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Food businesses are being urged to serve only take-out orders to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo taken at the Wasabi Store in Penn Station in New York, Monday, March 16th, 2020.

It's Time To Get Serious About Social Distancing. Here's How

We're all trying to do the right thing. But how does this work exactly? Can we visit grandma? Have a playdate? Have friends for dinner? We check in with experts for answers.

A view of the PJM control room. Courtesy of PJM

Electricity Usage Down Across Region, Which Helps Power Grid Staffing

PJM had prepared for pandemics and even did dry-runs with their staff working from home.

Chicken for sale at a grocery store. A string of lawsuits from wholesalers, retailers and food distribution giants allege that America’s biggest poultry processors colluded to raise the price of broiler chickens over a decad

Wegmans, Tops Again Change Hours

Wegmans says it needs the additional off-hours to help restock and clean the stores.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar. (Gabe Altieri/WSKG)

Free Childcare For Broome County Employees and Healthcare Workers

The Department of Social Services will soon start monitoring open day care spots in Broome County.

President Trump holds the daily briefing on the coronavirus at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump Partly Shuts Border With Canada To Stem Spread Of Coronavirus

The president said the border would close by "mutual consent," the latest development in the coronavirus pandemic.

Chemung County Executive Chris Moss. (Natalie Abruzzo/WSKG)

What Does A State Of Emergency Mean? A Look At Chemung County

County Executive Chris Moss is pushing for more tests in Chemung, which has no confirmed cases.

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Workers tend to patients at a drive-in center in Jericho, N.Y., that is offering COVID-19 testing.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Steps Up Incident Level As Coronavirus Needs Grow

The agency is best known for coordinating aid after natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes. But responding to the coronavirus pandemic is a very different job.

The interior of New York's Metropolitan Opera at a November 2018 performance.

The Metropolitan Opera Tells Its Union Employees They Will Not Be Paid After March 31

The U.S.' largest performing arts organization has told its orchestral players, chorus and stagehands they will not be paid after March 31. The company has also canceled the rest of its season.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, shown here last week, is ordering that fees be waived for overdrafts, ATMs, and credit cards.

New York Will Waive Mortgage Payments For 90 Days Based On Financial Hardship

"That will be a real-life economic benefit," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. He also ordered that only 25 percent of workers could be in the office, except for essential services.

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