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Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:38 AM
Scary headline, but the details provide more context. “The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention put the overall death rate for the virus at 2.3%. The season’s flu death rate in the U.S. thus far is about 0.1%, according to the U.S. CDC. Still, the coronavirus death rate is far below that of severe acute respiratory syndrome – SARS – a coronavirus that swept across China almost two decades ago. SARS death rate was almost 10%, although less than 10,000 SARS cases were ever confirmed. The Middle East respiratory syndrome is even more deadly: Since 2012, about 2,500 MERS cases in 27 countries have killed more than 850 people, or about one in three of those infected.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/18/wuhan-china-coronavirus-hospital-director-dies-covid/4792597002/
The death toll from coronavirus passed 2,000 as a Chinese study says the outbreak could be 20 times more deadly than the flu.
Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:46 AM
“Big Box Stores: In the United States and elsewhere, we have changed where we shop — away from smaller stores like those in malls and toward stand-alone “Big Box” stores.”
“Income Inequality: Rising income inequality has left less of the nation’s money in the hands of the middle class, and the traditional retail stores that cater to them have suffered.”
“Services Instead of Things: With every passing decade, Americans have spent proportionately less of income on things and more on services.” “We spend more on education, entertainment, business services and all sorts of other products that aren’t sold in traditional retail stores.”
Yes, the internet has changed the way we shop. But taken together, other factors have caused greater harm to traditional retail stores, an economist says.
Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:41 PM
If you’re a young American in prison, underwear will cost you $3.25 a pair and a bra, $13.50. A 25-minute video visit from your family costs $7.50. In some places, even reading an ebook will cost youfive cents per minute.
Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:44 PM
The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for students from families with an annual income of $80,000 or less.
Fri Feb 21, 2020 04:56 PM
Trump was led to falsely believe that Rep. Adam Schiff was fed exclusive information that could help Democrats if released publicly.
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