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Live updates: Coronavirus turmoil widens as U.S. death toll mounts; Xi cancels Japan trip

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Coronavirus: California declares state of emergency - latest updates

theguardian.com - While we reported earlier that North Korea’s leader has sent a letter to the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, offering his condolences for South Korean victims of the coronavirus, observers have …

Comforting: Americans With Coronavirus Symptoms Are Being Turned Away For Testing

vanityfair.com - Among the many terrifying traits of the Trump administration, one that sticks out is its seemingly bottomless supply of incompetence. It’s not enough, for example, for Donald Trump and Co. to be woef…

'We are in a crisis here': The Yale professor who said US coronavirus cases were set to 'explode' in the coming days warns that America is way behind on testing

news.yahoo.com - The number of documented coronavirus cases in the US was at more than 100 on Tuesday, but according to the Yale professor Howard Forman, a practicing radiologist and expert in healthcare management, …

How coronavirus spread in New York: From a man to his family. Then a neighbor. Then friends.

washingtonpost.com - Yeshiva University has canceled classes at its Wilf Campus in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood in Manhattan after a student tested positive for the coronavirus. (Sharon Pulwer for The Washi…

Roberts rebukes Schumer for saying justices will ‘pay the price’ for a vote against abortion rights

washingtonpost.com - By Robert Barnes and close Robert Barnes Reporter covering the U.S. Supreme Court Email EmailBio BioFollow Follow Colby Itkowitz close Colby Itkowitz Congress, campaigns, health policy, Pennsylvania …

Italy closes schools as death toll hits 107

news.yahoo.com - Italy has borne the brunt in Europe of a disease that is now spreading across the world faster than it is in the central Chinese region where it was first detected (AFP Photo/Miguel MEDINA) Rome (AFP…

AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus

apnews.com - VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand…

Russian strikes kill 15 civilians in Syria amid Erdogan-Putin talks

globalvillagespace.com - Russian airstrikes Thursday killed at least 15 civilians including a child in the last major opposition bastion of Idlib in northwestern Syria, a Britain-based war monitor said. The strikes after mid…

Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece

apnews.com - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has vowed to seek justice for a migrant it says was killed on the border with Greece after Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to push back dozens of peopl…

Could China's Overlapping Crises Spiral Out of Control?

charleshughsmith.blogspot.com - 1. Collapse is typically triggered by an external crisis that overwhelms the empire's ability to handle it. Absent the external shock, the empire could have continued on for decades or even centuries.

For WaPo, Flourishing Elites Are a Matter of Perception

fair.org - Online, the Washington Post story (3/2/20) alternates a photo of Donald Trump… The piece, by Sean Sullivan and Robert Costa, is determined to tell people the problem is just one of perceptions: Each …

What Liberal Feminism Leaves Out ❧ Current Affairs

currentaffairs.org - It’s a perfectly nice photo. Elizabeth Warren is climbing a flight of stairs with a young woman at her side. They look delighted and energetic. To the right and slightly in the background, Bernie San…

Greek Security Services May Be Using Potentially Lethal Tear Gas Munitions - bellingcat

bellingcat.com - Images and videos from social media suggest that Greek security services may be using a similar kind of tear gas round that has resulted in the serious injury or death of scores of protesters in Iraq.

Covid-19 Threatens Global Trade, Hits Shipping Industry Hard

hellenicshippingnews.com - Since the outbreak of Coronavirus (nCovid-19) in China, trade especially shipping which has been the most affected sector around the world as the international shipping industry is responsible for th…

Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon, study finds

theguardian.com - Tropical forests are taking up less carbon dioxide from the air, reducing their ability to act as “carbon sinks” and bringing closer the prospect of accelerating climate breakdown. The Amazon could t…

The invisible city: how a homeless man built a life underground

theguardian.com - Most nights, before bed, before it all went wrong, Dominic Van Allen whiled away the last of the evening hours in a pub called The Garden Gate. It was easy to fit in and feel smart there, chatting an…

The conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus, debunked

vox.com - The signs that the small, scattered coronavirus outbreak in the United States could spiral into a larger-scale problem are growing. A new analysis, first reported by STAT, found there are likely now …

[Easy Chair] Losing My Religion, by Kevin Baker | Harper's Magazine

harpers.org - In the Seventies, when I came of age politically, being a lefty was all about believing that “the people” would always save us, if they just knew the truth. We were still immersed in the Century of t…

Netflix cancels SXSW screenings, events amid virus concerns

apnews.com - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix is canceling its South by Southwest screenings and events amid concerns about the outbreak of the new coronavirus. A company spokesperson confirmed to the Associated Press …

Panic buying follows coronavirus across the globe

news.yahoo.com - Shelves are being stripped bare of toilet rolls, hand sanitiser and surgical masks everywhere from Japan to France to the United States as panic buying criss-crosses the globe with the coronavirus, d…

American führer: Delusionary, dictatorial Donald Trump is drunk on power

intrepidreport.com - Delusionary, dictatorial Donald Trump is drunk on power. Trump’s monarchical and lawless actions are a clear and present subversion of our republic and its Constitution. As soon as the impeachment tr…

Yes, it is worse than the flu: busting the coronavirus myths

theguardian.com - Many individuals who get coronavirus will experience nothing worse than seasonal flu symptoms, but the overall profile of the disease, including its mortality rate, looks more serious. At the start o…

Opinion: As gerontocracy looms, American democracy may be running out of time - The Globe and Mail

theglobeandmail.com - Sarah Kendzior is the co-host of the podcast Gaslit Nation and the author of the coming book Hiding in Plain Sight. Since the election of Donald Trump, Americans have watched their country transform …

Super Tuesday Plagued by Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations and Systemic Failure

mintpressnews.com - Chaos and gridlock again reigned across much of America as fourteen states chose their candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday on Super Tuesday. Many voters were forced to wai…

Health-Insurance Stocks Are the Real Super Tuesday Winners

barrons.com - Joe Biden, the former vice president, outperformed expectations in key primary states on Super Tuesday, setting up a rally in the stocks of the health-insurance companies threatened by Sen. Bernie Sa…


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