From the start, the Trump Administration has waged war on science and expertise, making a great nation peculiarly vulnerable to the foreseeable public-health calamity of the coronavirus. Illustration by João Fazenda When has New York known a grimmer week? The sirens are unceasing. Funeral parlors are overwhelmed. Refrigerator trailers are now in service as morgues, and …
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The fast food giant apologises and temporarily closes the outlet in Guangzhou after a sign said black people were barred from it. The notice said black people were banned from the McDonald's branch in Guangzhou. Pic: Black Livity China McDonald's has apologised after black people were banned from entering a branch of the fast food …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Borowitz Report)—Peter Navarro, the trade adviser who is playing a key role in the White House’s coronavirus response, earned a Ph.D. from Trump University, it emerged on Tuesday. Although Navarro has bragged about his academic attainments, his doctorate from Trump U. had remained a well-kept secret until Tuesday morning, when Donald J. …
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Coronavirus lay-offs have forced many people to embark on their first ever benefits claim. Here’s what you need to know Workers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis and applying for universal credit for the first time may be surprised to learn how little it pays and how difficult the process can be. That was …
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Image from a memo to President Trump In late January, President Trump's economic adviser Peter Navarro warned his White House colleagues the novel coronavirus could take more than half a million American lives and cost close to $6 trillion, according to memos obtained by Axios. • By late February, Navarro was even more alarmed, and …
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