With flights grounded and borders closed, some people have embarked on epic voyages to get home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Here, we take a look at four such journeys - and the distances travelled just get longer and longer - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53431985
Here, we take a look at four such journeys - and the distances travelled just get longer and longer - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53431985
BBC News
By bike, boat and horse: Epic lockdown journeys
With flights grounded and borders closed, these travellers took incredible steps to get home.
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It is absolutely disturbing how many Americans feel wearing a mask is an infringement on their rights. It’s disgusting. I’m disturbed at the climate of this country right now.
A black bear approached a group of hikers at Chipinque Ecological Park in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
One woman managed to take a selfie with the bear as it sniffed her hair
The curious bear eventually wandered off after sniffing the visitors - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8538829/Black-bear-approaches-CALM-hikers-stand-wanders-away-Mexico.html
One woman managed to take a selfie with the bear as it sniffed her hair
The curious bear eventually wandered off after sniffing the visitors - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8538829/Black-bear-approaches-CALM-hikers-stand-wanders-away-Mexico.html
Mail Online
Moment black bear approaches group of hikers, sniffs their hair and even poses with them as they snap a selfie - before it calmly…
A woman reportedly hiking along a trail in Chipinque Ecological Park was approached by a curious black bear and managed to take a selfie with it in San Pedro Garza García, Mexic
Mary Daniel visited her husband Steve every day at his Florida memory care center until they stopped allowing visitors in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. So she took a job as a dishwasher at the nursing home so she could visit her husband. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/coronavirus-diswasher-wife-alzheimers-trnd/index.html
CNN
Florida woman took dishwashing job so she could visit husband with Alzheimer's during pandemic
Mary Daniel visited her husband Steve every day at his Florida memory care center until they stopped allowing visitors in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Duckworth warns Trump: Don't even think about it. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) warns President Donald Trump about sending federal law enforcement agents to Chicago. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/21/duckworth-trump-chicago-warning-crn-vpx.cnn
CNN
Sen. Tammy Duckworth warns Trump about using federal agents: Don't even think about it - CNN Video
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) warns President Donald Trump about sending federal law enforcement agents to Chicago.
How do we deal with a person whose core impulse in every part of his life is to deny, deceive, deflect, disparage, and double-down every time he is challenged? And what precisely is the danger such a person poses if he also happens to be the leader of the free world, during a crisis in which thousands of people are dying every day, with no letup in sight? - https://gen.medium.com/the-psychopath-in-chief-aa10ab2165d9
Medium
The Psychopath in Chief
I spent hundreds of hours with Donald Trump to ghost-write ‘The Art of the Deal.’ I now see a deeper meaning behind his behavior.
Canada's federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement the country has with the US is invalid because America violates the human rights of refugees. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53494561
BBC News
Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers
The US violates the human rights of asylum seekers by imprisoning them, a Canadian judge rules.
Shit on a shingle recipe. A beef and milk gravy dish traditionally served in US army camps. Just trust us on this one. - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dyz497/shit-on-a-shingle-recipe
Vice
Shit On A Shingle Recipe
A beef and milk gravy dish traditionally served in US army camps. Just trust us on this one.
You’re not going back to normal office life for a long, long time - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dm7pk/youre-not-going-back-to-normal-office-life-for-a-long-long-time
Vice
You’re Not Going Back to Normal Office Life for a Long, Long Time
Many experts want the WFH workforce to stay put until a vaccine is approved. If you do head back, expect indoor masks, staggered schedules, small meetings, and the death of open-office plans.
A kayaker navigating the Waccamaw River in North Carolina had a close call with a nearby alligator - https://youtu.be/jhzc5J1BJNU
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While paddling the upper Waccamaw in N.C. I received a warm welcome from the wildlife.
While paddling the upper Waccamaw in N.C. I received a warm welcome from the wildlife.
On Thursday, more than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and other experts signed a letter urging leaders to shut the country down and start over to contain the rampant spread of the virus. - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/26/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html
CNN
US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down
As more Covid-19 records get broken, debates on whether to send kids back to school or to shut down the economy again are coming to a head.
