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DW's Freedom of Speech Award honors journalists persecuted for coronavirus reporting
Intimidation, violence, arrests: Around the world, journalists face harassment or persecution for their coverage of the COVID-19 crisis. DW honors their work by presenting them with this year's Freedom of Speech Award.

North Korea and South Korea exchange fire at the border
South Korea has blamed North Korea for starting cross-border shooting. It follows a reappearance of Kim Jong Un after a long absence and rumors of his demise.

Venezuela says it foiled 'mercenary terrorist' invasion
The interior minister of the South American nation says a group from Colombia attempted to invade the country by boat. Venezuela is mired in a political and economic crisis over the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro's rule.

Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea
After being turned away by Malaysia, at least 500 Rohingya refugees facing persecution in Myanmar have spent two months at sea. Now one boat of 29 people has been sent to an "uninhabitable" Bangladeshi island.

Kim Jong Un 'did not undergo surgery' — South Korea
Hours after the two Koreas exchanged gunfire, a South Korean official says he doesn't believe North Korea's chairman Kim Jong Un received surgery. Kim was absent from public life for three weeks.
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Coronavirus takes tragic toll on UK care homes
Charged with shielding society’s most vulnerable, British care homes are vital to the nation’s coronavirus battle. But understaffed and poorly equipped, this often forgotten frontline is approaching breaking point.
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Asia's 'murder hornet' will arrive on East Coast and is 'here to stay': experts
It’s not a matter of if but when the “murder hornet’’ will hit the East Coast, experts warned The Post on Sunday. The deadly...

FDA approves coronavirus antibody test that boasts near-perfect accuracy
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval to a COVID-19 antibody test that boasts near-perfect accuracy, the company said Sunday. Swiss drugmaker Roche...

Yankees' Aroldis Chapman shows off massive muscles in shirtless workout
Noah Syndergaard isn’t the only star pitcher going shirtless around here. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman on Saturday shared an Instagram video of himself tossing...

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Pompeo says 'enormous evidence' shows coronavirus began in Wuhan lab
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “enormous evidence” exists indicating the coronavirus pandemic began in a lab in Wuhan, China and that the ruling...

Taser-wielding NYPD cop punches bystander during social-distancing bust
An NYPD cop brandished a Taser at a bystander, dragged him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in a wild scene caught on...

Adrienne Bailon shows off 20-pound weight loss with bikini selfie
Bailon posted the bikini snap Friday on Instagram.

Crowds gather to buy new Air Jordans in Atlanta after lockdown lifted
An Atlanta mall saw massive crowds gather Saturday to buy the new Air Jordan sneakers after lockdown restrictions were lifted, according to a report....

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Trumpalike hate huge chemicalb corps even if they develop a cure

FDA approves coronavirus antibody test that boasts near-perfect accuracy
The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval to a COVID-19 antibody test that boasts near-perfect accuracy, the company said Sunday. Swiss drugmaker Roche...

Yankees' Aroldis Chapman shows off massive muscles in shirtless workout
Noah Syndergaard isn’t the only star pitcher going shirtless around here. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman on Saturday shared an Instagram video of himself tossing...

Pompeo says 'enormous evidence' shows coronavirus began in Wuhan lab
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “enormous evidence” exists indicating the coronavirus pandemic began in a lab in Wuhan, China and that the ruling...

Taser-wielding NYPD cop punches bystander during social-distancing bust
An NYPD cop brandished a Taser at a bystander, dragged him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in a wild scene caught on...

Adrienne Bailon shows off 20-pound weight loss with bikini selfie
Bailon posted the bikini snap Friday on Instagram.

Crowds gather to buy new Air Jordans in Atlanta after lockdown lifted
An Atlanta mall saw massive crowds gather Saturday to buy the new Air Jordan sneakers after lockdown restrictions were lifted, according to a report....

