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Hundreds of Airbnb hosts have taken to online groups to complain that they have yet to receive any payments from a $250 million coronavirus relief fund announced by the company last month. Some of those who have received payments say they're woefully inadequate.

U.S. officials have long feared that Iran's pursuit of developing satellite technology is a cover for ballistic missile activity.

The Boston Red Sox lost their second-round pick in the 2020 draft Wednesday after Major League Baseball determined that a team replay official violated league regulations on sign-decoding.

The number of seated diners has plummeted over the past two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data released Wednesday by OpenTable.

Members of the coronavirus task force are expected to hold a press briefing Wednesday as some states prepare to slowly reopen their economies. Georgia is set to allow small businesses including gyms and hair salons to open Friday, despite health concerns.

Health officials have said that radically increasing the current level of testing, along with tracing contacts of infected people, is necessary to reopen the economy.

Sales this month are still expected to be down about 50% compared with April 2019. However, the decline is far less than previously expected, with the coronavirus pandemic wiping out the majority of sales for the month, the firm said Wednesday.

Analysts say though Snap is showing optimistic signs of weathering much of the Covid-19 ad slowdown, other online ad-based businesses might be a different case.

Chamath Palihapitiya has been critical of the United States' economic reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that stimulus money should go directly to consumers and workers rather than businesses.

The coronavirus pandemic led to spikes in demand for items such as diapers and peanut butter, but sales for many products have begun to level out as consumers adapt to life under lockdown.

Analysis of the information found it had likely been collected from previous breaches, a practice that is not uncommon in the internet's black market for data, NBC News reported.

Most children infected with Covid-19 develop only mild symptoms and typically recover within two weeks, according to JAMA Pediatrics study.

Notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli asked to be released from prison for the remainder of his seven-year criminal sentence for fraud so that he can work on a coronavirus treatment.

"Make no mistake, we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time," WHO's top official says.

Democrats and the White House have a list of priorities for the next coronavirus relief bill, but congressional Republicans are wary of more spending.

Economies might soon reopen in some states, but not everyone is planning to resume life as before. Some people are at higher risk of severe illness if they get Covid-19, and are planning to stay isolated until there's a proven treatment or a vaccine.

President Trump warned that the United States would destroy Iranian gunboats that harass American ships at sea.

"Fundamentally it's going to be a slow process for us and really based on each individual's comfort level," Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told CNBC's "Squawk Alley."

The coronavirus crisis could have a dramatic effect on enrollment at four-year colleges and universities, sending more students to less expensive community colleges for now.

While most of the economy sputters, start-ups that are seeing a rush of users are also being inundated with calls from prospective investors.