Here’s the federal government’s plan for reopening the country, starting in May

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When will the coronavirus quarantines end? That’s the million-dollar question everyone is asking right now — and, it turns out, an answer is starting to come into view.
President Trump on Thursday is set to lay out a kind of blueprint for reopening the country, which would happen in stages and also be determined to a large degree by the severity of the coronavirus outbreaks in the individual states — with the recovery proceeding under locally set guidelines, inspired by the federal government.
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The end of the status quo when it comes to the coronavirus-related quarantines that have been in place for weeks around the country is starting to come into view.

The federal government has worked up a multi-stage plan to support the reopening of the country and the economy, which would unfold in three stages as outlined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to The Washington Post, phase one will run through May 1 and broadly consist of messaging around what comes next. Phase two would last until May 15 and entail mass production of protective equipment and test kits, since much more intense and targeted testing will be required once the country starts slowly getting back to normal. Speaking of which, that’s step three — back to business, as it were, but under locally-set guidelines.

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Mark Ruffalo has a great idea for a new Hulk adventure

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Avengers actor Mark Ruffalo confirmed there have been talks with Marvel to appear in the upcoming She-Hulk TV series, but nothing is in the works.
Ruffalo said he’s willing to reprise the role that was a big part of his professional life over the past decade.
The actor even revealed the kind of Hulk storyline that would make sense in light of everything that has happened with the character so far.
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It was nearly a year ago that Avengers: Endgame wrapped up a decade of Marvel movies, bringing to an end the arcs of several of the six original Avengers and advancing the storylines of everyone else who will continue to appear in the MCU in Phase 4. Of the six original Avengers, two are dead (Black Widow and Iron Man), and Captain America is retired. Fat Thor left the planet with the Guardians, while Hawkeye got his family back.

The least satisfying arc is Hulk’s, although Endgame did deliver plenty of exciting developments for him. Bruce Banner and Hulk found a way to coexist, but it happened off-camera. Professor Hulk is now a beloved superhero, not a green monster that the world hates, and he was the one to bring everyone back to life. He was probably the only character other than Thanos that could survive the massive energy discharge of the Infinity Gauntlet. But it’s not just Professor Hulk’s transformation that happened off-camera. We never got to find out why he and Natasha decided not to pursue a relationship that seemed to be a guarantee only a few years ago. Also, the new Hulk was hardly given any fight scenes of note, and we never got to see a Hulk vs. Thanos rematch.

Mark Ruffalo, the actor who played the hero after Edward Norton walked away from the role, doesn’t seem to be done Hulking out just yet. After reports said he might return in Phase 4, the actor revealed that nothing is decided just yet. But there may be more to Hulk’s story, and Ruffalo has some ideas.

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Millions are subscribing to Netflix during the coronavirus pandemic

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As the coronavirus pandemic has dragged on, one of everybody’s go-to entertainment options, while we’re all quarantined at home, is a Netflix binge session.
Accordingly, analysts are expecting a big increase in the streamer’s subscriber base when Netflix reports its latest quarterly earnings next week.
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Here’s a development everyone should have been able to see coming from a mile away. The coronavirus pandemic that’s resulted in widespread quarantines and stay-at-home orders around the world means that several million new people have since decided they can’t live without the service that gave the world such hot TV properties during the quarter as Tiger King and the third season of Ozark.

That’s according to new analyst estimates about Netflix’s subscriber base during the same quarter that saw the onset of the COVID-19 crisis which has brought daily life in the US and most of the rest of the world pretty much grinding to a halt. One of the tried-and-true entertainment pursuits you can enjoy while hunkering down at home, though, is a Netflix binge — with this fact leading analysts to expect a huge quarterly performance when the streamer provides its latest earnings update next week.

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NASA staff are sending rover commands to Mars from their homes

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NASA’s Curiosity rover team is working from home, but still controls the robot’s movements on the Red Planet.
Using video conferencing to coordinate, the team plots and plans commands before sending them into space from the comfort of home.
The rover is still being as productive as ever, NASA says, and recently drilled for a rock sample using a command sent by NASA employees working remotely.
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When NASA announced that it was forcing as many of its employees as possible to work from home amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the agency also mentioned that staff deemed critical to missions would still be allowed access to NASA’s centers and labs.

Controlling the Curiosity rover on Mars is obviously a critical task, so you might be surprised to learn that the Curiosity mission team isn’t actually coming into work these days. Incredibly, the team is doing all of its rover-related work from the comfort of their own homes, controlling the rover remotely without ever leaving the house.

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‘The Mandalorian’ returns in a new documentary series on Disney+

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The Mandalorian wrapped up its first season on Disney+ on December 27th, 2019.
A new, eight-episode documentary series about the making of the show called Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian will debut on Disney+ on May 4th, 2020 aka Star Wars Day.
The show will feature never-before-seen footage, interviews, and roundtable discussions.
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While services like Apple TV+ and Quibi are banking on new, original content driving subscriptions, Disney was able to enter the streaming wars with an immeasurable head start, thanks to decades worth of TV shows and movies that it could make available to Disney+ subscribers on day one. Therefore, narrative-driven original series have not as big of a priority for the service, at least not yet, which is why many subscribers have been logging in far less frequently ever since The Mandalorian wrapped up its first season late last year. If you’re not looking to rewatch The Avengers or A Goofy Movie or Ducktales, there haven’t been many reasons to log back in.