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NOVA: Decoding COVID-19
Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.
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time to start Trumpalike hating on,certain images

 

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dont worry about the pathetic voiced POMPEO muttering what it said re you China
really shows whats important/on the mind of simpeltons,groups of
hardly an administration concentrating on caring for its populace

ps
you may well have made a monumental ballsup
but others are just as guilty in many ways

 

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opinions
as important as any politicians usal bullshit

quite funny the Italian woman on now saying the USA leader is a self processed genius ha
a Netherladse lady

Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.

(Alex Brandon/AP)

Trump needs two electoral blocs to win. The pandemic is driving a wedge between them.
The pandemic is pitting seniors against those who prioritize the economy.

By Brian Klaas ● Read more »


Get ready for an election all about China
Trump’s not the only one blaming China. Americans increasingly are, too.

By Henry Olsen ● Read more »


RNC chair proposes punishing outlets that failed to press Joe Biden on sexual assault claim
'It went from #MeToo, #MeToo, #MeToo, to Move on, Move on, Move on in a nanosecond because he's a Democrat,' Ronna McDaniel told ABC News.

By Erik Wemple ● Read more »


What this year’s election campaign will look like online
There are formidable and pressing questions now that door-knocking and baby-kissing are suddenly unsafe.

By Editorial Board ● Read more »

It happened on Trump’s watch
Regardless of China’s deception, Trump’s lack of leadership during the pandemic will forever be associated with his presidency.

By Ann Telnaes ● Read more »



Rep. Abigail Spanberger: ‘We are ceding ground to China’
The freshman Democrat warns that we are dangerously abdicating U.S. leadership.

By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more »


The White House strategy for reopening is coming together
Everyone who can help bring the innovation supply chain into existence ought to be devoting every ounce of energy they have to doing so.

By Danielle Allen ● Read more »


We’re already seeing the 2020 version of ‘But her emails’
Welcome to the "Show us the documents!" phase of the campaign.

By Paul Waldman ● Read more »


Let’s rethink expensive campaigns
Modern campaigns serve consultants, but are they necessary?

By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more »

Did Trump say he doesn’t like masks?
Tragicomedy.

By Tom Toles ● Read more »



‘Serology’ is the new coronavirus buzzword. Here’s why it matters.
Local antibody tests are important for achieving short-term public health goals. But to defeat the pandemic, we'll need more careful analyses.

By Marc Lipsitch ● Read more »


Trump’s monstrous mistakes — past and future
Trump's errors sacrifice thousands of American lives

By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more »


‘Wolf Hall’ book club: We know the ending yet keep reading the story
Thomas Cromwell may be forward-looking. But just how far can any man's vision extend?

By Alyssa Rosenberg and Eugene Robinson ● Read more »


The next best thing to a functional federal government
The rules for governing in a pandemic.

By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more »

Why the flyovers by the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds angered me
My anger was not aimed at the pilots of those jets. What angered me was the horrific bungling that made such a noble gesture necessary.

By Jonathan Capehart ● Read more »


Biden should step aside. We can’t sacrifice another woman for political gain.
Democrats should drop Biden for the same reason the GOP should have dropped Kavanaugh.

By Lyz Lenz ● Read more »


Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism
Trump is blaming bad intelligence for his own failures. This, too, is nonsense.

By Greg Sargent ● Read more »


No, Trump didn’t order meat-processing plants to reopen
The president likes to claim powers he doesn’t really have. We don’t have to go along with it.

By Daniel Hemel ● Read more »


Trumpers are resistant to experts — even their own
No matter the source, Republicans reject scientific advice.

By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more »


How to get ahead in the Trump administration
The incentive structure is clear: Appease the Toddler in Chief.

By Daniel Drezner ● Read more »


We’re asking an extraordinary amount from state and local governments. They deserve more aid.
Governments are facing devastating shortfalls.

