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Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother from Olds, Alta., has her three youngest in the Catholic school system but the oldest, her 17-year-old son, is taught at home.
Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Taste of home schooling generating new interest among parents

Selena Valencia is on the fence when it comes to home-schooling her children. The mother from Olds, Alta., has her three youngest in the Catholic school system but the oldest, her 17-year-old son, is taught at home.
Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.
Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

NEW YORK — In Sandwich, New Hampshire, a town of 1,200 best known as a setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home.
On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

Steve Butt went all-in for his first baking effort in the COVID-19 era — a showstopping Baked Alaska, complete with homemade ice cream. Now he's exploring a variety of recipes as he takes advantage of more at-home time during the pandemic.
On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

On the rise: Flour demand higher as Canadians turn to baking as welcome respite

Steve Butt went all-in for his first baking effort in the COVID-19 era — a showstopping Baked Alaska, complete with homemade ice cream. Now he's exploring a variety of recipes as he takes advantage of more at-home time during the pandemic.
Lives Lost: Virus struck Wuhan family, took its patriarch

Lives Lost: Virus struck Wuhan family, took its patriarch

WUHAN, China — For more than a month, Wu Di did not know his father was dead.
Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Elton John-led concert to re-air; film academy aids workers

Elton John-led concert to re-air; film academy aids workers

From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness
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