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Jul 14 2020
News
Orange County Board of Ed.: Open Schools, Masks Not Required
The Orange County Board of Education in California has voted for guidelines calling for students to return to schools without social distancing or face masks.
The board does not have the power to order any of Orange County’s 27 school districts to adhere to the guidelines, however, The Orange County Register newspaper noted.
The board endorsed a series of recommendations for
Newsmax (News)Mar 18 2020
News
Dow closes at 3-year low below 20K, wiping out nearly all of Trump era's gains
Stocks were bludgeoned in yet another volatile session on Wednesday, sinking to a three year low with worldwide cases of the coronavirus soaring above 200,000, amid panic selling that nearly wiped out all of the gains made since President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017.
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has forced governments around the world to consider stimulus measures and
Yahoo NewsMar 18 2020
News
Combating an ‘infodemic’: When fear and false information go viral
One thing quarantines can’t stop is the spread of false information and fear on Facebook and other popular platforms. In the world’s first social media pandemic, that presents a parallel set of challenges for citizens and leaders alike.
Many have found social media an effective tool for rapidly conveying official guidelines and recommended practices, as well as for connecting with each
Christian Science MonitorJul 12 2020
Background
Should face masks be mandatory nationwide?
Face masks have been at the center of a debate over the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic since the early days of the outbreak.
In March, public health officials told Americans not to buy masks because their effectiveness in preventing viral transmission was unproven and out of fear that there would be mask shortages for health care workers. A growing body of scientific evidence
Yahoo! The 360Jul 12 2020
News
Should face masks be mandatory nationwide?
Face masks have been at the center of a debate over the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic since the early days of the outbreak.
In March, public health officials told Americans not to buy masks because their effectiveness in preventing viral transmission was unproven and out of fear that there would be mask shortages for health care workers. A growing body of scientific evidence
Yahoo! The 360Nov 11 2014
News
Doctor recovers from Ebola, leaves NYC hospital
An emergency room physician who has recovered from Ebola said Tuesday as he left the hospital that he was living proof that early detection and isolation can stop the spread of the deadly virus, and he called for a better focus at the center of the outbreak in West Africa.
Dr. Craig Spencer was released from Bellevue Hospital during a joyous news conference where medical team members
SalonMar 23 2021
News
Overcoming anti-Asian hate: Can the US learn from its past?
What's at the heart of anti-Asian hate? For our commentator, it's seeing another as "other."
Amid the tragedy and heartbreak of the recent shootings in the Atlanta area – including six women of Asian descent – I have hope that out of this murderous act can come an awakening in America.
I have hope that our leaders in government and in business as well as everyday people of every
Christian Science MonitorApr 27 2020
News
More US states begin lifting virus lockdown orders
More US states are beginning to lift lockdown orders even as US leaders say social distancing guidelines will be necessary throughout the summer.
But governors warn that life will not quickly return to normal, and that restrictions will remain in some places to keep the virus from resurging.
On Friday, the US saw its largest single-day spike in cases.
But the infection
BBC NewsSep 09 2020
Analysis
The Coming Bout of COVID Polarization
An early flu season — something that begins spreading in late September or October in a state such as Minnesota or Wisconsin — could bring us to a boiling point.
Donald Trump sometimes calls the coronavirus “the invisible enemy.” Occasionally he comes up with an evocative phrase. And for me it evokes the way the disease harms the society that contends with it. By adopting quarantines,
National Review (News)Apr 26 2020
Opinion
Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal
Covid-19 has emboldened American tech platforms to emerge from their defensive crouch. Before the pandemic, they were targets of public outrage over life under their dominion. Today, the platforms are proudly collaborating with one another, and following government guidance, to censor harmful information related to the coronavirus. And they are using their prodigious data-collection capacities
Guest Writer - Center