Since June 5 (1,127), Polk has seen a whopping 678% increase in cases, rising by 7,645 after Governor Ron DeSantis expanded the state’s reopening process. To put that in perspective, in the same 41-day span, Florida cases have skyrocketed by 265,753, or a 332% increase. This content is provided free …
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A health worker explains to a man how to lie down to collect a swab sample during the coronavirus disease screening test (COVID-19), at a test drive site in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, July 17 2020. REUTERS / Jose Luis González (Reuters) – The World Health Organization reported a record increase …
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Photographic illustration of Slate. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images. As protests over racial inequality and police violence have characterized much of this summer, so have debates about how we speak and write about those issues. In a recent episode of Lexical ValleyJohn McWhorter explored two themes of linguistic …
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NBA legend and former Warriors headquarters executive Jerry West may not have had the last word on arguably the most important noncommercial in Golden State franchise history, but he surely had immense influence. , and without it, there would be no dynasty to speak of. “It wasn’t me,” West said …
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Meghan Markle is blaming UK tabloids for coming between her and her father, Thomas Markle, according to a new report. Prince Harry’s wife is in the midst of a lawsuit against the Post on Sunday and its parent company over excerpts from a “private and confidential” letter he wrote to …
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