This paper argues that testing participation –and not testing capacity–is the biggest obstacle to a successful “test and isolate”-strategy, as recently proposed by Paul Romer. If ????0=2.5,at least 60percentof a population needs to participate in a testing program to make it theoretically possible to achieve an effective reproduction rate for the whole population,????'', below 1. […]

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An advanced group of Chinese hackers has recently been spotted to be behind a sustained cyber espionage campaign targeting government entities in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Brunei—which went undetected for at least five years and is still an ongoing threat. The group, named 'Naikon APT,' once known as one of the most active APTs in Asia until 2015,

There is nothing like a global pandemic to unleash the forces of racism in society. Trump is now routinely calling the novel coronavirus strain “the Chinese virus.”

As with most issues in the United States, Black Americans and female Americans are the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. On April 6, Louisiana was the first state to release data on Covid-19 broken down by race. Its report showed that while African American’s make up 33% of the state’s population, they accounted for 70% of those dead from the virus at the time. Other cities and states soon followed suit with their own reports as the federal government remained silent on the issue. These reports showed, one after another, that areas with large populations of Black people have been ravaged with disproportionately high numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths. Wisconsin reported that while Black people make up 7% of the state’s population, they made up 33% of the state’s deaths. In Michigan, the numbers are 14% of the population versus 40% of the deaths. In New York, Black people are twice as likely to die from the virus as white people. The pandemic has further exposed the stark racial divide in health in our nation. Black American communities face extreme situations of environmental racism which leads to underlying health issues like which make these communities more vulnerable to […]

When we renovated  our bedroom last year we built in lots of PAX storage. We built a large wardrobe with grey gloss sliding doors. Photo: IKEA.com We then used the 35cm deep frames to create open storage opposite the end of the bed. IKEA items: White PAX Frame White KOMPLEMENT Drawers This provides open shelving […]

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Surgical resident Glenn Wakam shares his view of the health disparities exposed and amplified by the pandemic, from his perspective on the front lines in a Detroit-area hospital.

Stephanie Mash Sykes, Class of 2004, speaks on the "She Roars" podcast about the future of American cities and the panoply of issues facing black urban leaders. 

WASHINGTON (29 de abril de 2020) —  Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) publicaron una 

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PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2020) – In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Texas-based Raven Power LLC recently paid a $105,000 penalty for allegedly failing to timely report a 2017 release of a hazardous substance from the H.A.

Okay here goes with my first blog post ever.I'm two and a half days into my adventure and I'm still alive so that's a great start. The first thing that needs to be said which I'm sure most everyone has heard before is that the smog here is crazy

Every day, tens of thousands people in Germany seek to get tested for the novel coronavirus. Often, though, they run up against a lack of testing capacity. And it is likely to only get worse. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

Conservative firebrand Dennis Prager has taken a break from pushing hydroxychloroquine and calling lockdowns “the greatest mistake” in history to rail against the loss of racist language.

Early May weather finally brought spring relief to my family weary from weeks of dreary weather and sheltering in place. Inexplicably a dance party had broken out; the boys, giddy from the arrival of two rabbits — pandemic pets — were dancing with their grandmother as my wife and I looked on, sipping evening cocktails. Then an absentminded Twitter check confronted me with the shocking video of Ahmaud Arbery, a young black Georgian, being hunted down and killed by two white men.

Seen plenty of people on sidewalks or in parks gallivanting without masks and clustering less than six feet apart? Of course you have, no matter the racial, religious or ethnic composition of the neighborhood; it’s happening everywhere, especially on nice days.

There’s more trouble for the team behind the popular HGTV series “Windy City Rehab.” Though Season 2 is expected to premiere later this year, the TV stars face multiple lawsuits, and they are starting to turn on each other.

A restriction on field sizes to 12 runners per race and the use of only senior jockeys both feature in the latest plans for the potential resumption of racing in Britain.