By Editorial Board ● Read more »

 

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The ‘DoorDash’ for Leftover Food Takes Flight Amid New York Lockdown
Hannah Dehradunwala created a platform to schedule real-time pickups for your leftovers — a service needed now more than ever.

keep that spacing please
no exceptions

 

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If We Want to Return to Normal, We Have to Fix the Policy



If We Want to Return to Normal, We Have to Fix the Policy
By Mike Whitney, May 04 2020

Most of the United States is still under lockdown, but why? What is the purpose of the policy?We’ve had the “flatten the curve” meme pounded into our brains for so long, that most people think it’s the objective of the policy, but is it? Flattening the curve is a worthy goal, but preventing the health care system from being overwhelmed should not be our highest priority. True, it is critical, I don’t dispute that, I just think there are other goals that are more important. But what would those be?



The Deeper Historical Roots of Chinese Demonization
By Pepe Escobar, May 04 2020

The new normal tactic of non-stop China demonization is deployed not only by crude functionaries of the industrial-military-surveillance-media complex. We need to dig much deeper to discover how these attitudes are deeply embedded in Western thinking – and later migrated to the “end of history” United States.



The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Civil Actions as a Social Movement
By Prof. Paul Jobin, May 04 2020

Like the many industrial disasters that have marked the history of modern and contemporary Japan, the nuclear disaster of March 2011 resulted in much litigation. By the ninth anniversary of the catastrophe in 2020, nearly four hundred individual civil actions, and at least thirty known cases of collective civil actions, along with two collective administrative lawsuits, have been launched across the country. The total number of plaintiffs exceeds twelve thousand. Thirteen district courts have already handed down judgments, a large majority of them in favor of the plaintiffs against the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) and the Japanese state. The cases are now pending in appeal.



Crushing the States, Saving the Banks: The Fed’s Generous New Rules
By Ellen Brown, May 04 2020

Congress seems to be at war with the states. Only $150 billion of its nearly $3 trillion coronavirus relief package – a mere 5% – has been allocated to the 50 states; and they are not allowed to use it where they need it most, to plug the holes in their budgets caused by the mandatory shutdown. On April 22, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was opposed to additional federal aid to the states, and that his preference was to allow states to go bankrupt. No such threat looms over the banks, which have made out extremely well in this crisis.



No, the US Isn’t Going to Dump India over Its Atrocious Treatment of Minorities
By Andrew Korybko, May 04 2020

There’s been a lot of speculation that the US might be preparing to dump India over its atrocious treatment of minorities after the official White House Twitter account stopped following several Indian government ones including Prime Minister Modi’s and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended blacklisting the South Asian state, but that scenario is extremely unlikely since America envisages its new junior partner functioning as a long-term counterweight to China in both the military and economic domains, which certainly takes strategic precedence over punishing the country for its human rights abuses.



The Impact of COVID-19 on Africa. The Case of Somalia
By Dr. Bischara A. Egal, May 04 2020

Since early April, Somalia has been on lockdown. Daily life has come to a halt. Movement is restricted. Public gatherings are suspended. All but a small number of essential businesses are closed. Every one of the country’s 19 million people has been affected by these restrictions, but – as ever – the most vulnerable have been hit the hardest. In Somalia, only a small minority are formally employed. Everyone else who earns a living works in the informal economy with no employer-provided benefits, few alternative livelihood options, and only the most meagre social safety net to fall back on.

 

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likely a truth
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Coronapod: What use are contact tracing apps? And new hopes for coronavirus drug remdesivir
The Coronapod team pick through the latest news, plus we hear from the researchers making lemonade out of lockdown lemons.


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Just doing a favor for a friend..

Oh and if anyone does read this. And decides to take my advice. Tell....

b.c.

Stormfrontfl

sargon20

slurper_la

keenobserver

texanstar

klingsor

..i said they are some of the best human beings i've ever met in my entire life. And that i said hi. And tell them i said don't ever stop being some of the best human beings i've ever met in my entire life. Other people are cool. Other people are awesome. But these folks are the creme of the crop. lol

 

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TRNN Daily | Monday May 4, 2020

Spy Plane Resumes Flights Over Baltimore Amid COVID-19
The expensive aerial surveillance program won’t help heavily disinvested Baltimore, say Ceasefire co-founder Erricka Bridgeford and author Brandon Soderberg.

