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In an effort to spread some positivity during a global health crisis, the actor/director created his own evening news-style show, ‘Some Good News.’ He even got his ‘Office’ costar Steve Carell to help out. As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been no shortage of feel-good stories to help counterbalance the horrifying headlines. Read Full Story

It doesn’t really pay to classify multitudes by their age–every generation is complex and intermingles with all the others. But it might be a useful way to understand the issues we’ve faced and where we might be heading. Generation C was inaugurated with the events created by Covid-19, and it is defined by a new form of connection. There’s a juxtaposition of the physical connection that was lost as we shelter in place, and the digital connection that so many are finding online. Not just a before and after for the economy, but for culture, for health, for expectations. School and jobs are different now, probably for the long term. No idea or behavior shift has ever spread more quickly or completely in the history of the planet. In seven weeks, the life of every single person on Earth changed, and the unfolding tragedy and the long slog forward will drive expectations for years. Expectations about being part of a physical community, about the role of governmen...

Getty The coronavirus has infected over 662,000 people and killed more than 30,000 worldwide. It has hit at least 177 countries and territories. The US's death toll surpassed 2,000 on Saturday evening, doubling in just two days. The UK announced that 260 people died in 24 hours while Italy reported nearly 900 deaths overnight.  A third of the world is now under some form of lockdown . Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . The novel coronavirus has continued to sweep the globe, infecting 662,073 people around the world. So far, 30,780 individuals have died from COVID-19. The recent jump in the death toll was contributed in part by cases reported in the UK and Italy.  UK health authorities announced that 260 people died in 24 hours while Italy reported nearly 900 deaths overnight. On Saturday night, the United States' death toll surpassed 2,000, just two days after reaching 1,000. Europe and the Americas are seeing the vast majority of new cases. The...

A top leadership coach reveals how you can get the most out of your network. “Building relationships is not just a critical career skill but a critical  life  skill,” says Rebecca Zucker, Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna and partner at leadership development consultancy  Next Step Partners . Read Full Story

US Navy/Mass Comm Specialist Seaman Cory J. Daut The new, first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is decked out with new technology, but work on the ship has been waylaid by cost overruns and delays. Those issues have been a sore spot between lawmakers, the Navy, and the shipbuilder, but the last six months have seen marked progress, according to the service's top civilian official. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . The US Navy's newest carrier, the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford, finished 2019 as the subject of a war of words between, Congress, the Navy's top civilian official, and the shipbuilder, Huntington Ingalls Industries. In October, after criticism from lawmakers over the new carrier, then-Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said confidence in the company's senior leadership was " very, very low " and that it had "no idea" what it was doing. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: How t...

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REUTERS/Andrew Kelly New York University to allow medical students to graduate early to help with coronavirus patients.  The measure will go into effect if approved by the New York State Department of Education, Middle States, and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . New York University plans to allow medical students to graduate early to help handle the influx of patients with coronavirus.  "In response to the growing spread of COVID-19, and in response to Governor Cuomo's directive to get more physicians into the health system more quickly, NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU have agreed to permit early graduation for its medical students, pending approval from the New York State Department of Education, Middle States, and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)," Kate Malenczak, a spokesperson for NYU Langone Health told Business Insider in an email.  See the rest of the story at Bus...

Five immediate, actionable steps for ensuring your business stays afloat despite chaotic times.

Marco Di Lauro/Getty March 21: The UK has reported 5,683 coronavirus cases and 281 deaths linked to the virus. NHS England national medical director Stephen Powis criticised British people for stockpiling food and cleaning out supermarkets. The UK's pubs, restaurants, gyms and cinemas were all closed on Saturday. All UK schools will be closed from this week as the government steps up its efforts to fight the virus. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government would pay up to 80% of people's wages to stop businesses from going bankrupt. The UK government is set to introduce a range of new emergency laws like giving police the power to detain people with coronavirus who are not self-isolating. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . A total of 5,683 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the UK and 281 people have died, the Department of Health said on Saturday, March 21. On the same day, NHS England national medical director Stephen Powis criti...