Health

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts increased by 16 to 8,265, state officials said Thursday. The number of confirmed cases increased by 270, bringing the total to 107,683, as the key metrics the state uses to monitor its gradual reopening were generally stable. The state did not …

The team behind Economist 2020 election forecast They designed their model to consider many factors: surveys, economic conditions, presidential approval ratings, political polarization, the presence of a headline. What was not factored? “We are not trying to model the probability of a meteorite impact,” said Andrew Gelman, a professor of …

Since he recently returned to the team’s practice facility in Santa Clara, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said he is much more optimistic that the NFL season can happen. Shanahan said during an appearance on the Chris Simms Unbuttoned podcast that he is impressed with the changes that have occurred at …

But for Trump, who for months has resisted pleas to take the virus seriously, the decision reflected a sudden change in stance. During the past week, the President resurrected his reports on the coronavirus, urged people to wear masks, and admitted that the virus “will unfortunately, likely, get worse before …

(Reuters) – The United States recorded more than 1,100 deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the third consecutive day the nation passed that grim milestone as the pandemic escalates in the southern and western states of the United States. Deaths across the country were recorded at 1,118 on Thursday. The …