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John Prine Always Saw the Best in Us+theringer.com / Rob Harvilla John Prine, country-folk genius and American hero, has died, at 73, of complications from the coronavirus. His hospitalization in late March was … read more    New Zealand isn’t just flattening the curve. It’s squashing it.+washingtonpost.com / Anna Fifield People have been walking and biking strictly in their neighborhoods; lining up six feet apart outside grocery stores while waiting to go one in, one… read more Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?+nytimes.com / Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. I have heard this sentiment from fellow doctors across the United States and in many other countries. We are all asking: Where are all the patients with… read more Why plague doctors wore those strange beaked masks+nationalgeographic.com / ERIN BLAKEMORE In the 17th century, people believed these outfits could purify poisonous air. They were wrong. The plague was once the most feared disease in the… read more    You’re not imagining it: We’re all having intense coronavirus dreams+latimes.com / Rachel Schnalzer What do a tidal wave, a lethal injection and masses of thin white worms have in common? They are all images that have cropped up in dreams people are… read more What it means to "gather" for Easter, Passover, and Ramadan this year+vox.com / Kovie Biakolo Weeks after many places of worship had stopped in-person gatherings to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus, Rodney Howard-Browne, pastor of… read more Amid coronavirus, students flock to Kahoot! and Duolingo. Is it the end of language teachers?+usatoday.com / Erin Richards Every day, Massachusetts seventh-grader Kaylyn Wilson takes a break from doing homework online and opens an app on her phone for a half-hour foreign… read more 'How Do I Set Boundaries With My Boss During a Pandemic?'+vice.com / Alison Green I want to start by saying that I know I'm in a very privileged position right now: I have a stable job, which I've been doing remotely from the comfort… read more The Quarantine Backyard Ultra Is Perfectly Insane+outsideonline.com / Martin Fritz Huber Ask any dedicated runner how they stay motivated to voluntarily subject themselves to varying levels of discomfort, and they’ll likely tell you that it… read more 7 trainer-approved ways to get the most out of your daily walking workout+wellandgood.com / by Tehrene Firman Walking has quickly become the workout of the moment. With gyms closed and at-home workouts the new norm, a walking workout not only one of the best … read more  Check out The Daily Edition for the biggest stories in news, business, tech, sports and entertainment. READ MORE