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Opening up the economy won’t save the economy
Apr 23, 2020 | Vox
Trump and Republican governors can’t make people eat at restaurants.
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Baker orders schools stay closed through the end of the school year - The Boston Globe
Apr 23, 2020 | BostonGlobe.com
Governor Charlie Baker's order came as the state reported Tuesday that the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak had risen by 152 cases to 1,961, and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had climbed by 1,556 to 41,199.
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Opinion | Covid-19 brings us a summer without a superhero
Apr 19, 2020 | Washington Post
The coronavirus pandemic makes caped crusaders seem powerless.
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How some cities ‘flattened the curve’ during the 1918 flu pandemic
Apr 17, 2020 | www.nationalgeographic.com
Social distancing isn’t a new idea—it saved thousands of American lives during the last great pandemic. Here's how it worked.
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It’s the End of the World Economy as We Know It
Apr 16, 2020 | www.nytimes.com
Experts suggest there will be “a rethink of how much any country wants to be reliant on any other country.”
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Millennials Don’t Stand a Chance
Apr 15, 2020 | The Atlantic
They’re facing a second once-in-a-lifetime downturn at a crucial moment.
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The Parents Are Not All Right
Apr 11, 2020 | Medium
Even in the most privileged households, the pandemic is exposing the farce of how society treats families
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For Dana White and the UFC, a hard lesson on perspective and power structure | Opinion
Apr 11, 2020 | MMA Junkie
UFC president Dana White is the master of the MMA bubble, but outside powers like Disney and Gavin Newsom forced the UFC to shut down.
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Everything Is Awful. So Why Is the Stock Market Booming?
Apr 10, 2020 | www.nytimes.com
Investors are betting that powerful interventions from Washington will protect the long-term profitability of major companies.
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Marcella Hazan and Her Namesake Bean
Apr 05, 2020 | www.nytimes.com
Steve Sando grows the Marcella bean in California, prodded by the woman widely considered to be the Julia Child of Italian cooking.
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A Leader Takes a Stand
Apr 04, 2020 | The Atlantic
Navy Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command, but retains the respect of his sailors.
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Opinion | Adam Schlesinger wrote great songs — and helped us understand why we loved them
Apr 04, 2020 | Washington Post
The Fountains of Wayne co-founder and prolific songwriter for movies and television had a rare musical intelligence.
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Perspective | I didn’t have a quarantine plan when I got covid-19. Trust me: You’ll want one.
Apr 03, 2020 | Washington Post
When you get sick, you need to be able to protect your household — while still getting help.
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Wimbledon Canceled: A ‘Kick in the Gut’ Not Felt Since World Wars
Apr 01, 2020 | www.nytimes.com
With Britain on lockdown, the tournament organizers didn’t see a way to safely reschedule this year.
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The three kinds of code you write in the newsroom | RJI
Mar 27, 2020 | www.rjionline.org
And other takeaways from NICAR 2020
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Now Is the Perfect Time to Lower the Parenting Bar
Mar 26, 2020 | The Cut
Trust me: I’m a mom who’s worked from home since the financial crash of 2009.
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This Is Just the Beginning
Mar 26, 2020 | The Atlantic
People who now advocate that we “choose the economy” are not being honest about the consequences of that decision.
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Density Is Normally Good for Us. That Will Be True After Coronavirus, Too.
Mar 26, 2020 | www.nytimes.com
The very thing that has made cities vulnerable in a pandemic has protected them in other disasters.
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