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According to new data from the Rhodium Group analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture and temperate climates northward, while sea level rise will consume coastlines and dangerous levels of humidity will swamp the Mississippi River valley.

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Trump disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon

Wed, 2020-09-16 19:32 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top... AP NEWS

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As Second Wave of Virus Builds, U.K. Enters New Testing Crisis

Wed, 2020-09-16 14:11 — mike kraft

LONDON — With Britons fretting last week that a new six-person limit on gatherings would effectively cancel Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he called Operation Moonshot, an audacious plan to test 10 million people every day for the coronavirus and restore life to normal by winter.

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STUDY: The impact of characteristics of US counties on COVID-19 incidence

Wed, 2020-09-16 13:11 — mike kraft

Social Disadvantage, Politics, and SARS-CoV-2 Trends: A County-Level Analysis of United States Data AbstractBackground. Understanding the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 is essential for public health control efforts. Social, demographic, and political characteris OUP Academic

The impact of social, demographic and political attitudes in American counties on the level of COVID-19 infections

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Study says Covid-19 may have arrived in US in December -- earlier than thought

Wed, 2020-09-16 12:23 — mike kraft

Study says Covid-19 may have arrived in US in December -- earlier than thought The deadly coronavirus may have circulated in the United States as early as December, about a month earlier than believed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to researchers with UCLA. Madeline Holcombe and Ray Sanchez , CNN CNN

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US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines

Wed, 2020-09-16 10:03 — mike kraft

US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, even as polls show a strong undercurrent of skepticism rippling across the land.

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Even as Cases Rise, Europe Is Learning to Live With the Coronavirus

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:56 — mike kraft

PARIS — In the early days of the pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron exhorted the French to wage “war” against the coronavirus. Today, his message is to “learn how to live with the virus.”

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India: 5M people infected, virus outbreak still soaring

Wed, 2020-09-16 09:47 — mike kraft

5M people infected, India's virus outbreak still soaring NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and... AP NEWS

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s confirmed coronavirus infections passed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages.

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