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New Coronavirus Cases Hit Daily Record in U.S., With 60,000 Infections continuing to rise rapidly in states such as Florida and Texas, while others expanded quarantine requirements on inbound travel and New York City stepped up testing
Recession Forces Spending Cuts on States Hit by Virus “State and local governments from Georgia to California are cutting money for schools, universities and other services as the coronavirus-induced recession wreaks havoc on their finances.”
Japan faces uptick in cases but no political will for new shutdowns
Auditors call Facebook’s decision to prioritize free speech above other values a ‘tremendous setback’ “Civil rights auditors hired by Facebook criticized the social media giant's choice to leave untouched several posts by President Trump.”
UK government to pay companies to bring workers back from furlough “UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new “job retention bonus” of £1,000 per worker to be paid to companies that bring back staff out of the government’s furlough scheme. Mr Sunak said that the scheme could cost up to £9bn if all of the 9m people currently furloughed were re-employed before January.”
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“Every war begins with people thinking it will all be over in a few months, and the war on covid-19 has been no exception. At present, we’re in the midst of the inevitable psychological shift as everyone realizes that no, things can’t go back to normal anytime soon. Now that the virus is endemic, Americans will be only as safe as our least competent county health department can make us. Whatever is happening 3,000 miles away will eventually show up at your doorstep. Until a vaccine is created or herd immunity is reached, we are going to have to adapt to the constant threat.” - Megan McArdle
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