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New Research Links Air Pollution to Higher Coronavirus Death Rates
Pollution from a factory. (photo: Science Focus)
Lisa Friedman, The New York Times
Friedman writes: "Coronavirus patients in areas that had high levels of air pollution before the pandemic are far more likely to die from the infection than patients in cleaner parts of the country, according to a new nationwide study that offers the first clear link between long-term exposure to pollution and Covid-19 death rates."
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Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care as Symptoms Worsen
BBC
Excerpt: "Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms 'worsened,' Downing Street has said."
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The Supreme Court's Disturbing Order to Effectively Disenfranchise Thousands of Wisconsin Voters
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Millhiser writes: "The Supreme Court's Republican majority, in a case that is literally titled Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee, handed down a decision that will effectively disenfranchise tens of thousands of Wisconsin voters. It did so at the urging of the GOP."
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Navarro Memos Warning of Mass Coronavirus Death Circulated White House in January
Jonathan Swan and Margaret Talev, Axios
Excerpt: "In late January, President Trump's economic adviser Peter Navarro warned his White House colleagues the novel coronavirus could take more than half a million American lives and cost close to $6 trillion, according to memos obtained by Axios."
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Growing Number of Minority and Low-Income Students May Miss Out on Online Learning After Coronavirus Closures
Anne Branigin, The Root
Branigin writes: "Coronavirus was meant to be the 'great equalizer,' according to pundits, public officials and a few errant celebrities, but its impact has been anything but equal."
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UN Chief Calls for Protection of Women From Domestic Violence
teleSUR
Excerpt: "United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres called on governments to protect girls and women from the increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 quarantine period."
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Senators Warren and Markey Fire Back at EPA "Enforcement Moratorium" in Letter to Agency
Zahra Hirji, BuzzFeed
Hirji writes: "Lawmakers are pushing back against a sweeping rollback of pollution regulations recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a letter from Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey."
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