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Conn. Sun Prep To Play As WNBA, Ga. Senator Clash Over Black Lives Matter Movement
The Connecticut Sun continue preparations for the 2020 WNBA season despite recent controversial comments from Georgia Senator and Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler about the Black Lives Matter movement.
White House
White House Strips CDC Of Data Collection Role For COVID-19 Hospitalizations
Updated July 16, 9:40 a.m. ET The Trump Administration has mandated that hospitals sidestep the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send critical information about COVID-19 hospitalizations and equipment to a different federal database. From the start of the pandemic, the CDC has collected data on COVID-19 hospitalizations, availability of intensive care beds and personal protective equipment. But hospitals must now report that information to the Department of Health and Human...
Space
Good News: This Comet Won't Cause A Mass Extinction In 2020. Also, It's Really Pretty
The first thing to know about a new comet that has appeared in the evening sky is that it's one big ice ball: about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) across. "Just to put it into context, about 65 million years ago there was an asteroid or a comet that was thought to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs," says astronomer Amy Mainzer. "That object is thought to have been about 5 to 10 kilometers across." Mainzer is principal investigator for a NASA mission known as NEOWISE that is seeking to...
Disease
How 2 Hard-Hit New England Cities Slowed Coronavirus Infections
Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino scanned the chart he uses to track the daily coronavirus case updates for this small, densely populated community. The chart peaked on April 13, when160 residents received positive test results. In the past week, the city recorded between zero and four new cases a day. Ambrosino liked what he saw. “At this point I’d say it’s a very positive trend,” he said. Chelsea has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Massachusetts and among the highest in the...
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Our Commitment: Civil Dialogue, Context and Conversation
We are deeply saddened by the tragic events of the last several weeks which have shaken the Black community. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black Americans have triggered national and international outrage and calls for systemic change. We once again see the bitter truths about racism, inequality, and injustice. This is a difficult time in our Nation’s history. Unlike many countries around the world which have experienced similar horrific...
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How Cities' Use-Of-Force Policies Vary, And A Police Culture Persists
After more than a month of protests against racial injustice by police and the killing of George Floyd, some police departments are considering revising their policies on use of force.
