The Evening: Reopening, Not Firing Fauci, Home and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, April 13th.
** Re-opening
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Two groups of governors, one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast, announced Monday that they were forming regional working groups to help plan when it would be safe to begin to ease restrictions to reopen their economies. Their announcements came hours after President Trump, who has expressed impatience to reopen the economy, wrote on Twitter that such a decision lies with the president, not the states, as the
NYT reports ([link removed]) .
** Not Firing Fauci
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President Trump isn’t firing Anthony Fauci, the White House said Monday, as the
WSJ reports ([link removed]) .
** Navy Reports First Covid-19 Death
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A U.S. sailor assigned to an aircraft carrier crippled by the coronavirus died on Monday, the Navy said, marking the first death of an active-duty service member caused by the virus as confirmed cases among the crew climbed to at least 585, as the
Washington Post reports ([link removed]) .
** Chinese Dams Held Back Mekong Waters During Drought
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China’s Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year despite China having higher-than-average water levels upstream, according to a new study Reuters reports ([link removed]) .
** On the Horizon
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CSIS’s “On the Horizon (#) ” series offers insights into the more fundamental changes we might anticipate for our future social and economic world as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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** In That Number
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** 293
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Smithfield Foods said Sunday that its plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., one of the nation’s largest pork processing facilities, would remain closed indefinitely at the urging of the governor and mayor after 293 workers tested positive for coronavirus.
Source: NYT ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “Some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect. It is the decision of the President, and for many good reasons.”
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— President Donald Trump
** iDeas Lab
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(Photo credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images). A church in California holding Easter Sunday evening services in the parking lot of Joshua Springs Calvary Chapel amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
** Recommended Reading
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“South Korea Offers a Lesson in Best Practices ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Victor Cha for
Foreign Affairs.
** Online Events
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Tomorrow, at 1:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will part one of a two part online series, "Synthetic Biology and National Security: Risks and Opportunities."
Later, at 2:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the Brookings Institution will host a live webinar on protecting elections during the coronavirus pandemic.
And, at 11:3o a.m. ([link removed]) , the Atlantic Council will host a virtual conversation with Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Foreign Minister, titled "What needs to be done now to define tomorrow?"
** Video
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CSIS is releasing a two part interview Ambassador Robert King, special envoy for North Korea human rights issues from 2009 to 2017, to mark the sixth anniversary of the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on human rights in North Korea. Watch part one of the Living History interview here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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In a new episode, the Trade Guys and I chat with Jim Lewis, director of the CSIS's Technology Policy Program, about China, technology, and trade wars in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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** Smiles
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Everyone wanted some more Bonnie Raitt after last week. Fortunately, she recorded this beautiful number from home ([link removed]) .
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