That’s finally going to change on May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day, as Disney announced this week that it will take fans behind the scenes of the live-action Star Wars show in an eight-episode documentary series called Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian. Jon Favreau will host the series, speaking to the cast and crew of The Mandalorian about how the show was made, with each episode focusing on a different facet of the show.

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Instagram is helping restaurants deliver food and sell gift cards

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Scrolling through one’s Instagram feed is one way to find some distraction from the depressing coronavirus-related news headlines, but now the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has added a way users can also support small businesses that are struggling right now while they scroll.
Businesses can now add stickers and buttons to their accounts that allow users to easily tap to order gift cards, as well as food delivery.
These kinds of features are important, because a new report finds that more than 7 million small businesses are at risk of closing because of economic hardship stemming from the coronavirus crisis.
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The coronavirus pandemic has brought about some surprising new feature development at Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app where the equivalent of a retweet still requires some trickery to pull off — but where ordering food delivery from inside the app is now as easy as making a single tap on your screen.

Instagram on Wednesday announced a handful of updates to the service that are meant to help struggling small businesses amid the coronavirus crisis, one of which includes stickers that can be tapped to take people to a business’ website where users can order food delivery and buy gift cards. “Small businesses are an important part of our community, and many are facing immense challenges during the COVID‑19 crisis,” Instagram announced. “Today, we’re making it easier to discover gift cards, online food orders, and fundraisers on Instagram so you can support the businesses you love.”

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Disturbing study says coronavirus might survive exposure to high temperatures

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New coronavirus research shows that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive after exposure to high temperatures.
The findings could be used to set up new protocols for labs that perform COVID-19 tests or study the virus.
The revelation might have practical implications for how people should deal with objects that could be contaminated.
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The arrival of summer will miraculously kill the novel coronavirus. At least, that’s what President Trump claimed a few times before ultimately declaring a national emergency. That was contrary to direct evidence that countries experiencing much warmer weather when the virus left China were not spared.

The coronavirus has spread to Africa, South America, and Mexico over the past few weeks. In the US, California and Florida have some 50,000 confirmed cases between them as of Wednesday morning, proving that summer weather isn’t enough to neutralize the virus and reduce transmission. Not only that, but the virus might be able to survive exposure to high temperatures for a more extended period than initially anticipated.

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Living in space might permanently make your brain bigger

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The brains of astronauts show permanent changes to volume even after returning to Earth, a new study suggests.
Space station travelers had brain scans before and after their trips to space, and the changes in brain volume were noticeable.
Researchers still aren’t sure how these changes may affect the astronauts over the long term.
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It’s easy to imagine a future where humans travel freely through space, visiting places like the Moon and Mars to carry out research or perhaps even set up colonies. There are many technological hurdles to scale before such a future is even remotely possible, but what about the biological impacts on our own bodies? Scientists aimed to answer some of those questions, and a new paper published in Radiology reveals one very interesting effect of long-term spaceflight: Human brains get physically bigger.

The research has led to some very important questions about how well-suited humans are for space travel, and what kind of long-term effects travelers to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, may experience.

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Dr. Fauci says there’s only one way sports can come back this year

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Everyone is trying to imagine what the post-coronavirus future will look like and just when exactly we can all enjoy some semblance of normal life again.
While political leaders at the federal level in the Trump administration on down to the state and local levels work through the finer points of that reopening of the country, other questions have emerged, such as: What about public gatherings like professional sports? When can they return?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Trump administration’s top infectious diseases expert, speculates that, in the near-term, pro sports might have to return minus the fans in attendance.
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The US government’s top infectious diseases expert, who’s also a prominent member of the White House coronavirus response task force, imagined an imminent return of professional sports during a recent interview — albeit, with no crowds and empty arenas.

Dr. Anthony Fauci speculated about that what that return of pro sports would look like during an appearance on Good Luck America, a documentary original series about US politics broadcast on Snapchat. At one point during the interview, which you can watch below, the question is put to him, matter-of-fact: Are we going to have college football this fall? “There’s a way of doing that,” Fauci responds. “Nobody comes to the stadium.”

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Coronavirus is prompting colleges to drop SAT and ACT requirements

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SAT and ACT exams this spring have been canceled per social distancing guidelines.
Some colleges are temporarily dropping SAT and ACT requirements due to the coronavirus.
If the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t subside, at-home testing may become an option.
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The coronavirus may completely change the way colleges and universities use standardized tests like the SAT as part of the admissions process. With large gatherings no longer allowed on account of social distancing guidelines, it’s no surprise that springtime dates for both the SAT and ACT were cancelled weeks ago. As a result, there have been discussions about offering the exams in August.

What’s more, the College Board earlier today announced that if schools are forced to remain closed at the start of the school year this fall, there may be an option for students to take the SAT at home.

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