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Big commercial labs given priority for coronavirus testing equipment by feds

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(CNN)President Donald Trump said Monday that he is confident the US is conducting enough coronavirus testing to begin rebooting the economy, declaring at the White House press briefing that “testing is not going to be a problem at all.” More than three months after the US confirmed its first coronavirus case, hospital and academic labs around the country said they’re still scrambling to find key supplies, from swabs to collect patient samples to protective gear for the medical workers taking the samples to the sensitive chemical reagents necessary to process…

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A 22m chair? Eileen Gray, the design genius who scared the pants off Corbusier

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Her ravishing interiors shocked Paris, thrilled the avant-garde and gave the world its most expensive chair. But the fast-living aristocrat wasnt just overlooked Le Corbusier actually vandalised her work naked A room fit only for nightmares and insomnia. This was the response of one critic to Eileen Grays radical scheme for a bedroom in 1923, installed at the 14th Salon de la Socit des Artistes Dcorateurs in Paris. The Irish designers daring De Stijl movement, who saw her installation pictured in a journal. I am highly interested and should like…

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People Are Sending Love To This Sweet Bulldog Having A Tough Time During Quarantine

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Courtesy of Rashida Ellis 20 Tweets About Big Poppa The Sad Bulldog Filled With Nothing But Love For The Pup By Cianna Garrison April 23, 2020 A costume designer named Rashida Ellis is social distancing with her bulldog Big Poppa during the coronavirus pandemic, and Twitter is so sympathetic to the sweet bulldog’s quarantine mood. Ellis noticed how a decline in interaction was making her pup sad, and she shared a photo of Big Poppa’s quarantine mood that had people on Twitter sending virtual hugs to the doggo. These 20…

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These 35 Illustrations Hilariously Sum Up The Struggles Of Adult Life (New Pics)

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Clare Kayden Hines is a writer and illustrator who shares spot-on observations, universal truths, relatable struggles, and mundane, sometimes ridiculous moments from our daily lives in the form of funny and entertaining comics. Having struggled with anxiety for years, Hines openly expresses her experiences and battles through her art, and many people around the world can deeply relate to it. reply View More Replies… Unfollow 12 hours ago I may not be an adult but I get anxiety sometimes reply View More Replies… Unfollow 12 hours ago So cheesy “I…

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The Shirk Report Volume 574

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 20 IMAGES – Friday! – Isolation Week 5, things are going well – Families are dressing up like Dad and surprising them – Everything ok in there guys? – Even pigeons are going through it – Bubbles are cancelled…

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6-Month-Old Baby Survives Coronavirus After Fighting Heart Conditions And Lung Problems

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for everyone. However, while hospitals are overcrowded and medical staff are seriously lacking protective gear with tens of thousands already dead, there are also glimmers of hope and positivity rising up amid the chaos. Erin Bates is the 6-month-old daughter of parents Emma and Wayne, who, right after having major heart surgery, was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Erin and her family have been fighting for her life for her entire life at this point, and are now celebrating yet another victory as…

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Templafy raises $25M Series C led by Insight partners to deal with enterprise documents

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Back in 2018 Templafy — which had come up with a way for enterprises to more easily make templates out of standard documents (yes, it’s a thing) — raised an additional $15 million from existing investors as an extension of its earlier Series B round taking it to $40.2 million raised. The company integrates with enterprise infrastructure to provide corporate content assets, document templates, and automatic validation of created documents for all kinds of clients. On this journey it has used its cash to acquire SlideProof in Berlin, then Veodin and iWRITER in 2019, and opened an office…

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