May 2020 Archives
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Saturday Headlines: “This is our grand reopening.”
Last night and this morning, protests—some turning violent—have continued across the US in response to the murder of George Floyd. Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis officer...
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Friday headlines: You are what you tweet.
Minneapolis enters a fourth day of unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Photos capture the stark contrast in police response to the George Floyd protests and...
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Thursday Headlines: One hundred thousand.
More than 100,000 people in the US have now died of the coronavirus. Public health experts say the CDC's new COVID-19 death rate estimates are too low, and accuse the...
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Wednesday headlines: Eel or no eel.
Latin America is now the center of the global pandemic, with cases surging in Brazil. India begins loosening restrictions. In Russia, the statistics show signs of fraud. A live-tracking map...
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Friday Headlines: Seeing is believing.
Beijing will impose new security legislation for Hong Kong. It's China's most aggressive move to curtail civil liberties for Hong Kong residents since the city's 1997 handover. The...
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Thursday Headlines: Data blocker.
State officials in Florida, Arizona, and Georgia caught censoring scientists and/or providing questionable COVID-19 case data. Florida’s top data scientist says she was ousted for refusing to...
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Wednesday Headlines: Grand opening, grand closing.
As of today, all 50 US states have begun easing coronavirus restrictions. States are facing accusations of manipulating COVID-19 data in order to support reopening plans. "They've already been vetted....
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Tuesday headlines: Tucci time.
The UK announces a new post-Brexit tariff regime to replace the European Union’s external tariff. A Federalist approach to reopening the United States by July 4 requires color-coded zones...
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Monday Headlines: Wha’ happened?
Nearly 90,000 people in the US have now died of COVID-19. The White House introduces a plan to develop and manufacture hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end...
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Saturday Headlines: Astroturfing the fans.
Graphs show which US states are seeing COVID-19 cases increasing or decreasing. See also: Where coronavirus hospitalizations are rising and falling. This week the Senate came within one vote of...
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Friday headlines: OnlyEverybody.
Russia now has the second-highest number of reported coronavirus cases in the world, behind the US. Mexico is said to be severely undercounting its virus deaths. Meanwhile, New Zealand is...
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Thursday Headlines: The end of the pop-in.
Wisconsin's Supreme Court overturns the state's stay-at-home orders and limits the governor's powers to implement future restrictions. The FBI has seized Sen. Burr's phone in a...
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Wednesday headlines: A drone with a view.
Over 80,000 Americans have died of coronavirus. Millions are out of work. And the president is busy constructing a separate reality to keep fans distracted. A list of Mr. Trump's...
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Tuesday headlines: Thing with feathers
More than 200 people were arrested during anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Sunday, as authorities seek to prevent a revival of last year’s massive demonstrations. Wuhan will test 11...
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Monday headlines: Wait, velociraptors?
As the White House faces its own virus outbreak, the Vice President self-isolates while Dr. Fauci is under quarantine. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear three cases over Trump...
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Saturday headlines: Extra extra!
Researchers say the coronavirus outbreak in New York City became the primary source of infections around the United States. Plane travel was already rife with small indignities. An anecdotal report...
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Friday headlines: Very close
European leaders hold muted commemorations to mark the end of World War II on the continent. France (though not Paris) begins reopening next week, Australia likely soon after. Many governors...
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Thursday Headlines: Before and after science.
A day after announcing the end of the coronavirus task force, Trump says it will now continue "indefinitely." Trump is urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare, apparently ignoring Barr'...
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Wednesday Headlines: Please clap.
The US lost another vital month in responding to COVID-19, pretty much plateauing in its number of daily coronavirus tests. The White House says its coronavirus task force will wrap...
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Tuesday headlines: How about “vaccine first” instead.
The US plans to borrow $3 trillion in the second quarter to finance stimulus efforts, more than five times what it borrowed in a single quarter during 2008. The US and UK...
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Monday Headlines: And now with the murder hornets.
Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown ends in Italy today, as four million people return to work. South Korea says it traded gunfire at the DMZ with North Korea, and reports...
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Saturday Headlines: Where there’s smoke, there are mirrors.
The FDA has authorized the use of remdesivir in patients who are severely ill with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19. Canada’s Trudeau: "Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted...
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Friday headlines: Do the SIFT.
Half of American adults say they find it difficult to sift through what’s true and what’s false right now. Part of that is likely due to...