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Sun. May 17, 2020
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“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread
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Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on people who can hear evidence and think rationally.
by Marshall Allen
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by Marshall Allen
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by Joe Sexton and Joaquin Sapien
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by Jake Pearson
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She Fought to Keep COVID-19 Out of Her Nursing Home. Then, She Got Sick.
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At Rhode Island nursing homes, experts say a lack of available testing overshadowed the efforts of staff in preventing the virus’ spread. Lakesha Lopez took every precaution but still ended up in the hospital, one floor below the center’s receptionist.
by Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Is Cracking Down on Cities’ Enforcement of COVID-19 Orders, but Many Already Took a Lax Approach
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Texas cities and counties have dramatically different interpretations of the state’s COVID-19 emergency orders. Complaint data from a dozen cities shows disparate approaches to enforcement, particularly among businesses, have been incredibly common.
by Sally Beauvais , Lexi Churchill , Kiah Collier , Vianna Davila and Ren Larson
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The Trump Administration Says a New Bailout Program Will Help 35 Million Americans. It Probably Won’t.
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Experts from across the political spectrum fear that the Federal Reserve’s new Main Street Lending program won’t reach enough businesses or save enough jobs.
by Justin Elliott , Lydia DePillis and Paul Kiel
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A Trump Official Tried to Fast-Track Funding for His Friend’s Unproven COVID-19 “Treatment,” Whistleblower Says
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Whistleblowing virologist Rick Bright says that his Trump-appointed boss tried to fast-track funding for a friend’s coronavirus treatment, and that he was reassigned for insisting that funding be reserved for “safe and scientifically vetted solutions.”
by Lisa Song
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