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- CDC outlines what closing schools, businesses would look like in US pandemic https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/25/cdc-outlines-what-closing-schools-businesses-would-look-like-in-us-pandemic.html 181 comments
- How good is the U.S. economy? It’s beating pre-pandemic predictions. Somehow, following a once-in-a-century crisis that led to record job losses, American workers didn’t just recover all the ground they’d lost. They’re doing better than ever, better than had been imagined even before the pandemic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/08/jobs-report-economy-beats-pandemic-predictions/ 28 comments economy
- These are the Americans that got a lot richer during the pandemic: report https://nypost.com/2023/12/04/business/the-americans-that-got-richer-during-the-pandemic-report/ 152 comments economics
- Childhood obesity in England soars during pandemic | Obesity | The Guardian https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/16/childhood-obesity-in-england-soared-during-pandemic 7 comments europe
- The Federal Reserve is hitting the brakes on its monthly asset purchases that supported the economy throughout the pandemic. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/03/economy/federal-reserve-inflation-taper/index.html 3 comments politics
- Russia on Saturday recorded 1,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time since the pandemic began. The figure had been rising all week, with the Kremlin blaming the Russian people for not taking up vaccination. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58937582 534 comments worldnews
- White House moves to shield pandemic response if the government shuts down https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/pandemic-response-shutdown/2021/09/29/a9a8be24-20a8-11ec-b3d6-8cdebe60d3e2_story.html 9 comments politics
- Floridians Are Turning on Ron DeSantis as Covid Deaths Hit Record High: The pandemic is now worse than it’s ever been in Florida. The state’s governor is playing politics https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/florida-covid-cases-deaths-ron-desantis-mask-mandates-1216694/ 126 comments politics
- Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan says he did not sleep for seven nights when the state faced oxygen crisis during peak of the second wave of coronavirus pandemic https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1411365353829978117?s=09 7 comments india
- Donald Trump built a national debt so big (even before the pandemic) that it’ll weigh down the economy for years https://ctmirror.org/2021/01/17/donald-trump-built-a-national-debt-so-big-even-before-the-pandemic-that-itll-weigh-down-the-economy-for-years 88 comments politics
- In the midst of the Corona pandemic the Dutch Government fell https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/01/dutch-government-collapses-in-fall-out-from-child-benefit-scandal/ 9 comments europe
- Japanese pray for end to pandemic in annual ice bath ritual at Tokyo shrine https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-year-japan-ice-bath/japanese-pray-for-end-to-pandemic-in-annual-ice-bath-ritual-at-tokyo-shrine-iduskbn29f081 4 comments worldnews
- Baseball players wearing masks that they thought would keep them from getting the flu during the influenza pandemic of 1918 [1344 x 1016] https://www.reddit.com/r/historyporn/comments/k7x7h9/baseball_players_wearing_masks_that_they_thought/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf 529 comments sports
- Leaked documents reveal China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19 pandemic https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/asia/wuhan-china-covid-intl/index.html?iid=cnn-mobile-app&adobe_mc=ts%3D1606773906%7Cmcmid%3D01135404483901977025531643029472998798%7Cmcaid%3D2df138330507db81-400001226001dcc8%7Cmcorgid%3D7ff852e2556756057f000101%40adobeorg 379 comments worldnews
- To Prevent Future Pandemics, Protect Nature https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/protecting-nature-will-protect-us-how-prevent-next-pandemic-180976177/ 25 comments worldnews
- Germany goes for another partial lockdown to get ahold of the current pandemic situation http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/28/germany-to-begin-partial-lockdown-from-november-2-says-angela-merkel 22 comments worldnews
- White House Declares Pandemic Over As It Cites Renowned Scientist Ivanka Trump https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-science-reporting-ending-pandemic_n_5f984ac2c5b66a9e1892a9b3 14 comments worldnews
- Billionaires' riches reach record highs during coronavirus pandemic - New highs amid global crisis https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/billionaires-riches-reach-record-highs-during-coronavirus-pandemic/slideshow/78549137.cms 4 comments business
- [Jeanie Buss] Adam Silver's decision to shut down the league probably saved thousands of lives. It made everybody realize how serious this pandemic was. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/j1x8ja/jeanie_buss_adam_silvers_decision_to_shut_down/ 1806 comments nba
