home in light of social distancing, additions to a Netflix or Hulu queue become inevitable.
  • 34 million people have already watched Netflix's true-crime smash hit "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness."
  • Business Insider rounded up a few more documentaries you can watch, ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes score.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

10. "The Story of Film: An Odyssey"

Rotten Tomatoes Rating... Читать дальше...

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen removed from solitary confinement

New York Post 

Disgraced lawyer Michael Cohen was briefly placed in — and then removed — from solitary confinement at an upstate federal prison where he is serving time for violating campaign finance laws following a scuffle with another inmate over phone usage, sources said. Cohen, 53, was transferred on Wednesday to a Special Housing Unit at Otisville...

Surgeon general explains how coronavirus disproportionately affects people of color - CNN

Google.com 

  1. Surgeon general explains how coronavirus disproportionately affects people of color  CNN
  2. US Surgeon General says parts of the country could open in May  Daily Mail
  3. Surgeon general on why minorities are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19  ABC News
  4. Trump Aides Say May 1 Target Unlikely as Pence Charts Reopening  Bloomberg
  5. Surgeon General Jerome Adams On Coronavirus, People Of Color : Coronavirus Live Updates  NPR
  6. View Full Coverage on Google News

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'The calm before the storm': Inside a rural hospital in Illinois, which spent a month preparing for the coronavirus before dealing with a single case

BusinessInsider.com 

  • Before its first case of the coronavirus, a rural hospital in Jerseyville, Illinois was preparing for the coronavirus by limiting visitors, running drive-thru respiratory clinics, and screening staff before they enter the building. 
  • It was also rescheduling all non-urgent surgeries and procedures, which could take a financial toll on the hospital and its employees.
  • In rural areas, resources and test kits are scarce as the country focuses its efforts on urban hotspots.
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