Norway wealth fund lost record $113 billion in stock slump – fund faces first forced asset sales for crisis fiscal spending
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 2
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Even in the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese likely won't stay home until Shinzo Abe makes them
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British love for health service could make or break Boris Johnson
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New York unemployment fund nears insolvency as claims skyrocket
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Big companies raise record sums from bond market in dash for cash
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Jeff Bezos’ space company is pressuring employees to launch a tourist rocket during the pandemic
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Overflowing oil tanks have traders eyeing rail cars for storage
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US banks warn of 'utter chaos' in new small business lending program
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FDA relaxes blood donation guidelines for gay men and others
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Inside the story of how H-E-B planned for the pandemic
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Despite having the highest death toll so far, Italy's coronavirus deaths are far higher than reported, with thousands dying but never being tested
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Icelandic farming union has been surprised by the enthusiastic response to its appeal for volunteers to help sick farmers out during the Covid-19 outbreak
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As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts
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Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, US Treasury says in reversal
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Seventy-one infected with coronavirus at Sacramento church. Congregation tells county ‘leave us alone’
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quietly signs second order overruling all local coronavirus orders, including church bans
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What we need to understand about asymptomatic carriers if we’re going to beat the coronavirus
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Leaked Amazon memo details plan to smear fired US warehouse organizer: ‘He’s not smart or articulate’
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - March 31
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Florida governor issues coronavirus stay-at-home order after heavy criticism
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Finland enlists social influencers in fight against Covid-19 – government advice sent to bloggers, rappers and writers to get to those not reached by traditional media
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The coronavirus pandemic is reminding us to look inwards and self reflect
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Daily coronavirus-related chat, questions, and minor updates - April 1
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the...
This thread is posted daily, and is intended as a place for more-casual discussion of the coronavirus and questions/updates that may not warrant their own dedicated topics. Tell us about what the situation is like where you live!
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Testing backlogs at US private laboratories have ballooned
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Social Security recipients who don’t usually file tax returns will automatically get $1,200 payments, Treasury says in reversal
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How many jobs can be done at home? UChicago study
PDF: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/BFI_White-Paper_Dingel_Neiman_3.2020.pdf
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The difficulties of moderating COVID-19 misinformation when even statements from official sources are questionable
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Milan Řehák - Vivaldi / Paganini / We Are The World - Accordion Mini Concert (2020)
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How the coronavirus travels through the air and whether masks are effective have become some of the most divisive debates in this pandemic
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Coronavirus: CSIRO scientists begin vaccine testing in global COVID-19 milestone
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Don't nag your husband during lockdown, Malaysia's government advises women
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Coronavirus bills: It’s April 1. How will I pay rent, mortgage, car loan, etc.?
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Bill Gates: Here’s how to make up for lost time on covid-19
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How Donald Trump plans on spinning 200,000 coronavirus deaths as a win
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Brazil’s densely packed favelas brace for coronavirus: ‘It will kill a lot of people.’
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The US is betting that being furloughed is better than being fired for 600,000 workers
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A major medical staffing company just slashed benefits for doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus
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Norway's hazmat booksellers – two Oslo bookshop owners deliver books wearing full hazmat suits and gas masks in order to raise local awareness
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Do we suffer ‘behavioural fatigue’ for pandemic prevention measures?
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Would you look down on a normal citizen wearing an N95 mask?
Recently found one in a perfect state. I sterilized it and now I can have one. Just wanting people's opinions if they saw someone with an n95 mask instead of a surgical mask. Like, it could go to...
Recently found one in a perfect state. I sterilized it and now I can have one. Just wanting people's opinions if they saw someone with an n95 mask instead of a surgical mask. Like, it could go to a hospital or something.
edit: I should mention I have type 1 diabetes
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Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide "sick-out"
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Blood banks narrowly averted a supply crisis. But they’re ‘worried about four weeks from now.’
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Walmart amps up its virus response for workers
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UN Report: Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19
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Calls grow for Germany-wide use of face masks
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Number of long-term care facilities with COVID-19 cases tops 400 nationwide
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San Francisco Bay Area doctors see flatter curve after two weeks of social isolation
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While some cities free people from jail and stop arrests, others are much more business as usual
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Exective branch non-compliance with law
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