Racing remains on course to return in France on 11 May despite French prime minister Edouard Philippe announcing on Tuesday that professional sport would not restart before September.

Ruby Walsh believes enforcing social distancing should not prove too much of an issue when racing eventually resumes.

Monday's planned resumption of racing in Germany has been delayed, with the opening eight-race card at Dortmund postponed.

Two bumper weekends of Classic trials could take place at the end of May under the "best-case scenario" planning for the resumption of racing in Britain.

Racing in France is poised to return as planned on Monday after the Paris police gave permission to resume racing at ParisLongchamp.

Racing in Germany will restart at Hanover on Thursday after being given clearance from the authorities.

Majestic Colt landed the first Listed prize of the German season as racing sparked back to life at Hanover on Thursday.

Horse and greyhound racing is not due to resume until 29 June according to the Department of Agriculture, though Horse Racing Ireland remains hopeful restrictions will be lifted earlier.

Victor Ludorum heads eight declarations for Monday's Prix de Fontainebleau at Longchamp.

The city withheld explosive allegations of racism against two high-ranking NYPD cops accused of demanding arrests of black and Hispanic people, an attorney charged Friday.

Former principal Minerva Zanca of Pan American High School in Queens allegedly targeted black staffers from 2012-13, calling one a “gorilla” and “nappy-haired," according to a lawsuit filed in 2016 by the federal Justice Department.

The hefty payout comes after the federal Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city Education Department in 2016 for allowing a “pattern and practice of discrimination” to flourish at Pan American High School during the 2012-13 school year.

Teachers, parents, and supporters of Heketi Community Charter School in Mott Haven are fighting back, arguing that the school met its goals for academic growth.

A look at some of the challenges the city school system will be tackling in the days ahead.

The United Federation of Teachers tested security camera technology from a company affiliated with Clearview AI

The COVID-19 deaths included 22 paraprofessionals, 21 teachers, two administrators, two central office staffers, a facilities employee, a guidance counselor and a school food worker.

Club Players Association chairman Micheál Briody accepts that counties will have to greatly alter the structure of club competitions if a window for playing does become available later this year.

The algorithm was based on the faulty assumption that health care spending is a good proxy for wellbeing. But there seems to be a quick fix.

As law enforcement agencies deploy AI-powered facial recognition systems, some communities are pushing back, insisting on having a say in how they’re used.

Thwaites Glacier is melting fast. But to understand how climate change is driving its decline, scientists need to send instruments through 2,000 feet of ice into the water below.

A look behind the scenes at the creation of the GT LTS from development to racing with the GT Factory Racing team.
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NBA teams in states with relaxed or no stay-at-home orders will be allowed to open their facilities beginning May 1, but only for individual workouts.

The NBA has told teams they can reopen their practice facilities May 8 under certain restrictions if they are in a state where public health guidelines allow it.

USC forward Alissa Pili is used to competition, being the second of eight children. In her freshman season, she's become the Trojans' leading scorer and rebounder.

A doctor leaves the calm of home to work in the charged atmosphere of the hospital where sober conversations abound about the possibility of being overrun with COVID-19 cases.

Silicon Valley can come up with apps that might free Americans from home confinement. But Washington fears creating an invasive surveillance system.

Congress pushed employers to cut hours rather than lay off workers. Now some may get more in federal aid than if they had worked the lost hours.

Conservative firebrand Dennis Prager has taken a break from pushing hydroxychloroquine and calling lockdowns “the greatest mistake” in history to rail against the loss of racist language.

Thousands sign up to hike the California-Oregon-Washington trail every spring. Most have given up amid coronavirus, but some remain, amid controversy.

The plan to reopen the San Bernardino County ski destination in a limited capacity marks the latest effort to allow limited recreation amid the coronavirus outbreak.

UCLA women's basketball player Natalie Chou says she's encountered discrimination since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak.

A new outfitter brings all-inclusive camping to the 67-mile Backbone Trail.