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Detroit students to get 50,000 laptops and free internet service Computers in School

Detroit students to get 50,000 laptops and free internet service

John Wisely Detroit Free PressPublished 8:07 PM EDT Apr 23, 2020By early June, more than 50,000 Detroit students will have new tablet-style laptop computers with free internet access to facilitate online learning.A $23 million fundraising effort begun three weeks ago will pay for the devices and connections, which became sorely needed as the…
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April 23, 2020
Scientists Found a Fossilized South American Frog in Antarctica Antarctica

Scientists Found a Fossilized South American Frog in Antarctica

When you picture Antarctic wildlife, the first animals that probably come to mind are blubbery winter survivors such as penguins, seals, and whales. But this frigid continent was once covered with a temperate rainforest that was welcoming to warm-weather creatures—including a newly identified fossilized frog that lived in Antarctica some…
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April 23, 2020
Captive Elephants in Thailand May Starve as Tourist Camps Close During Coronavirus Pandemic, Conservationists Say Animal Protection

Captive Elephants in Thailand May Starve as Tourist Camps Close During Coronavirus Pandemic, Conservationists Say

The COVID-19 lockdown is threatening Thailand's captive elephant population as tourist camps are forced to close amid the coronavirus outbreak, conservationists have warned.Lockdown measures introduced by the Thai government on March 9 barred foreign visitors from entering the country, causing Thailand's tourism industry to grind to a halt. As elephant…
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April 23, 2020
Neymar admits he is struggling with ‘anxiety’ during coronavirus lockdown Neymar

Neymar admits he is struggling with ‘anxiety’ during coronavirus lockdown

'I really miss football': PSG star Neymar admits he is struggling with 'anxiety' during coronavirus lockdownNeymar returned to his homeland Brazil after football was suspended in FranceThe PSG forward admits he is struggling with uncertainty over the sport's returnHe wrote: 'I really miss playing, competing, to be in the club environment' Here’s…
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April 23, 2020
Cuba on the edge Mass Tourism

Cuba on the edge

Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, see our hubIT IS THE dream of every exile to die…
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April 23, 2020