The Obscenity Of ‘Honoring Healthcare Workers’ With Military Flyovers
“Please spend that money housing homeless and incarcerated people in safe places where they can be socially distanced,” said one nurse.

Germany Plans To Arm Drones Under Cover Of COVID-19 Crisis
Peace groups in Germany are alarmed that the German defense ministry is planning to arm drones while the legally-required debate can’t be held under the COVID-19 shutdown.

Eyewitness Accounts And Documents Reveal Prosecutors Ignored Major Details Of Freddie Gray’s Death
The new report in The Appeal shows the amount of omitted information, and raises questions about why the state chose to not investigate further when building their case.

Stir Crazy! Episode #26: The Workers Strike Back!
On today’s show Vanessa Bain of the Gig Workers Collective, former Amazon employee Chris Smalls, and Danny Spitzberg of the Tech Workers Collective. Hosted by Kim Brown.

American Police Have Stashed Away Billions-And You Are Paying The Bill
The first part of our investigation into the hidden costs of policing reveals the exorbitant amount of money funneled to police through police pension funds; a PAR conversation with guest Otto the Watchdog

Five Years After Freddie Gray’s Death: The Resistance Makes Change, The Government Doesn’t
The people at the core of the resistance after Freddie Gray’s death are changing lives and building community five years later, while the government has done little to address poverty and isolation in the poorest Black communities of Baltimore.

Workers Are Fighting Back
Labor journalist Sarah Jaffe says despite unprecedented challenges, working people are finding new ways to organize for basic protections during the coronavirus pandemic.

Stir Crazy! Episode #25: Schools Out For…Ever?
On today’s show: TRNN Executive Producer Lisa Snowden-McCray, “By Any Means Necessary” co-host Jacqueline Luqman, and special guest Center for American Progress Managing Director for K-12 Education Policy Dr. Khalilah Harris. Hosted by Kim Brown.

Ryan Grim: Dems’ Coronavirus Response Repeats Past Blunders
Sanders is out of the race, but the fight over the future of the Democratic part continues, says Ryan Grim, author of We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement.

 

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   Trump Raises Casualty Estimates
   
   
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   Australia, NZ May Institute 'Travel Bubble'
   
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If you're willing to carry a gun to protect yourself, why is it so much to ask that you wear a mask to protect others?

 

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along with Bolsanaro and at least 3 others,perhaps 2
its taken CV to rid/supress the world of them
there follower/supporters nave no intention of doing so

 

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to think
millions could be allowing that to happen for a further 3 or 4 years huh
pretty well bdeserve it
not at all suggesting anyone else would be remotyely better either


Trump moves the goalposts — again


Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters.

TOP NEWS
Could the US see 3,000 daily Covid-19 deaths by June?

