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Here’s What Scientists Are Doing Right Now To Understand The New Coronavirus Omicron Variant

10Dec

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COVID-19

Here’s What Scientists Are Doing Right Now To Understand The New Coronavirus Omicron Variant

Scientists around the world have been racing to learn more about the new omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2, first declared a “variant of concern” on Nov. 26, 2021 by the World Health Organization. Officials cautioned that it would take several weeks before they’d know whether the recently emerged coronavirus variant is more contagious and causes more or less serious COVID-19 than delta and other earlier variants, and whether current vaccines can ward it off. Peter Kasson is a virologist and biophysicist at the University of Virginia who studies how viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 enter cells and what can be done to stop them. Here he explains what lab-based scientists are doing to help answer the outstanding questions about omicron. Does prior immunity protect against omicron? These are the key lab...

The Fed Doesn’t Have The Right Tools To Fix Huge Racial Income And Wealth Gaps

15Oct

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POLITICS

The Fed Doesn’t Have The Right Tools To Fix Huge Racial Income And Wealth Gaps

BUSINESS Paul Wachtel, New York University Central bankers and economists from around the world are convening remotely for the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Aug. 27, 2021, to discuss the future of monetary policy. For the second year in a row, the annual conference will be virtual and the theme – Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy – seems appropriate given that the road out of the pandemic recession has been bumpy, with Black Americans lagging behind. Indeed, how central banks should address racial inequities in the distribution of wealth and income is a likely topic for discussion at the virtual retreat and could get a mention in Fed chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech. A ‘critical role to play’? It certainly is an issue that needs attention. Despite the vast cha...

YOU’D EXPECT EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF ARIZONA TO BE HOT AND IN THE CASE OF EMMA STONE – YOUR RIGHT

5Sep

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CELEBRITIES

YOU’D EXPECT EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF ARIZONA TO BE HOT AND IN THE CASE OF EMMA STONE – YOUR RIGHT

CELEBRITIES From a young age, the freckle-faced coppertop emoted onstage, first in a theater group and then on the small screen, when she won the coveted role of Laurie Partridge in The New Partridge Family (2005). The show didn’t last a season, which was a blessing in disguise, since it allowed the heavenly Emma to guest on other series, as well as land a recurring role on Fox's Drive. Emma exploded into mass consciousness--and caused our masses to explode--with a role in the smash comedy Superbad (2007). Want Free Access to Emma Stone Pics & Clips? She played a hot high schooler, but nudity wasn't in the (report) cards. Emma followed this up with sexy appearances in The House Bunny (2008) and Battle of the Sexes (2017), but at that point the closest she’d come to onscreen nakedness ...

What LaMelo Ball Got Right – And Wrong About Why Star Athletes Who Want To Play For The NBA Don’t Really Need College

26Aug

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SPORTS

What LaMelo Ball Got Right – And Wrong About Why Star Athletes Who Want To Play For The NBA Don’t Really Need College

SPORTS John Holden, Oklahoma State University In a recent interview published in GQ, NBA star LaMelo Ball downplayed the importance of college for athletes who aspire to play professional basketball. When asked about his decision to forgo college and play professional basketball overseas before entering the NBA draft, Ball said: “You wanna go to the league, so school’s not your priority.” The then-19-year-old Ball, now 20, quickly clarified his quotes in GQ via Instagram, stating that he was only referencing his own situation and that while school is “not for everybody,” it is for many people. LaMelo Ball’s GQ interview is only the most recent point in a long-standing debate over the necessity of college for superstar athletes. Here are four points to help put Ball’s comments into shar...

11Jul

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SELF

What’s Right With This Picture?

Lunch at a restaurant with a friend, live and in person. A restaurant with indoor seating, no masks required for the vaccinated. OMG, After the long year of home-cooking (not much variety there), take-out (fun from time to time, not all the time), and lusting in front of Food Network re-runs, the trip to the restaurant was more than a welcome event. It was Nirvana. I couldn't help but overhear the conversation of the couple behind us. "They don't have anything I want," the woman moaned. "I thought you liked salmon," her friend replied. "Not grilled like that, it'll be all dry," the woman said. "Maybe you can ask them to poach it," her friend suggested. "Fat chance," the woman said. "And what's with the waiter?" she continued, "we've been here at least 15 minutes, and haven't seen hide ...

