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Apr 02 2020
Opinion
Compassion fatigue is about to set in. Don't succumb.
This week, President Trump presented Americans with what his administration considers to be a realistic scenario: by the time the COVID-19 outbreak is over, somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans will be dead. That is "a very low number," Trump explained to the press, adding that if fewer than 200,000 people die, he will consider his administration to have done "a very good job."
The Week - Opinion
Aug 04 2020
Background
The Role of Technology in Improving K–12 School Safety
Violence in schools negatively affects children's future life outcomes and the culture and performance of the school. For these reasons, promoting school safety is a national priority for many federal agencies, including the National Institute of Justice. This report focuses on school safety technologies as one among many approaches to prevent and respond to school violence. In the report, the
RAND Corporation
Jul 18 2019
News
House Democrats don’t seem close to impeaching Trump
House Democrats got as close as they’ve ever gotten Wednesday night to impeaching President Trump — and it wasn’t close at all.
Wednesday’s vote on whether to table, or set aside, a resolution calling for Trump’s impeachment was a good case study on where House Democrats are on impeachment. A majority still doesn’t support moving forward with it, even in the wake of a tumultuous week
Washington Post
Apr 29 2020
Top Argument
Universal Basic Income - Top 3 Pros and Cons
A universal basic income (UBI) is an unconditional cash payment given at regular intervals by the government to all residents, regardless of their earnings or employment status. Pilot UBI programs have taken place or are ongoing in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Finland, and other parts of the world. In 2017, Hawaii passed legislation creating a working group to study UBI. In that same
ProCon.org
Nov 03 2020
Analysis
US Senate and congressional races to watch on Election Day 2020
A number of hotly contested congressional races could rival the drama and fascination of the main contest between President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Election Day and possibly beyond.
Republicans control the upper chamber by a 53-47 majority but that could be in jeopardy in Tuesday’s presidential election as some GOP senators are locked in highly competitive contests
New York Post (News)
Apr 27 2020
News
Pseudoscience and COVID-19 — we’ve had enough already
Cow urine, bleach and cocaine have all been recommended as COVID-19 cures — all guff. The pandemic has been cast as a leaked bioweapon, a byproduct of 5G wireless technology and a political hoax — all poppycock. And countless wellness gurus and alternative-medicine practitioners have pushed unproven potions, pills and practices as ways to ‘boost’ the immune system.
Thankfully, this
Nature.com
Nov 16 2020
News
Moderna: Coronavirus vaccine nearly 95% effective in early look
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine was nearly 95% effective and thwarted severe disease in an interim analysis, the company said Monday, putting a second drugmaker on track to request emergency approval before the end of the year.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts, company said it counted 95 cases within its trial of 30,000 participants. Only five of them were in the vaccine arm of the trial,
Washington Times
Jul 30 2020
Analysis
Private browsing: What it does – and doesn’t do – to shield you from prying eyes on the web
Many people look for more privacy when they browse the web by using their browsers in privacy-protecting modes, called “Private Browsing” in Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari; “Incognito” in Google Chrome; and “InPrivate” in Microsoft Edge.
These private browsing tools sound reassuring, and they’re popular. According to a 2017 survey, nearly half of American internet users have
The Conversation
Jul 01 2012
News
Defeated Democrats Find 'Vindication In Spades' In High Court's Health Care Ruling
A new study says 13 congressional Democrats lost their seats in 2010 chiefly because they voted for the health care law. Today, they says they're pleased with the Supreme Court's move to uphold it. But will that help some of them regain their seats?
NPR (Online News)
Jan 22 2021
News
Coronavirus: UK variant 'may be more deadly'
Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
However, there remains huge uncertainty around the numbers - and vaccines are still expected to work.
The data comes from mathematicians comparing death rates in people infected with either the new or the old versions of the virus.
The new more
BBC News