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Bloomberg March 12, 2020

A worker wears a protective mask and gloves at a deli in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The National Guard will be sent to New Rochelle to help close large, public gathering...

Rec to be open for election Tuesday, local polling stations moved over coronavirus

Rachel Karas General assignment reporter Paige Bennett General assignment editor March 12, 2020

The Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be open on Tuesday, March 17 for voting. Kent State closed the Rec in light of its decision to suspend face-to-face classes over the coronavirus....

Jazz player Rudy Gobert touches mics as he leaves NBA press conference

NBA suspends season after Jazz center Rudy Gobert tests positive for coronavirus

(CNN) -- The NBA has suspended its season after a player preliminarily tested positive for coronavirus, stunning fans and players who heard the plan at stadiums Wednesday night, and adding to a list...

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson diagnosed with coronavirus

Sandra Gonzalez, CNN March 11, 2020

(CNN) -- Actor Tom Hanks says he and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have been diagnosed with coronavirus.In a statement posted to Instagram, Hanks said he and his wife were traveling in Australia when...

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NBA player tests positive for coronavirus; rest of season to be suspended

 (CNN) -- The NBA announced Wednesday that a player with the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus and the rest of the season is being suspended.The news came after the NBA game...

Students pack up their cars and leave the dorm to go home because of the cancellation of face-to-face classes at Kent State. Classes will be held online until April 13. 

On-campus students share concerns after shift to online classes

Zaria Johnson Assigning editor March 11, 2020

President Todd Diacon announced in-person classes would be canceled and shifted online until April 13, 2020, and encouraged students to return home if possible, due to concerns regarding the coronavirus...

IFC tells fraternities to cancel social events over coronavirus

The Inter-Fraternity Council instructed fraternities to cancel all social events because of the coronavirus. “The Inter-Fraternity Council is taking the coronavirus outbreak seriously,” IFC Council...

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Coronavirus: what we know now

KentWired Staff March 11, 2020

March 10 -- Kent State President Todd Diacon announced the university was suspending face-to-face classes effective at 4:25 p.m. and would switch to online classes March 16. In an email sent by the president...