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Kristen Rogers and Melissa Gray, CNN

Five reasons you should take a nap on National Napping Day

If the lurching forward of the clock for Daylight Saving Time on Sunday made you noticeably more tired, you're not the only one. This time change was actually the inspiration for National Napping Day, which takes place annually the day after the clocks move ahead.
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Some grocery stores are bringing back limits on things like toilet paper. (Photo by William WEST / ...
Aleesha Khaliq, CNN

Australian paper prints blank pages to help tackle toilet paper shortage

An Australian newspaper has printed an extra eight pages to be used as toilet paper after coronavirus fears prompted customers to bulk buy supplies, leaving some supermarket shelves bare.
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Paul LeBlanc, CNN

2 GOP Senators will self-quarantine after interacting with individual with coronavirus

Two Republican members of Congress on Sunday announced they will self-quarantine after interacting with an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference.
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A heart attack occurs every 40 seconds in America, and heart disease is the number one killer of me...
Sandee LaMotte, CNN

CPR has improved, here’s what to do (and sing) to save a life

It only takes two hands to save a life. Your two hands, pushing strongly on the chest bone in a regular beat, can take the place of a heart that has stopped.
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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, the Grand Princess cruise ship passes the Golden Gate Bri...
JAY REEVES Associated Press

Experts: Cruise ships no place for a coronavirus quarantine

Countries on four continents have quarantined or kept at sea ships that have experienced outbreaks. But experts warn that the strategy can backfire. That's because the ventilation systems and close quarters of cruise ships make them ideal places for illness to jump from one person to the next.
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MATTHEW PERRONE and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press

Juul Labs sought to court AGs as teen vaping surged

The nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general.
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Loraine Allen may be the oldest survivor of polio in the U.S. Allen is 97. (KSL) 

Loraine Allen ma...
Heather Simonsen

Woman may be longest living polio survivor in the U.S.

At its peak in the middle of the 20th century, polio killed half a million people every year. A Utah woman could be the longest living survivor in the U.S.
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CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus...
Greg Clary, CNN

CPAC attendee tested positive for coronavirus

one of the attendees at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, has tested positive for coronavirus
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Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people...
Yong Xiong and Theresa Waldrop, CNN

Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China, trapping 70 people

Search and rescue efforts are underway after about 70 people were trapped in a hotel collapse Saturday night in southeastern China,
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older adults and coronavirus...
Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent

New CDC guidance says older adults should ‘stay at home as much as possible’ due to coronavirus

The CDC is suggesting older adults stay home because of coronavirus
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Saige Miller

Utah’s first coronavirus case confirmed as gov. declares state of emergency

Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency to prepare for COVID-19, hours before Utah health officials confirmed the state's first case of coronavirus.
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Simone Seikaly

Coronavirus concern closes Seattle Temple

The Seattle Washington Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will temporarily close out of concern for spreading COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Mark Jorgensen, a Utah man infected with the coroanvirus, has returned home from the hospital. He w...
Cami Mondeaux

Utah man with coronavirus returns home from hospital

A Utah man who has tested positive for the coronavirus, has been released from the hospital and returned to his St. George home early Friday morning.
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Colby Walker

Church adjusts missionary assignments due to COVID-19 concerns

All church missionaries that are serving in Korea who are not native to Korea will be temporarily reassigned in their home countries according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Heber City Police warn of new scam in Wasatch County, Consumer advocates are warning about stimulus...
Cami Mondeaux

Government is warning Utahns about coronavirus investment scams

The Utah Department of Commerce is warning Utahns to be aware of scams that may take advantage of fear and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. 
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Cami Mondeaux

Utah officials accuse president of spreading coronavirus ‘misinformation’

A state coronavirus-response team in Utah is calling comments from President Donald Trump ‘misinformation’ and warning people to stay home if they get sick.
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President Donald Trump signs an $8.3 billion bill to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Fr...
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US

President Donald Trump has signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Trump had planned to sign the bill during a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, according to Vice President Mike Pence.
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Christina Zdanowicz, CNN

EPA releases list of products that kills the coronavirus

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is arming consumers with a list of disinfectants that people can use to protect themselves and that potentially kills the novel coronavirus.
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Adilisha Patrom, owner of a co-working and event space next to Gallaudet University, organizes face...
ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press

Washington, DC, gets its first coronavirus pop-up shop

The nation's capital has pop up shops for food and drink, even marijuana. And now, coronavirus prevention supplies.
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ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Trump set to sign $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an $8.3 billion measure on Friday to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
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A couple in Italy who met on their balconies during the coronavirus lockdown are now engaged, becom...
Madeleine Porter

Hospital tents deployed to protect against coronavirus in Italy

Officials are using tents on hospital grounds as a measure to keep coronavirus in Italy from spreading.
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Latter-day Saints temples will close temporarily due to coronavirus...
Madeleine Porter

Church’s Rome temple to close and stake meetings canceled in Seattle due to coronavirus

The Rome Italy Temple will be closed beginning Friday due to the presence of coronavirus, the Europe Area Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday.
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San Juan County...
Colby Walker

Do I have the coronavirus?

There are currently no confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Utah, but Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox says that we are prepared.
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This photo shows a logo of Japan's auto giant Toyota Motor in Tokyo on May 8, 2015. (Toru Yamanaka ...
Francisco Guzman and Saeed Ahmed, CNN

Toyota expands its recall of vehicles

Toyota has expanded its recall of vehicles by more than a million because of issues with the fuel pumps. In January, that number was 700,000, here's the full list.
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