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Trump's advisers released a 'beyond stupid' mathematical model of coronavirus deaths by a controversial economist
A slew of economists and public health experts have repudiated Kevin Hassett's model and some argue…
Eliza Relman
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A top White House coronavirus adviser is reportedly pushing the Trump administration to adopt a controversial 'herd immunity' strategy
The strategy would allow the coronavirus to spread through most of the population to build resistan…
Oma Seddiq
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Sweden touts the success of its controversial lockdown-free coronavirus strategy, but the country still has one of the highest mortality rates in the world
Some experts have said Sweden's risky strategy will eventually yield positive results, while others…
Rosie Perper
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The FAA is telling pilots not to fly if they take the controversial malaria pill Trump pushed as a treatment for the coronavirus
"As with all drugs, the FAA takes a conservative approach when evaluating how a particular substanc…
David Slotnick
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Sweden's controversial anti-lockdown strategy resulted in a high death toll and no real economic gain, data shows
"They literally gained nothing," an economist told The New York Times. "It's a self-inflicted wound…
Rosie Perper
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USA Today walks back Navarro's controversial op-ed attacking Fauci, saying it 'did not meet fact-checking standards'
USA Today said it published Navarro's op-ed with the intent to display it as an "opposing view" to …
Lauren Frias
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Sweden's controversial top epidemiologist is refusing to recommend face masks, claiming it's 'very dangerous to believe face masks would change the game'
Chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnel told the Financial Times: "It is very dangerous to believe face …
James Pasley
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Elon Musk suggests Dr. Fauci should be prosecuted and mocks gender pronouns in controversial tweet — the latest in a series of statements fueling right-wing viewpoints
"My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," Musk wrote on Sunday, as Fauci prepares to step down as director…
Bethany Biron
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Trump's controversial economic adviser says the 'crowded' White House is a 'scary' place to work amid increasing infections
Kevin Hassett insisted he practices "aggressive social distancing" in the White House and wears a m…
Eliza Relman
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France has made wearing face masks compulsory in public, while maintaining a controversial ban on burqas and niqabs
The new rule comes as France starts lifting its coronavirus lockdown on Monday. It has reignited a …
Bill Bostock
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Hertz is seeking a $1.5 billion bankruptcy loan after regulators blocked its controversial $500 million share sale, report says
The car-rental giant is looking for cash after SEC officials deterred it from selling probably wort…
Theron Mohamed
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The Toronto Film Festival made a last-minute u-turn on its controversial policy which said attendees didn't have to wear masks
The Toronto International Film Festival will offer a hybrid of in-person and virtual screenings wit…
Zac Ntim
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Dana White forced to cancel his mysterious, controversial, and behind-closed-doors UFC 249 event because of the coronavirus
The "powers-that-be" at Disney and ESPN called Dana White to tell him not to go ahead with UFC 249.
Alan Dawson
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The UK will trial its controversial contact-tracing app today on an island of 141,000 people — and it wants more than 50% to download it
Experts say 56% of the UK population — meaning 80% of smartphone users — will have to use the app f…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Experts can't agree on how long the coronavirus lingers in the air, and the controversy has huge implications for mask-wearing
"The problem is that with clinical epidemiology, you know that people have been in close contact, a…
Hilary Brueck
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Gov. Cuomo's controversial order requiring nursing homes to admit COVID-19 patients was reportedly removed from New York's health website
Cuomo's March 25 order requiring adult care facilities to admit COVID-19-positive patients was appa…
Connor Perrett
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'The craziest year I've ever seen': The inside story of an NBA season derailed by controversy, a tragic death, and a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic that shut down the NBA was the final twist in an already dramatic season p…
Scott Davis
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Who is Dominic Raab? The controversial politician who could replace Boris Johnson after the prime minister caught the coronavirus
Rishi Sunak, the newly appointed chancellor, has received heavy praise for performance during press…
Thomas Colson
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Facebook's stock price has had a rollercoaster year driven by an ad boycott, censorship controversies, and blockbuster results. Here are its biggest moves in 2020.
In recent weeks, hundreds of brands have boycotted advertisement collaborations on the social-media…
Shalini Nagarajan
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China's Covid vaccine is caught in controversy
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) China has been projecting itself as the front-runner in the Covid vaccine …