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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

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Since we can all use some encouragement these days, we'll begin this morning with Rita Wilson's Quarantunes.

As you know, she and her husband Tom Hanks are in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.

To help pass time, she has made a playlist for all those dealing with social distancing.

Her song choices include All by myself, lonely people, so far away, and right here waiting. But it also includes,

I Will Survive and Amazing Grace. In other news, the CDC announced last night that it is advising

against gatherings of 50 people or more for the next eight weeks.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that New York City's public school system will be shutting down this week.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders engaged in a presidential debate last night without a live audience,

and churches across the country held worship services online rather than in-person.

These are all responses to social distancing, and imperative that is more urgent than ever.

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