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

• As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, projections of the US death toll are beginning to rise. On Monday, the New York Times obtained an internal Trump administration document that projected a rising death toll that could reach 3,000 deaths per day by June 1. [NYT / Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Eileen Sullivan]
• Also on Monday, a University of Washington model previously cited by the administration revised its death toll estimate upward. Now, the model suggests that there could be as many as 135,000 US Covid-19 deaths by early August. [Washington Post / William Wan, Lenny Bernstein, Laurie McGinley, and Josh Dawsey]
• Even President Donald Trump revised his personal projection for the pandemic death toll upward in a Fox News town hall on Sunday, again moving the goalposts for his administration’s response. “We're going to lose anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people,” Trump said, just two weeks after predicting only 60,000 deaths. [ABC News / Jordyn Phelps and Ben Gittleson]
• According to a Covid-19 tracker from Johns Hopkins University, there have already been some 69,000 deaths from the virus in the US alone — more than the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War. [Johns Hopkins]
• Nonetheless, around the country states are beginning to take steps toward reopening. In California, some businesses will be allowed to reopen, with limitations, on Friday; other states, such as Georgia and Iowa, are moving to reopen far more quickly and less cautiously than California. [NPR / Hannah Hagemann]
• As the new models suggest, it’s likely that the push to reopen will lead to another spike in coronavirus cases and deaths in coming weeks. And despite the GOP’s desire to get back business as usual, polling suggests that most Americans are still opposed to reopening. [CNN / Stephen Collinson]
• Reopening businesses is also putting workers in a tough spot. As Vox’s Emily Stewart writes, “unemployment insurance doesn’t have an ‘afraid of dying’ clause.” As a result, many workers are being forced to choose between a paycheck and their health. [Vox / Emily Stewart]
• With a vaccine likely still months away, the best solution to reopen safely, according to many experts, is widespread testing and contact tracing. For contact tracing to be truly effective, though, some 100,000 “disease detectives” might be needed — and the US is nowhere close to that number yet. [Vox / Dylan Scott]
• And the US continues to be afflicted by a widespread testing shortage. The federal government has largely failed at coordinating a unified approach to testing, and the result, as Bloomberg writes, is a “free-for-all among states that drives up prices, eats up time, and ultimately dictates how many tests a state can do and how prepared it will be.” [Bloomberg / Emma Court and Olivia Carville]

Press freedom and the pandemic

• On Tuesday, the largest broadcasting network in the Philippines was forced off the air when its franchise expired. The network, ABS-CBN, has repeatedly been the target of threats from the Philippines’ strongman president, Rodrigo Duterte. [Washington Post / Regine Cabato]
• The channel could still regain access to the airwaves if the Philippines’ Congress renews its franchise; ABS-CBN could also appeal the cease-and-desist order in court. [The Guardian / Rebecca Ratcliffe]
• But the government’s decision to force the network off the air is bad news for press freedom. “It sends a clear message: What Duterte wants, Duterte gets,” the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said. “He intends to silence the critical media and intimidate everyone else into submission.” [NYT / Jason Gutierrez]
• And the Philippines isn’t the only country where press freedom is under attack: In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has seized on the coronavirus as an excuse to curb press freedom. That trend isn’t new — during protests earlier this year, Hindu nationalists harassed or assaulted more than a dozen reporters. [Columbia Journalism Review / Lewis Page]
• Last month, Reporters Without Borders concluded that the pandemic amplified many existing threats to press freedom. The group’s annual press freedom report pointed to China, Hungary, India, and the Philippines, among others, as states where the press is under fire. [Al Jazeera]

MISCELLANEOUS
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is beginning human trials in the US for a potential coronavirus vaccine.
[NPR / Joe Palca]

• The Senate is holding a confirmation hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence, on Tuesday. [NYT / Julian E. Barnes and Nicholas Fandos]
• Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday night that his government has detained two Americans. Maduro claimed they were part of a coup attempt. [CNN / Claudia Dominguez]
• Barack and Michelle Obama will give a virtual commencement address for all of the students who are missing out on in-person graduations this spring. [Twitter / Barack Obama]
• More cute animals at the Oregon Zoo are exactly what we need to get through lockdown. [Twitter / Oregon Zoo

VERBATIM
"The justifications were laughable; it was clear to any reasonable observer that they were turfed for whistleblowing. Management could have objected to the event, or demanded that outsiders be excluded, or that leadership be represented. ... Instead, they just fired the activists."
[Amazon vice president Tim Bray on his decision to resign over the firing of employee activists]

WATCH THIS

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs in the coronavirus lockdowns. But it didn't have to be that way — and it's not too late for the US to change course. [YouTube / Liz Scheltens]

 

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Why COVID-19 kills some people and spares others. Here's what scientists are finding.

