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vox.com Aug 11, 2020, Tuesday

Covid-19 In America, Explained In 18 Maps And Charts - Vox

The US’s coronavirus epidemic is among the worst. Here’s what you need to know.

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nytimes.com Aug 11, 2020, Tuesday

Inside The Fight To Save Houston’s Most Vulnerable - The New York Times

Our reporters and cameras were given exclusive access to the Covid medical I.C.U. at Houston Methodist Hospital. Meet five patients and watch as the staff works to heal them.

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bloomberg.com Aug 11, 2020, Tuesday

New Zealand Reports First Local Covid-19 Cases In 102 Days - Bloomberg

New Zealand’s world-beating run of being Covid-free has come to an end, with the detection of new cases prompting the government to put largest city Auckland into lockdown.

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bloomberg.com Aug 11, 2020, Tuesday

Thousands Of Small Businesses Going Bankrupt In US Are Uncounted In Covid - Bloomberg

Big companies are going bankrupt at a record pace, but that’s only part of the carnage. By some accounts, small businesses are disappearing by the thousands amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and the drag on the economy from these failures could be huge.

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axios.com Aug 11, 2020, Tuesday

Why You Should Be Skeptical Of Russia's Coronavirus Vaccine Claims - Axios

There is no published data to back up its claimed efficacy.

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npr.org Aug 10, 2020, Monday

No Community Transmission Of COVID-19 For 101 Days In New Zealand : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

The head of the World Health Organization has called the island nation "a global exemplar" for its success in controlling the virus.

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npr.org Aug 09, 2020, Sunday

U.S. Hits 5 Million Coronavirus Cases As Debate Lingers Over The Path Forward : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

The U.S. continues to lead the world in both cases and deaths, as states across the Midwest and South battle a surge in new cases.

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advox.globalvoices.org Aug 07, 2020, Friday

COVID-19 And China's Information Control Policy - Global Voices Advox

China’s strategy to control information and its consequences has become a global concern.

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latimes.com Aug 06, 2020, Thursday

AMC Theatres Lost $561M In One Quarter, Revenue Down 99% - Los Angeles Times

AMC's U.S. theaters have been closed since mid-March.

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latimes.com Aug 06, 2020, Thursday

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak At Bakersfield Immigration Facility, Emails Show ICE Deliberately Limited Testing - Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, a federal judge in San Francisco issued a searing ruling, saying ICE has "responded to the health crisis in such a cavalier fashion" that it has "lost the right to be trusted."

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vox.com Aug 05, 2020, Wednesday

Missouri Medicaid Expansion Vote Shows Covid-19 Is Changing Health Care Politics - Vox

Medicaid expansion has had huge success at the ballot box during the pandemic.

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csmonitor.com Aug 04, 2020, Tuesday

He used to say Canada’s health care was risky. Now he says it’s the future. - CSMonitor.com

Given the diverging trajectories of the United States and Canada during the pandemic, their different health care models are getting renewed attention – especially from a man who says he once lied about the dangers one of them posed.

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npr.org Aug 03, 2020, Monday

Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds : NPR

Religious organizations, having received as much as $10 billion in the first round of COVID-19 aid, hope to receive more funding under any new relief package.

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npr.org Aug 03, 2020, Monday

What You Need To Know About Pregnancy And COVID-19 : Short Wave : NPR

How dangerous is covid-19 for pregnant women and their babies? The research has been scant and the data spotty. Dr. Laura Riley, the chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Obstetrician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian, explains what we know at this point and what pregnant women can do to protect themselves.

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theatlantic.com Aug 03, 2020, Monday

Why the Pandemic Is So Bad in America - The Atlantic

A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.

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bbc.com Aug 02, 2020, Sunday

Coronavirus: Russia Plans Mass Vaccination Campaign In October - BBC News

The health minister says clinical trials are over and doctors and teachers will be vaccinated first.

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propublica.org Aug 02, 2020, Sunday

Nobody Accurately Tracks Health Care Workers Lost To COVID-19. So She Stays Up At Night Cataloging The Dead. — ProPublica

Anesthesiologist Claire Rezba started tracking lost health workers almost instinctively. Researchers and industry professionals say the lack of good official data on these deaths is “scandalous” and is putting lives in danger.

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theweek.com Aug 01, 2020, Saturday

Is Western Europe Losing Its Grip On The Coronavirus?

Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the day's breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons.

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propublica.org Aug 01, 2020, Saturday

How A $175 COVID-19 Test Led To $2,479 In Charges — ProPublica

A global pandemic ravaging America is no time to forget the first rule of American health care: There is no set price. One out-of-network medical provider in Texas seeks permission from patients to charge fees as high as six-figures to their insurance.

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npr.org Aug 01, 2020, Saturday

TeleTracking Technologies Awarded Coronavirus Data Contract in Irregular Process : NPR

The administration awarded a contract for a COVID-19 database to TeleTracking Technologies using a process reserved for innovative research. Its CEO had links to the New York real estate world.