Fashion Tips & Ideas On How To Get The Right Outfit To Suit You With Unique Fashionable Accessories

12Jun

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FASHION

Fashion Tips & Ideas On How To Get The Right Outfit To Suit You With Unique Fashionable Accessories

Is false fashion for you? What you have to bear in mind when keeping up with all the newest trends is, that never once were you in the designer's thoughts when putting his or her creations together. How many times have you cringed at styles of dresses, trousers, blouses or whatever knowing at the back of your mind how hideous you would look dressed in what was designed for the catwalk and yet you feel the need to have them because it's in fashion. Top designer labels do not come cheap and can be quite expensive leaving you broke when you could have bought a garment for half the price and still look just as stunning. Keeping up with fashion is all well and good but if you look stupid wearing something that wasn't specifically designed for you don't wear it. There is nothing worse than ...

The Right To Be Forgotten – How A Silent Movie Informs The Current Debate

11Mar

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IMPACT

The Right To Be Forgotten – How A Silent Movie Informs The Current Debate

In 1915, Gabrielle Darley killed a New Orleans man who had tricked her into a life of prostitution. She was tried, acquitted of murder and within a few years was living a new life under her married name, Melvin. Then a blockbuster movie, “The Red Kimono,” splashed her sensational story across America’s silver screens. Headlines and headaches for those unable to escape their past. Wikimedia Commons The 1925 film used Darley’s real name and details of her life taken from transcripts of the murder trial. She sued for invasion of privacy and won. In deciding in favor of Darley, a California court said that people have a right to rehabilitation. “We should permit [people] to continue in the path of rectitude rather than throw [them] back into a life of shame or crime,” the court said. It is a...

With The Right Kind Of Help Low-Income Families Can Also Benefit From Cheaper Solar Power

4Apr

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IN OTHER NEWS

With The Right Kind Of Help Low-Income Families Can Also Benefit From Cheaper Solar Power

Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could afford. But prices have dropped, thanks mostly to falling costs for hardware, as well as price declines for installation and other “soft” costs. Solar power is becoming more common for households at all income levels. These homes in Richmond, California, went solar with the help of GRID Alternatives. GRID Alternatives, CC BY-ND Today hundreds of thousands of middle-class households across the U.S. are turning to solar power. But households with incomes below the median for their areas remain less likely to go solar. These low- and moderate-income households face several roadblocks to solar adoption, including cash constraints, low rates of home ownership and language barriers. Our team o...

Don’t Underestimate Far-Right Extremists 5 Reasons Not To

30Oct

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Don’t Underestimate Far-Right Extremists 5 Reasons Not To

Far-right extremists have been in the news, with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor and rallies like the one the Proud Boys held in Portland in September. With a hotly contested election underway in a polarized society, many people are concerned about violence from far-right extremists. But they may not understand the real threat. The law enforcement community is among those who have failed to understand the true nature and danger of far-right extremists. Over several decades, the FBI and other federal authorities have only intermittently paid attention to far-right extremists. In recent years, they have again acknowledged the extent of the threat. But it’s not clear how long their attention will last. While researching my forthcoming book, “It Can Happen Here: White Power an...

Why you’re getting so many political text messages right now

3Apr

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POLITICS

Why you’re getting so many political text messages right now

Text messages and emails from political campaigns are pouring into Americans’ phones and inboxes right now. It’s happening to political junkies, to people who gave their phone numbers to campaigns, and even to people who try to keep their contact information off mass mailing lists. I study political campaigns, including how they use social media and mobile phones to build support. In my book “Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age,” I document the history of how campaigns have used the web, social media and phones in efforts to attract independents and urge supporters to take action. As part of my research for the 2020 election, I subscribed to get text messages from Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump. I also used my personal email account – the same o...