Dan Vergano
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Italian police seize over $1 billion of 'ISIS-made' amphetamines
Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by ISIS in Syria.
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"Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by ISIS in Syria."
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Challenge Testing
OK, it's time to address the topic of challenge testing against the coronavirus epidemic. Let's define our terms: by this, I mean "deliberately exposing volunteers to infection by the virus in order to evaluate prophylactic treatments by comparison...
The pox in Boswell's London: an estimate of the extent of syphilis infection in the metropolis in the 1770s†
This article provides for the first time a robust quantitative estimate of the amount of syphilis infection in the population of London in the later eighteenth century. A measure of the cumulative in...
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"The pox in Boswell's London: an estimate of the extent of syphilis infection in the metropolis in the 1770s"
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High-altitude populations need special considerations for COVID-19
High-altitude populations need special considerations for COVID-19
A Dallas Megachurch Had A Coronavirus Cluster. Then It Hosted Mike Pence.
A group of First Baptist Dallas choir and orchestra members contracted COVID-19 in the lead-up to Vice President Mike Pence’s visit on Sunday. An infectious disease expert called it “appalling.”
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A Dallas Megachurch Had A Coronavirus Cluster. Then It Hosted Mike Pence. buzzfeednews.com/article/rosali… via @rosalindzadams
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NIH ACTIV vaccine working group weighs role of human challenge studies for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
The authors conclude that large, randomized, controlled trials of SARS-CoV-2 are the fastest and most effective path forward for establishing vaccine safety and efficacy.
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"NIH ACTIV vaccine working group weighs role of human challenge studies for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development"
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Mars 2020
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Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch now "no earlier than July 30" - blogs.nasa.gov/mars2020/ due to buggy liquid oxygen ground support sensor line, it sez. "launch period may be extended further into August"
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Michigan lawmakers make another push to crack down on PFAS ⋆ Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — After suffering a stinging setback last year, federal lawmakers from Michigan and other states are making another push to crack down on a widespread class of “forever chemicals” linked to cancer and other serious health problems....
Academic Medicine and Black Lives Matter—Time for Deep Listening
In the context of the Black Lives Matter movement, this Viewpoint considers the demand that academic medicine address its own structural racism, and concludes on the basis of its history, culture, role, and influence that the institution can,...
Editors in chief past and present apologize for publishing article that “feed[s] into racist narratives”
The previous and current editors in chief of a psychology journal have apologized for publishing an article about which one of them writes, “in retrospect I can certainly see that their article doe…
My Landlord Is Threatening To Evict Me During A Health And Economic Crisis. What Do I Do?
Many states haven’t fully reopened yet, but housing courts have. Here’s what to do if your landlord is trying to evict you.
Young People Are Driving New Coronavirus Cases In The US. That Doesn’t Mean More People Won’t Die.
Coronavirus cases have been spiking since mid-June, particularly among younger Americans in the South and West. The big worry is that they will pass the virus onto older, more vulnerable people.
Trump’s bet on a vaccine could come at a cost
The federal government has poured $10 billion into Operation Warp Speed.
Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads
A coalition of civil rights groups recently called on major advertisers to boycott Facebook and stop advertising on the social media network in July. Here are the companies that said they would join it.
Democrats Are Threatening To Kick Republicans Out Of Future Coronavirus Hearings For Not Wearing Masks
“We’re not going to have another meeting in a confined space if we’re not going to abide by this,” Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told Republicans.
The Supreme Court Struck Down An Anti-Abortion Law In Louisiana In Its First Major Abortion Case Under Trump
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to abortion Monday, rejecting a state’s attempts to limit access to the procedure for the second time in 4 years.
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The Supreme Court Struck Down An Anti-Abortion Law In Louisiana In Its First Major Abortion Case Under Trump buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoco… via @o_ema
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Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic
People in this group are most likely to say the outbreak has been made too big of a deal and journalists have been exaggerating the risks.
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Americans Who Rely Most on White House for COVID-19 News More Likely to Downplay the Pandemic
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COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry
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American Academy of Pediatrics: COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry
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Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World | IndieBound.org
In the bestselling tradition of Hampton Sides’s In the Kingdom of Ice, a riveting and cinematic tale of Dutch polar explorer William Barents and his three harrowing Arctic expeditions—the last of which resulted in a relentlessly challenging...