- [HotlineJosh]Manfred also said the expanded, 16-team postseason is likely to remain beyond 2020, adding that “an overwhelming majority” of owners had already endorsed the concept before the pandemic. “I think there’s a lot to commend it,” he said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/15/mlb-postseason-bubble-plans/ 367 comments baseball
- China tries to flip the COVID-19 pandemic script, starring a 'reborn' Wuhan https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-tries-to-flip-the-covid-19-pandemic-script-starring-a-13086308?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 15 comments worldnews
- Greta Thunberg: It’s deeply unfair that students of India are asked to sit national exams during the Covid-19 pandemic and while millions have also been impacted by the extreme floods. I stand with their call to #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1298153192526696449?s=09 70 comments india
- [Feinsand] The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced that its Board of Directors has voted unanimously to reschedule this winter’s two Era Committee elections due to uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s the updated schedule of Era Committee meetings: https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1298001671004585987?s=20 9 comments baseball
- States scramble to recruit thousands of poll workers amid pandemic shortage https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/politics/poll-worker-shortage-2020-election/index.html 15 comments politics
- Pandemic May Be The Push To Open Cuba's State-Controlled Economy https://www.npr.org/2020/08/01/897904872/pandemic-may-be-the-push-to-open-cubas-state-controlled-economy?utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news 6 comments worldnews
- NFL Announces Fans Will Be Required to Wear Masks to Games Amid Pandemic https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2901244-nfl-announces-fans-will-be-required-to-wear-masks-to-games-amid-pandemic 9 comments nfl
- Two different pandemics - EU vs US https://www.gzeromedia.com/the-graphic-truth-two-different-pandemics-eu-vs-us 4 comments europe
- researchers say pandemic may have contributed to rash of genital injuries on Vancouver Island https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ubc-researchers-say-pandemic-may-have-contributed-to-rash-of-genital-injuries-on-vancouver-island-1.4990969 6 comments nottheonion
- Brazil's Bolsonaro tells actress to 'get out' after she criticizes pandemic response https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-bolsonaro/brazils-bolsonaro-tells-actress-to-get-out-after-she-criticizes-pandemic-response-iduskbn23h2vq 7 comments worldnews
- US appeals court blocks expanded mail-in voting during pandemic in Texas https://www.statesman.com/news/20200604/us-appeals-court-blocks-expanded-mail-in-voting-during-pandemic-in-texas 8 comments politics
- One-Thousand-Year-Old Mill Resumes Production to Supply Flour Amid Pandemic https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-year-old-mill-grinds-again-supply-flour-uk-180974830/ 402 comments nottheonion
- Conspiracy theorists, far-right extremists around the world seize on the pandemic https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/12/trans-atlantic-conspiracy-coronavirus-251325 3 comments politics
- Trump claims he is ‘getting great marks’ for coronavirus response as US death toll nears 80,000. Polls show a majority of Americans disapprove of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-coronavirus-us-response-barack-obama-joe-biden-a9507346.html 2235 comments politics
- Trump campaign concludes there is more to be gained by attacking Biden than trying to promote president’s pandemic response https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-concludes-there-is-more-to-be-gained-by-attacking-biden-than-trying-to-promote-presidents-pandemic-response/2020/04/18/9644af9a-80e6-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html 3 comments politics
- Trump adviser Peter Navarro made a bad bet 60 Minutes didn't cover pandemic preparedness under Obama https://theweek.com/speedreads/908406/trump-adviser-peter-navarro-made-bad-bet-60-minutes-didnt-cover-pandemic-preparedness-under-obama 4 comments politics
- Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Religious-Right Broadcasters Worry About Free Porn https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/amid-coronavirus-pandemic-religious-right-broadcasters-worry-about-free-porn/ 10 comments politics
- Coronavirus: 980 dead in UK hospitals in deadliest day of pandemic yet https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/coronavirus-uk-deadliest-day-deaths-announced 315 comments worldnews
- Pandemic No. 2: China’s ‘largesse’ even more deadly https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/pandemic-no-2-chinas-largesse-even-more-deadly/articleshow/74920542.cms 4 comments india
- Experts Simulated a Coronavirus Pandemic Last Year and It Killed 65 Million in 18 Months https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/a-simulated-coronavirus-pandemic-in-2019-killed-65-million.html 5 comments worldnews
- Study of deadly flu sparks debate amidst fears of new pandemic http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/study-of-deadly-flu-sparks-debate-amidst-fears-of-new-pandemic.ars 14 comments science