Airlines? For sure. Vrbo? Probably. But what about your child’s summer camp?

Who Owes You a Refund? Should You Even Ask?

Some New Yorkers are moving beyond the swipe to venture into flirtatious panel discussions and speed dating sessions.

Virtual Dating Is the New Normal. Will It Work?

One in three jobs held by women has been designated as essential.

How Millions of Women Became the Most Essential Workers in America

Stacy Mitchell knew that taking on a trillion-dollar company would be a lopsided fight. But the pandemic has not only made Amazon more essential. It has also made it vulnerable.

As Amazon Rises, So Does the Opposition

Folks who live on boats face off with land they can’t set foot on, staring down logistical hurdles, ethical issues and social media harshness.

The Seas as the Ultimate Coronavirus Isolation? Not. So. Fast.

A relatively small number of plants process much of the beef and pork in the United States, and some of them have closed because workers are getting sick.

The Food Chain’s Weakest Link: Slaughterhouses

Republicans increasingly believe that elevating China’s culpability for spreading the coronavirus may be the best way to improve their difficult election chances. The president is muddying the message.

A Key G.O.P. Strategy: Blame China. But Trump Goes Off Message.

It was the first large Western democracy to contain the spread of the coronavirus and is now the first to methodically go about reopening its economy. Others are watching.

With Broad, Random Tests for Antibodies, Germany Seeks Path Out of Lockdown

There will be no quick return to our previous lives, according to nearly two dozen experts. But there is hope for managing the scourge now and in the long term.

The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead

Ventilators aren’t the only machines in intensive care units that are in short supply. Doctors have been confronting an unexpected rise in patients with failing kidneys.

An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis

On the bright side, if M.L.B. and the players’ union need to fight over the details about a return to play, it would mean such a return is possible.

A Return for Baseball Would Require a New Debate

As renters lose jobs and the economy remains dormant, landlords face tough choices and few options.

How Can Landlords Get Relief if Their Tenants Can’t Pay?

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: Death Toll Spikes at Nursing Homes as Defenses Crack

Even if not directly hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, Americans largely expect unemployment and depression to prevail over the next five years.

Bridging Divides, Most Agree on Economic Outlook: It’s Bleak

Joe Joyce oversaw JJ Bubbles, a welcoming tavern in a conservative corner of Brooklyn, for 43 years until he died of Covid-19.

A Beloved Bar Owner Was Skeptical About the Virus. Then He Took a Cruise.

Just when we need reliable information the most, the signals are likely to be muddled.

The Economic Data Is About to Get Weird

The U.S. is continuing deportation flights, prompting complaints that some migrants are infected with the coronavirus when they arrive in their home countries.

U.S. Deported Thousands Amid Covid-19 Outbreak. Some Proved to Be Sick.

The president of the State Senate asked for $40 billion to help the pension system, fund unemployment insurance and aid hospitals and cities.

Illinois Seeks a Bailout From Congress for Pensions and Cities

Fallout from the agency’s failed rollout of national coronavirus kits two months ago continues to haunt U.S. efforts to combat the spread of the highly infectious virus.

C.D.C. Labs Were Contaminated, Delaying Coronavirus Testing, Officials Say

“Austin City Limits” airs a performance by John Prine, while celebrities come together in a special to support health care workers fighting the coronavirus.

What’s on TV Saturday: John Prine and ‘One World’

Basic supplies like oxygen and soap are needed first to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

10 African Countries Have No Ventilators. That’s Only Part of the Problem.

He was “fearless,” a former colleague said, in pressing ideas based on facts and evidence. His independence cost him his job.

Paul O’Neill, Treasury Secretary Who Clashed With Bush, Dies at 84

She was a journalist of South Asian descent whose struggle to find a matching donor to treat her leukemia became a cri de coeur and encouraged more people of color to register.

Liyna Anwar, 30, Dies; Publicized Inequities in Stem Cell Registry

The strictest lockdown measures in Europe have left countless children bored, exhausted and sometimes depressed.

In Spain, a Call to ‘Free Our Children’ From Coronavirus Confinement

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo backed away from his conflict with President Trump but emphasized that the state would need federal help on testing.

April 18, 2020

Headlines from April 18, 2020

Who Owes You a Refund? Should You Even Ask?

Virtual Dating Is the New Normal. Will It Work?

How Millions of Women Became the Most Essential Workers in America

As Amazon Rises, So Does the Opposition

The Seas as the Ultimate Coronavirus Isolation? Not. So. Fast.

Billboard 200

After Hours

Pray 4 Love

Eternal Atake

My Turn

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Historical Context for April 18, 2020