Politics

New Biden Ad Attacking Trump for Coronavirus Incompetence

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/493740-new-biden-ad-hits-trump-for-feuding-with-governors-over-coronavirus The last several posts on Biden’s reaction to the coronavirus had a common theme: taking points of dissatisfaction with Trump’s history with the coronavirus and emphasizing that his response would be better. The most recent advertisement is no different; the ad criticizes the way the Trump has been working with governors during the crisis, … Read more

Will antibody tests for the coronavirus really change everything?

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This article in the news section of Nature Research discusses current advances in antibody testing for COVID-19 and the limitations that come with it. While many politicians and others eager to open businesses back up and end social distancing are claiming that we are close to having antibody testing which will be able to determine … Read more

California secures over 15,000 hotel rooms for the homeless

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Gavin Newsom, governor of California, announced this past weekend that the state has acquired 15,000+ hotel rooms for homeless people during the pandemic as part of the “Project Roomkey” initiative. Homeless people are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 as they do not have access to places to quarantine themselves and often suffer from chronic health conditions. … Read more

Hypocrisy amongst the anti-stay-at-home protesters

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https://johnpavlovitz.com/2020/04/20/so-you-never-really-were-pro-life-were-you/ This is a relevant and almost literary opinion piece coming from a Pastor, yet the piece is not necessarily promotional of religion. Instead, the author highlights the hypocrisy behind anti-stay-at-home protesters with signs reading “My Body, My Choice”. Not only are these protestors appropriating the pro-choice movement’s campaign, but they are also hypocritically denying … Read more

Words to Messages: The Power of Syntax in The News

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News Captioning In CNN broadcasts of daily News, it is normal to have subscripts and captions to explain to viewers the intent of the broadcast if they are joining late, or simply following along. For example, when sharing the weather or traffic, a sub-caption like “Weekly Weather Report for Rhode Island Area” might display below … Read more

France Announces “Progressive Deconfinement” beginning May 11

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On Monday night, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the country, which had been on lockdown since March 17, would likely begin to re-open on May 11. Schools would be amongst the first to re-open; other establishments such as restaurants and bars could remain closed until mid-July. Roe, David and van der Made, Jan. “French … Read more

Republican Governors Risk Health of Constituents

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/politics/republican-governors-stay-at-home-orders-coronavirus/index.html Republican governors from various state governments are refusing to follow expert Dr. Fauci’s urges to implement stay-at-home directives. These governors are risking the health and wellbeing of their citizens seemingly out of loyalty to Trump. They are waiting for a nationwide directive that Trump does not seem to be making anytime soon. Instead, Trump … Read more