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The Carnival Liberty

Carnival executives knew they had a virus problem, but kept the party going

April 17th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

“More than 1,500 people on the company’s cruise ships have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and dozens have died,” a report from Bloomberg says. How did this happen? Austin Carr and Chris Palmeri explain.

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Novel coronavirus

Ed Yong: How the coronavirus pandemic will end

March 25th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

“A global pandemic of this scale was inevitable. In recent years, hundreds of health experts have written books, white papers, and op-eds warning of the possibility.”

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Logo

Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen — but in 2021, not 2020

March 22nd, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense, World Community

“What better platform is there going to be than the Olympic Games when the world has pulled through the virus… You’ve got a dynamic that will be even more powerful for Japan and the rest of the world. But you are going to have a tough road getting there.”

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Novel coronavirus

The world’s fastest supercomputer identified chemicals that could stop coronavirus from spreading, a crucial step toward a treatment

March 21st, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Technology, World Community

“The novel coronavirus presents an unprecedented challenge for scientists: The speed at which the virus spreads means they must accelerate their research. But this is what the world’s fastest supercomputer was built for.” CNN explains.

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A woman standing alone

Rethinking and reframing: Let’s aim for physical rather than social distancing

March 20th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, World Community

“Isolation can be toxic. Let’s increase physical distance, but stay connected,: writes Dr. Kenneth E. Miller.

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Trump impeachment cold open

Trump’s incompetence results in federal agencies waiting for orders as pandemic rapidly worsens

March 17th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense, World Community

Unlike several years ago, when President Barack Obama ordered the Department of Defense to mobilize to respond to the ebola outbreak, Donald Trump has failed to involve the military in the United States’ response to the rapidly worsening coronavirus pandemic.

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Caricature of Donald Trump

“It will go away”: A timeline of Trump playing down the coronavirus threat

March 12th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense, Public Planning, World Community

“Trump gambled very early and very often on the idea that the coronavirus wouldn’t turn out to be nearly as severe as some health officials have warned it could get,” Aaron Blake writes.

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Novel coronavirus

Archdiocese of Seattle suspends liturgies, tells region’s Catholics: Don’t come to church

March 11th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, Spirituality, World Community

“I am going to ask that all of our parishes in western Washington, in the Archdiocese of Seattle, effective today, suspend the celebration publicly of the Eucharist,” Archbishop Etienne said.

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Novel coronavirus

For Trump, coronavirus proves to be an enemy he can’t tweet away

March 9th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, World Community

“A president who is at his strongest politically when he has a human target to attack has found it harder to confront a growing outbreak that has rattled the country,” The New York Times assesses.

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Jay Inslee

Governor Jay Inslee appears on CBS’ Face the Nation to talk about coronavirus response with Margaret Brennan

March 8th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, World Community

Read a transcript of Governor Jay Inslee’s appearance on one of the nation’s major Sunday morning talk shows.

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Novel coronavirus

Looking at how diseases spread, canceling SXSW was the right call

March 6th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, World Community

“No doubt canceling SXSW was a tough call for the city,” data scientist Spencer Fox writes. “But public health concerns must take priority.”

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Novel coronavirus

Inside China’s all-out war on the novel coronavirus

March 4th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Via The New York Times: “Dr. Bruce Aylward, of the World Health Organization got a rare glimpse into Beijing’s campaign to stop the epidemic. Here’s what he saw.”

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Novel coronavirus

John Oliver tackles coronavirus myths and scams on Last Week Tonight

March 1st, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, World Community

As coronavirus spreads to the United States, John Oliver discusses what’s being done to fight the illness, what’s gone wrong, and how to stay safe.

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Woman camping

Your pricey outdoor gear may have been made in factories where workers are abused

February 23rd, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

“Allegations of abuse have surfaced at a Bangladeshi factory whose multinational owner manufactures for some of the most popular outdoor brands we love. Here’s why that should surprise no one,” Joe Lindsey writes.

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We are burning, stop fiddling!

As Australia burns, its right wing prime minister Scott Morrison refuses to act on climate

December 6th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Our Environment, World Community

The United States isn’t the only prominent democracy with a fossil fuel loving chief executive who refuses to act on climate. Australia’s current prime minister is an ignoramus who has no solutions to offer as the country chokes on horrific smoke from devastating brushfires.

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Plastic water bottles

Progress *is* possible: Major cruise line to abandon plastic water bottles

September 30th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Our Environment, World Community

Norweigan Cruise Line is phasing out plastic water bottles and switching to lower impact containers made by Just Water.

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Sir John Major speaking

Former U.K. Tory Prime Minister John Major offers a harsh assessment of Boris Johnson

September 5th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Major made the remarks to an audience at the CBI annual dinner.

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Boris Johnson speaking

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Nah! Try Prime Spectator!

September 4th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Elections, World Community

If you aren’t paying attention to what’s happening on the other side of the Atlantic, you should tune in. British politics has entered a moment of incredibly high drama.

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Gulfstream jet in flight

Aviation writer: Know the facts about private jets before you bash them

June 8th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

In this provocative article, aviation writer Doug Gollan challenges the notion that private jets are wasteful and elitist. 

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A circuit board

Trade war starts changing manufacturers in hard-to-reverse ways

May 30th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

If the electronics industry sneezes, few places will catch a cold as quickly as Portland, Oregon.

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John Bolton at CPAC

As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007

May 15th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

As neocon John Bolton tries to instigate a conflict with Iran, here’s a reminder that MADtv saw this move coming back in 2007. Watch and laugh… if you can.

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