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On Thursday, more than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and other experts signed a letter urging leaders to shut the country down and start over to contain the rampant spread of the virus. - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/26/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html
CNN
US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down
As more Covid-19 records get broken, debates on whether to send kids back to school or to shut down the economy again are coming to a head.
Germany’s center for disease prevention, the Robert-Koch-Institute, has called a general rise in Covid-19 infections in the country “very disturbing” and says it is “monitoring the situation very closely.” https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-27-20-intl/h_02082a7c4a28be7da804a5e5784241eb
CNN
Germany warns of new spike in Covid-19 infections as it tries to contain large farm outbreak
Germany’s center for disease prevention, the Robert-Koch-Institute, has called a general rise in Covid-19 infections in the country “very disturbing” and says it is “monitoring the situation very closely.”
Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma joins Fareed to grade countries around the world on their responses to Covid-19 and their economic resiliency to the crisis. - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/07/26/exp-gps-0726-sharma-on-covid-19-winners.cnn
CNN
On GPS: Which countries aced their Covid-19 response? - CNN Video
Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma joins Fareed to grade countries around the world on their responses to Covid-19 and their economic resiliency to the crisis.
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.” - https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.” - https://www.propublica.org/article/defendant-shall-not-attend-protests-in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights
ProPublica
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.”
‘That’s Ridiculous.’ How America’s Coronavirus Response Looks Abroad. - https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007227777/covid-19-global-response.html
Nytimes
Opinion | ‘That’s Ridiculous.’ How America’s Coronavirus Response Looks Abroad.
From lockdowns to testing, we showed people from around the world the facts and figures on how America handled the virus. It wasn’t pretty.
Led by Northwestern University, the research team conducted a statistical analysis of data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States. - https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/05/vitamin-d-appears-to-play-role-in-covid-19-mortality-rates/
news.northwestern.edu
Vitamin D appears to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates
Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience severe complications, including death
Combining socks with sandals is now a mainstream trend. But even back when it was a fashion no-go, Germans couldn't have cared less. We look into the stereotype, as well as Germany's strong tradition of ugly sandals. - https://www.dw.com/en/germans-socks-and-sandals-an-exploration-of-the-cliche/a-49689654
DW
Germans, socks and sandals: Exploring the cliche
Combining socks with sandals is now a mainstream trend. But even back when it was a fashion no-go, Germans couldn't have cared less. We look into the stereotype, as well as Germany's strong tradition of ugly sandals.
Herman Cain, a onetime Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show. - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/herman-cain-dies-coronavirus/index.html
CNN
Herman Cain dies from coronavirus | CNN Politics
Herman Cain, a onetime Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show.
Trump promotes a doctor who has claimed alien DNA was used in medical treatments. The woman (doctor???) said masks don't work and there is a cure for Covid-19, both of which health experts say is not true. She's also made videos saying that doctors make medicine using DNA from aliens, and that they're trying to create a vaccine to make you immune from becoming religious - https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/stella-immanuel-trump-doctor/index.html
CNN
Trump promotes a doctor who has claimed alien DNA was used in medical treatments | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump vigorously defended his administration’s handling of the coronavirus on Tuesday, but it was a series of questions from CNN’s Kaitlan Collins about Dr. Stella Immanuel, a little-known Houston-based physician featured in a video the President…
Is Robbie Williams stupid?? A baseless claim about a child sex-trafficking ring, a Washington, DC pizzeria, and Hillary Clinton has been passed around among conspiracy theorists for more than three years. No evidence has emerged to support any part of the story. But last month, British pop star Robbie Williams used his voice to argue that the claims deserved more attention. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/30/tech/qanon-europe-covid-intl/index.html
CNN
A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how
A baseless claim about a child sex-trafficking ring, a Washington, DC pizzeria, and Hillary Clinton has been passed around among conspiracy theorists for more than three years. No evidence has emerged to support any part of the story. But last month, British…