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economist.com Aug 01, 2020, Saturday

No Canuck Do - Covid-19 Has Strained Canada’s Relations With America | The Americas | The Economist

Donald Trump wants Canada to open its border to Americans. Canadians say no

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propublica.org Jul 31, 2020, Friday

How Many People in the U.S. Are Hospitalized With COVID-19? Who Knows?

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businessinsider.com Jul 31, 2020, Friday

Kushner COVID-19 Plan Axed Because Virus Hit Democrats Worst: Report - Business Insider

Some members of Kushner's COVID-19 team thought it was better to leave Democratic-voting areas to fend for themselves, a source told Vanity Fair.

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vanityfair.com Jul 31, 2020, Friday

How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” | Vanity Fair

This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?

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technologyreview.com Jul 30, 2020, Thursday

American Parents Are Setting Up Homeschool “pandemic Pods” | MIT Technology Review

In the past few weeks, a new vocabulary has emerged in parenting groups on social media: pandemic pods, copods, microschools, homeschool pods. All describe cobbled-together groups of students who plan to study at home together this fall as the pandemic creeps into a new academic year. Homeschooling, this is not. As local and federal governments…

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motherjones.com Jul 30, 2020, Thursday

Billionaires Are Doing Better Than Ever. Why Isn’t Their Philanthropy Trickling Down? – Mother Jones

Don't blame the pandemic.

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cnn.com Jul 30, 2020, Thursday

We're Only Just Beginning To Learn How The Coronavirus Affects The Brain - CNN

One of the more puzzling aspects of the novel coronavirus is just how many organ systems are impacted through the course of the disease. We've heard about the heart, lungs and respiratory symptoms, but a growing mystery is its impact on the nervous system.

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latimes.com Jul 28, 2020, Tuesday

Churches Set Up On California Beaches, Defying COVID Limits - Los Angeles Times

Huntington Beach and Cardiff State Beach in San Diego County have both seen large outdoor church gatherings, alarming public health officials.

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nature.com Jul 28, 2020, Tuesday

Evolutionary origins of the SARS-CoV-2 sarbecovirus lineage responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic | Nature Microbiology

There are outstanding evolutionary questions on the recent emergence of human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 including the role of reservoir species, the role of recombination and its time of divergence from animal viruses. We find that the sarbecoviruses—the viral subgenus containing SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2—undergo frequent recombination and exhibit spatially structured genetic diversity on a regional scale in China.

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nytimes.com Jul 27, 2020, Monday

Opinion | The Cult Of Selfishness Is Killing America - The New York Times

The right has made irresponsible behavior a key principle.

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bloomberg.com Jul 27, 2020, Monday

China Reports Biggest Virus Spike Since End Of Wuhan Outbreak - Bloomberg

China reported the most domestic coronavirus infections in more than four months as it battles outbreaks in its western and northeastern regions, raising fears of a serious resurgence.

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apnews.com Jul 27, 2020, Monday

Virus Vaccine Put To Final Test In Thousands Of Volunteers

The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the...

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npr.org Jul 26, 2020, Sunday

North Korea Reports 1st Suspected Case Of Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un placed the city of Kaesong under lockdown after a person suspected to have the coronavirus returned from South Korea, according to state news agency KCNA.

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npr.org Jul 25, 2020, Saturday

State Unemployment Agencies Could Take Months To Adapt To WH Proposal, Memos Show : NPR

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies tells lawmakers on Capitol Hill that it would take most states 8-20 weeks to move to a modified system of awarding benefits.

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apnews.com Jul 25, 2020, Saturday

Mnuchin: Virus Aid Package Soon, $1,200 Checks By August

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House...

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huffpost.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

How Low Can Dems Go On Unemployment Benefits? | HuffPost

Dealmaking is about to go down -- and so is that extra $600 a week in extra jobless benefits unless Democrats put up a big fight.

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wsj.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

CDC Issues Coronavirus Guidelines For Reopening Schools - WSJ

The CDC recommends students social distance and wear masks. It also encouraged schools to keep students and staff in groups that stay apart from other groups. It doesn’t recommend that schools screen students for coronavirus symptoms.

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time.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

Where Did Coronavirus Originate? Inside The Hunt To Find Out | Time

How did this virus travel from a bat colony to the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak was first documented?

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theatlantic.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

A COVID-19 Vaccine Reality Check - The Atlantic

So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.

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washingtonpost.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

Vitamix And Other Ohio Manufacturers Pushed Mike DeWine For Mask Mandates - The Washington Post

The state’s manufacturers, including chef-favorite Vitamix, with their supply chain connections in China, saw the virus coming early and pushed for statewide mask mandates in April. Gov. Mike DeWine required masks in public this week.

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foreignpolicy.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

China May Have Eyed Coronavirus Research At Shuttered Houston Consulate, Officials Say

China’s efforts to use the Houston consulate to steal science and technology secrets were “particularly aggressive and particularly successful,” Trump administration indicates.

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slate.com Jul 24, 2020, Friday

The Paycheck Protection Program Was A Flop.

It helped the wrong businesses, saved too few jobs, and failed to stem an economic nightmare with no end in sight.

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