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UK could be ‘worst affected’ country in Europe

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSir Jeremy Farrar: “The UK is likely to be one of the worst, if not the worst affected country in Europe” The UK is likely to be among the European countries worst affected by coronavirus, one of the government’s senior scientific advisers has said. The warning from Sir Jeremy Farrar comes as UK hospital deaths are set to pass 10,000 on Sunday. In response, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said countries were on “different trajectories”. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged…

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‘Rejecting all oversight’: is Trump purging government watchdogs?

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President recently ousted two inspectors general, including one tasked with leading oversight of coronavirus relief law Donald Trumps abrupt ousting of two veteran watchdogs has prompted fears the scandal-prone US president is purging people from government who have oversight of fraud, waste and abuse. The moves also come at a time when a global pandemic and resulting mass coronavirus relief law. The move came just days after Trump axed the Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/12/trump-inspector-general-purge-watchdogs

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Here’s What You Need To Know About Sex During The Coronavirus Outbreak

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blackCAT/E+/Getty Images Is It Safe To Have Sex During The Coronavirus Outbreak? Doctors Explain By Corinne Sullivan March 13, 2020 You’ve probably learned by now that washing your hands for 20 seconds, keeping your hands away from your face, and staying home when you’re sick are effective ways to prevent coronavirus from spreading. But considering the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is discouraging handshakes and hugs, you might be wondering whether or not it’s safe to have sex during the coronavirus outbreak. As coronavirus spreads primarily through human contact, it’s…

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Vietnam War Fast Facts

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(CNN)Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. 1949 – France establishes the State of Vietnam in the southern half of the country. 1951 – Ho Chi Minh becomes leader of Dang Lao Dong Vietnam, the Vietnam Worker’s Party, in the north. North Vietnam was communist. South Vietnam was not. North Vietnamese Communists and South Vietnamese Communist rebels, known as the Viet Cong, wanted to overthrow the South Vietnamese government and re-unite the country.

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You Could Win A $500 Starbucks Gift Card By Playing The Chain’s New Game

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Courtesy of Starbucks Here’s How To Play Starbucks’ Starland Game For A Chance To Win A $500 Gift Card By Cianna Garrison March 13, 2020 Starbucks is giving its fans a chance to win some seriously awesome prizes. Starbucks released a new game on the Starbucks Rewards app, and it’s so easy to get your hands on some freebies. Here’s how to play Starbucks’ Starland game for a chance to win a $500 gift card. If you missed out on the prizes from the Starbucks For Life game, you can…

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A plan to save coronavirus patients from dying at home

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(CNN)While coronavirus cases and deaths have overwhelmed US hospitals, there have been reports, too, of coronavirus patients around the country dying in their homes. In Cleveland, Ohio, a team of researchers at University Hospitals is running a small pilot program designed to help save the lives of coronavirus patients who run into trouble while battling the virus at home. Patients who come into the emergency department but aren’t sick enough to be admitted to the hospital are sent home with a sensor to wear on their finger. The sensor measures…

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1,400 Years After A Strange Red Light Appeared In The Sky Over Japan, We May Finally Know What It Was

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Partly mythical, partly factual, the Nihon shoki is the oldest official history of Japan, chronicling the country’s origin and subsequent development up to the end of the seventh century CE. In it can be found a description of a highly unusual astronomical event that scientists have been unable to explain, although a team of researchers now say they finally know what caused this fantastic phenomenon. The odd spectacle is said to have manifested on December 30, 620 CE, when “a red sign appeared in heaven. The length was more than…

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Kristin Cavallari Was On Vacation While We Were All Staying Home To Flatten The Curve | Betches

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Many of us are approaching the one-month mark of working from home and social distancing, and if you’re not going a little crazy right now, I either don’t believe you, or I need to know what pills you’re taking. Thankfully, for me, “a little crazy” mostly just means watching too much TV and eating frosting straight out of the container. But as we’ve seen, some celebrities and Twitter thread about Arielle Charnas and, to quote Twitter thread about a lifestyle personality and their puzzling actions in response to COVID-19 to unpack,…

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