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COVID-19 Mortality Among American Indian and...
COVID-19 Mortality Among American Indian and...
This report describes COVID-19-associated mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native persons compared with non-Hispanic White persons.
COVID-19 Mortality Among American Indian and...
The Secret of Synchronization
The Secret of Synchronization
How does order spontaneously arise out of chaos? This video is sponsored by Kiwico — go to https://www.kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month o...
The Secret of Synchronization
Biden’s plan to rev up the electric car market is complicated by battery supplies
Biden’s plan to rev up the electric car market is complicated by battery supplies
The ambitious plans of President Biden and major auto manufacturers could be scuttled by a severe shortage. This week, Biden has to decide whether to intervene in a dispute between two major battery makers that could determine whether there's enough supply to make 340,000 electric vehicles in the United States.
Biden’s plan to rev up the electric car market is complicated by battery supplies
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
Colorado’s chief court administrator, the second-highest ranking administrative official in the state’s Judicial Department, resigned Thursday amid a Denver Post investigation into a $2.5 million c…
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
How can Denver recognize its once-thriving Chinatown?
How can Denver recognize its once-thriving Chinatown?
Residents want to provide more accurate context about the city's Asian-American history, which could mean adding historic markers in LoDo, where Denver's Chinatown once flourished.
How can Denver recognize its once-thriving Chinatown?
Money in Politics, One Month Later
Money in Politics, One Month Later
Since the Capitol riot, companies have re-evaluated their political donations. Will this be a turning point or a momentary blip?
Money in Politics, One Month Later
Lessons for the coronavirus from the 1899 Honolulu plague | OUPblog
Lessons for the coronavirus from the 1899 Honolulu plague | OUPblog
Public health officials all over the United States—indeed globally—are trying to decide how to deal with the world’s coronavirus pandemic.   They know the Public health officials all over the United States—indeed globally—are trying to decide how to deal with the world’s coronavirus pandemic. They know the coronavirus originated in China, and they know they can identify it with certainty. But they do not know what might kill it, and they have no cure for anyone who contracts it.
Lessons for the coronavirus from the 1899 Honolulu plague | OUPblog
Pandemic and epidemic influenza, 1830-1848 - PubMed
Pandemic and epidemic influenza, 1830-1848 - PubMed
Four major influenza epidemics were recorded between 1830 and 1848. The 1830-1831 epidemic may have originated in China; then and in 1833 influenza advanced westward out of Russia into Europe. In 1836-1837, influenza diffusion was largely north to south, and in 1847-1848 the disease swept through th …
Pandemic and epidemic influenza, 1830-1848 - PubMed
M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law
M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law
The move served as a warning to Republicans in other states who are trying to restrict voting, and is likely to put new pressure on other organizations and corporations to consider pulling business out of Georgia.
M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
The New York Times analyzed the state’s new 98-page voting law and identified 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers.
What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does