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Pasco shares balloon staycation experiment Embrace a new side dish: Garlicky broccoli rabe with ricotta and breadcrumbs Pilates YouTube workout videos for your home gym How the pandemic is altering American retail permanently COVID-19 shines a light on American medical system problems Workers face challenging fight to prove firms liable if they contract coronavirus after economy reopens Ways to distinguish seasonal allergies from coronavirus Low income, high risk. Americans struggling before the pandemic face higher safety issues as economy opens Person in a field stretching out a handful of potatoes Breakdowns in the food supply chain cause crops to rot while foodbank supplies run dry Sen. Patty Murray says Tyson foods waited too long to close Pasco beef processing plant All In Tri-Cities creates website to support local non-profits Tri-Cities reaches 853 coronavirus cases, 43 deaths Gloved hands assemble a burger Proof Gastropub in Kennewick hosts its first burger drive-thru Second Harvest adds additional drive-thru mobile sites to meet growing demand for food boxes CBC and Spokane Teachers Credit Union create emergency fund to help students pay tuition

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New CBC men’s basketball coach, Anthony Owens, brings ‘...extensive college experience both as a coach and as a recruiter’ American Red Cross to host blood drive, May 8 at Richland Community Center Richland’s iconic water plant to receive non-essential surgical procedure: a facelift Pasco School District's Board of Directors to hold virtual board meeting tonight at 6:30 Inslee announces nearly $300 million of federal stimulus funds to be distributed to local governments Gov. Inslee Says Nevada, Colorado, joining pact for navigating stay home orders and combating COVID-19 Shortages of protective equipment and risk of coronavirus fuels improvisation among first responders A nurse wearing personal protective equipment watches an ambulance driving away outside of Elmhurst Hospital during the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., April 20, 2020. Coronavirus cases top 1 million in the U.S., projected death toll rises Trump plans to protect meat processing plants facing coronavirus concerns, mandating they stay open and easing liability fears over workers that may get sick Paycheck Protection Program loans return A medical worker from China's Jilin Province, in red, embraces a colleague from Wuhan as she prepares to return home at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, April 8, 2020 AP photo collection, finding happinesses during the pandemic U.S. and Europe struggle with timeline to reopen schools

👇 This week’s links

Scientists to Stop Covid-19 marshal minds to grind through coronavirus treatments, deliver plans to vice president Suicides surge in Benton County since coronavirus outbreak Anomic suicide, how to check in on each other Protests continue in Richland against 'Stay Home' order World’s biggest film festivals join to stream movies free on YouTube Georgia opens up businesses as U.S. states ease restrictions He moved to New York to start a thriving business. Now he's working harder than ever and paying rent with a loan Person in a protective gown faceing a man in a suit who is plugging his ears with his fingers Seattle’s leaders listened to scientists. New York’s did not Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than official counts A nurse practitioner swabs a patient at a Covid-19 testing center in Brooklyn, New York Overcoming racial testing disparities for minorities needed to open economy Lockdowns expose battle between parenting, professional life CDC adds symptoms to list of possible Covid-19 signs More men are dying due to COVID-19 than women, so they’re being treated with female sex hormones Study says people may seek self-harm via coronavirus State says failure is not an option. Now school districts need to decide how to grade on their own

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Cell phone tracking data shows percentage of Tri-Cities residents staying home during coronavirus pandemic Local businesses determined to survive and thrive during bad times Tri-Cities syringe exchange offers curbside delivery of pre-packed kits containing 50-100 syringes Construction crews relieved to continue working Local non-profit raises funds sending wine, chocolate, cheese Meet Richland’s five longest-serving Boards and Commissions members Walmart adds one-way aisles to encourage social distancing while shopping The Spudnut Shop opens with a limited menu—but hey, Spudnuts Washington coronavirus cases pass 13,000 with 738 reported deaths Locked, bar doors in a jail hallway Washington jails are emptying due to fewer bookings and more releases related to coronavirus Washingtonians protest statewide fishing ban at Seattle rally Americans face meat shortage with deteriorating food chain Federal coronavirus strategy lumbers forward after plans to help states continue changing Italy announces reopening plan Turkey to send medical gear to U.S. A woman holding a hand of each of her two children while walking down the street Spain releases children under 14 from stay-home lockdown after 44 days

👈 Links from last week

Franklin County reverses decision to open non-essential businesses How many people will die to achieve herd immunity? GOP gubernatorial candidate, Joshua Freed, sues Inslee over stay-home order, zeroing in on religious gathering ban Illustration of Tom Hanks &yet passes out cards for everyone to sign, just like in the good old days President Trump signing the latest coronavirus relief bill What's in the new coronavirus relief bill? Tri-Cities businesses list precautions they’re taking to keep you safe Local health leaders warn against relaxing COVID-19 safety measures Keene Edge Salon owner in Richland petitions for partial business re-opens Inslee allows construction projects previously underway to finish Superintendent of Public Instruction provides new rules on student grading during school closure State denies petition to release inmates more vulnerable to coronavirus and those nearing release after split Supreme Court ruling

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French President Emmanuel Macron World leaders launch plan to speed up work on COVID-19 drugs, vaccine without the U.S. Delivery upstarts rush to capitalize on food delivery demand Herd immunity to coronavirus won’t happen soon A plane flys overhead while a person reaches a hand up toward the sky ‘Reopening’ is a dream of a world we can no longer hold. We need new dreams Pasco mayor affirms the city will continue to follow governor’s orders BFHD seeks volunteer contact tracers, translators The Arts Center Task Force provides grant relief funds to local artists and access to online discussion series with local artists, groups Asian Americans look for ways to deter hate attacks during COVID-19 pandemic China's elite donate coronavirus gear to Americans in need Second Harvest sees family needs increase as unemployment numbers rise Almost 14% of Tri-Cities jobs disappear after COVID-19 restrictions Lodge at Columbia Point uses payroll protection plan grant to help Grace Kitchen Winery and realty company donate over 300 bottles of hand and surface sanitizer to first responders, Meals on Wheels Franklin PUD Broadband offers free wi-fi hotspots for kids and families without internet access Meet the Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership Board President: Jay Freeman Inslee won't budge on stay-home order saying ‘If we give up now we will lose all the gains we have made.’