Why COVID-19 kills some people and spares others. Here's what scientists are finding.
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FDA releases more stringent rules for COVID-19 antibody tests
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Study aims to uncover rate of COVID-19 infection among US children
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UPDATE
Cases and Deaths

Nearly 1.16 million confirmed cases in the US with at least 67,710 deaths
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incredible/unbelievable
in this age


'It's appalling:' Bodies are being moved in broad daylight at makeshift coronavirus morgue in Brooklyn



The city is transporting bodies openly and in broad daylight in a Sunset Park parking lot where rows of refrigerated trucks are being used for the storage of bodies as the coronavirus death toll continues to climb.

 

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poo poo grow up world
get on with saving your people
obviously something youve ignored

 

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Coronavirus curbs seen taking heavy toll on people without internet
As key services shift online due to coronavirus restrictions, low-income people with no access to the web face new hurdles

Traffickers could profit when UK eases lockdown, anti-slavery chief warns
Traffickers could capitalise as businesses race to recruit low-paid workers, UK’s anti-slavery chief warns

Latest: How cities around the world are lifting coronavirus restrictions
Many cities have tentatively started to ease coronavirus lockdowns - but doing so is a tricky balancing act. Here's what different cities are doing

Fears overnight closure of New York subway will push homeless 'into the shadows'
Some 2,000 people sleep on New York City subways, which will be closed overnight to disinfect during coronavirus pandemic'

Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son
Hesham Selim divided Egyptian opinion with his public support for his son

Global charities team up on coronavirus lifeline for social entrepreneurs
With many countries living under strict lockdowns, some social entrepreneurs are struggling to keep their businesses afloat

Q&A: How Ethiopia's health minister is preparing for coronavirus
Lia Tadesse, Ethiopia's new health minister, talks to the Thomson Reuters Foundation about the measures being rolled out to keep the country safe

As Milan eases lockdown, mayor says 'people are ready' for green change
The coronavirus pandemic has helped shift attitudes on the need to make the Italian city more climate-smart and resilient, Giuseppe Sala says



Opinion

OPINION: Midwives are more important now than ever – let’s help them help us
This International Day of the Midwife, it’s time we helped them help us




OPINION: Cheap oil is a trap
Low prices are a huge threat to efforts to shift the world's energy supply to a greener path and curb climate change

 

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Important

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   US Skips Virtual Vaccine Summit
   The world came together online yesterday, with international leaders discussing medical efforts and pledging $8.2 billion from both governments and the private sector to aid the race for a coronavirus vaccine. But the U.S. — the country most affected by the disease — skipped out, as did Russia and India. China, where the virus began, sent an ambassador instead of Premier Li Keqiang. Asked to explain their absence, American officials claimed the U.S. is the world's largest humanitarian donor, but did not elaborate. Multiple vaccines are currently in trials in countries around the globe.
   
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   Sources:
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   US Daily Deaths Projected to Rise 70%
   About half the states in the U.S. are beginning to open their economies — and while many haven't hit the benchmarks set forth by the White House to enable a safe restart, President Donald Trump hailed their push forward. Still, the administration's internal projections now show the death toll rising to 3,000 per day by June 1, along with 200,000 new cases daily — a 70 percent and 700 percent increase respectively. Meanwhile, the White House barred members of its coronavirus task force from testifying to Congress without express permission.
   
   Check out all OZY's coronavirus coverage here.
   
   June Gloom
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   Supreme Court Hears Cases Via Phone
   It's their call. Spurred by coronavirus lockdowns, America's highest court listened to oral arguments by conference call for the first time yesterday, and broadcast them via an unprecedented livestream. The first case — a trademark law dispute — saw the notoriously taciturn Justice Clarence Thomas break a yearlong silence to ask multiple questions. Lawyers are expected to largely make arguments from their homes, though some say they'll still wear formal attire for the calls. The next two weeks may spark fireworks with legal arguments about subpoenas of President Trump's financial records.

PDB for May 5, 2020 | OZY