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Medtronic Open Sources Ventilators

Interested parties are free to use the files to reproduce and even sell the ventilators.

In a Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the state capitol, in Charleston, W.Va. Gov. Justice said during a media briefing Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the state Capitol in Charleston that state residents should live their normal lives and not cancel travel plans despite the emerging threat of the new coronavirus. There are no known cases of the virus thus far in West Virginia.

WV Gov's Coal Cos. Fined $5M

The civil case sought to claim payments on nearly 2,300 violations committed since 2014.

A health care worker leaves Cedar Mountain Post Acute nursing facility in Yucaipa, Calif., Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The Southern California nursing home has been hit hard by the coronavirus, with more than 50 residents infected, a troubling development amid cautious optimism that cases in the state may peak more slowly than expected.

PPE Stockpile Nearly Depleted

Concerns about the stockpile levels were first reported by the Washington Post on Wednesday.

3M Takes Further Action on Price Gouging

The conglomerate outlined measures to combat price gouging, fraud and counterfeiting in connection with its products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Expert: Rule Could Kill Billions of Birds

The proposed change relating to toxic pits could devastate threatened and endangered species.

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Man Arrested Over Coronavirus 'Cure'

He claimed he had developed pills that would prevent infections.

Abbott Making 50K Tests Daily

The new test provides a negative result in 13 minutes, and a positive result in five minutes.

In this June 15, 2017, file photo, bagged purchases from the Kroger grocery store in Flowood, Miss., sit inside this shopping cart. A group of Instacart workers are organizing a strike across the U.S. starting Monday, March 30, 2020, to demand more pay and protection as they struggle to meet a surge in demand for grocery deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic.

Instacart, Amazon Workers Strike

The unrest called attention to mounting discontent among low-wage workers who are on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Honeywell to Make Masks

The move follows the company's Smithfield, RI factory ramping up face mask production.

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5 Cyber Issues Coronavirus Lays Bare

The rapidly evolving pandemic is exposing society’s dependence on the digital world.

In this Jan. 28, 2014 file photo a jar of ethanol fuel sits on display during the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association meeting in Altoona, Iowa. As hospitals and nursing homes run out of hand sanitizer to fight off the coronavirus, struggling ethanol producers are eager to help. They could provide alcohol to make millions of gallons of the germ-killing sanitizer, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has put up a roadblock, frustrating both the health care and ethanol industries with its inflexible regulations during a national health care crisis.

Plant Seek New Rule for Sanitizer Production

The U.S. FDA roadblock has been frustrating the health care and ethanol industries.

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Did This Auction House Price Gouge N95s?

Because they were sold by auction, the organization said it was 'literally impossible to price gouge' the N95 masks.

PPE manufacturer and supplier Radians donated over 14,000 N95 respirators to help protect Memphis first responders and medical community during COVID-19 crisis.

Radians Donates 14,000 N95 Respirators

The company added the N95 respirator to its PPE portfolio in 2018.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers labor at an assembly line for Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei Province, March 24, 2020.

Housing Disruption; a Call for Robots

A look at the coronavirus' impact on the global economy, particular economic sectors, and the workplace.

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Bracing for a Nitrile & Latex Glove Shortage

SW Safety discusses how the PPE supply market should immediately begin to reserve such gloves for frontline mission-critical workers.

In this Nov. 11, 2014 photo, Ron Hudgins welds a 2015 Ford F-150 cab at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich.

Major Autos Push for Factory Restart

Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota took steps to re-open their plants by mid-April.

The dining section is closed off at East Side Pockets, a small restaurant near Brown University on Wednesday March 25 in Providence, RI. President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the United States are still rising.

Businesses Cautious to Restart Amid Virus

President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch.

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Wisconsin Refinery Rebuilding Halted

Husky typically employs about 200 people.

Alert Over Fake COVID-19 Test Kits

The agency has already issued nearly a dozen warning letters to companies found selling and promoting fraudulent items.

Travelers wearing masks line up to buy train tickets at a railway station in Yichang in central China's Hubei province Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Trains carrying factory employees back to work after two months in locked-down cities rolled out of Hubei province, the center of China's virus outbreak, as the government on Wednesday began lifting the last of the controls that confined tens of millions of people to their homes.

China Reopens Hubei

Roadblocks on bridges and at expressway gates opened, allowing trucks and cars through for the first time in two months.