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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Every state in the US with data is now reporting at least one <keyword id="13900629" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="monkeypox" source="Orion">monkeypox</keyword> case, per the CDC. </li><li>The disease has historically been confined to Africa and has never spread elsewhere at scale. </li></ul><p>Monkeypox has been spreading quickly across the US, touching every state that is reporting data. </p><p>As of Friday, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html">the CDC recorded 2,891 cases of monkeypox in the US</a>. Two of those <a href="https://www.insider.com/cdc-2-kids-diagnosed-monkeypox-first-child-cases-in-us-2022-7">were among children, the CDC said on Friday.</a></p><p>These are the five states with the most reported cases as of July 22:</p><ul><li>New York: 900.</li><li>California: 356.</li><li>Florida: 247.</li><li>Illinois: 238.</li><li>Georgia: 211.</li></ul><h2>There has never been a global <keyword id="12784210" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="outbreak" source="Orion">outbreak</keyword> on this scale before </h2><p>This is the biggest such outbreak reported outside of African countries. <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-survivor-says-new-outbreak-isnt-comparable-to-covid-19-2022-5">The second-largest outbreak was reported in the US in 2003, where it was limited to 300 cases. </a></p><p>The World <keyword id="11894571" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="health" source="Orion">Health</keyword> Organization on Saturday <a href="https://www.insider.com/world-health-organization-monkeypox-outbreak-global-emergency-2022-7">declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern,</a> which means this is an "extraordinary event" that needs a rapid global response. </p><p>Over 16,000 cases have been reported in 74 countries in just over two months. Of these, 68 "have not historically reported monkeypox," <a href="https://www.insider.com/world-health-organization-monkeypox-outbreak-global-emergency-2022-7">according to the CDC.</a></p><div type="image" title="Cases of monkeypox worldwide are shown in a graph" height="1412" width="2000" msid="93119560" hostid="261"></div>The true number is cases is much larger than the data shows, <keyword id="6366244" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="who" source="Orion">WHO</keyword> director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus said on July 6, citing limited volumes of testing.<p>Men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionately affected by the disease. <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-symptoms-butt-pain-fevers-lethargy-lesions-2022-7">A large study of more than 500 monkeypox cases diagnosed across the globe found about 98% of cases were among MSM.</a></p><p>Public health agencies, however, have emphasized that sexual orientation has no influence on the spread of the disease.</p><div type="image" title="A map of the world shows the global distribution of cases in the 2022 outbreak of monkeypox." height="1061" width="2123" msid="93119562" hostid="261"></div><h2>Not very lethal, but very painful</h2><p>Infections in this outbreak have not proven particularly lethal — five deaths have been reported so far, none of which were in the US.</p><p>The <keyword id="12101883" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="symptoms" source="Orion">symptoms</keyword> are thought to resolve on their own within a few days of contracting the virus. </p><p>But <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-miserable-experience-man-timeline-symptoms-vaccine-2022-7">people have reported the symptoms can be extremely painfu</a>l. <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-man-hospitalized-couldnt-swallow-spit-feared-death-symptoms-2022-7">Several have had to be hospitalized to manage the pain.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-symptoms-cases-europe-uk-spain-portugal-2022-5">Symptoms of monkeypox include a rash, fever and backache.</a> Early symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion.</p><div type="image" title="monkeypox lesions of different types" height="474" width="569" msid="93119767" hostid="261" sizebytes="22556"></div><p>Historically, the rash has tended to break out on the hands and feet, but this outbreak sets itself apart with lesions around the anal and genital areas, which can easily be mistaken for a sexually transmitted disease, <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-symptoms-butt-pain-fevers-lethargy-lesions-2022-7">the large study into this outbreak has found.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-monkeypox-spreads-among-people-in-the-us-and-europe-2022-5">The disease is very infectious and can be passed on</a> through direct contact with the lesions, bed sheets, and surfaces. Face-to-face contact can also spread the disease, as the virus particles can travel in large droplets such as those let off during a sneeze.</p><p>There is no treatment for monkeypox. A smallpox vaccine, however, <a href="https://www.insider.com/monkeypox-smallpox-vaccine-protect-virus-explained-biden-cases-disease-022-5">can provide some protection against infection. </a></p>

Map shows how quickly monkeypox spread through the US in the biggest-ever outbreak beyond Africa

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Leg press exercises can be modified for different goals based on your foot position, trainers say. </li><li>Variations can target your glutes, hamstrings, or quads to build muscle and strength. </li></ul><p>The leg press machine can help build strength and muscle in the lower body. To get the most of the machine, focus on where you position your feet based on your goals, according to personal trainers. </p><p>Targeting different muscles can be useful whether you want to focus on building bigger glutes, or beefing up your quads, but it also improves performance and prevents injury by helping you work on imbalances, <a href="https://linktr.ee/AndreAdams">NASM master trainer Andre Adams</a> told Insider.</p><p>Changing your foot position can prompt your quads, glutes, or hamstrings to work harder to make more gains in those areas, he said.</p><p>Leg press variations can also help you find the best <keyword id="11927625" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="exercise" source="Orion">exercise</keyword> for your body, especially for people with mobility issues, according to Ben Foster, head coach and founder of the <a href="https://peoplesathleticclub.com/about">People's Athletic Club</a>. </p><p>No matter which variation you choose, you'll use all your lower body muscles to some extent, but trying different variations in a workout can help you maximize your gains, the trainers said. </p><div type="image" title="Chart outlining 5 Leg press foot placement variations and their benefits For the neutral variation: feet should be shoulder width apart in the middle of the foot rest. This variation is quad-focused with some glute and hamstring activation. For the high and wide variation: feet should be about 1.5x shoulder width apart near the top of the footrest. This emphasizes the glutes, hips and hamstrings. For the low and narrow variation: feet should be a few inches apart near the bottom of the footrest. This variation is very quad dominant. For the elevated toes variation: feet should be neutral but with a plate or block lifting the toes slightly higher than the heels. This variation is hamstring-focused. For the elevated heels variation: feet should be neutral but with heels lifted using weight lighting shoes, a block, or a plate to increase quad activation, especially if you lack ankle mobility." height="1631" width="1201" msid="92582780" hostid="261"></div><h2><strong>The leg press is great for quads, and a low, narrow stance can boost the benefits </strong></h2><p>When you perform a leg press, the movement is primarily powered by the the quadriceps (quads), the large muscles on the front of the thighs. To tap into the quads even more, you can place your feet lower on the platform, closer together, or both, the trainers said. </p><p>In both cases, the change in position will increase the angle of flexion (bend) in your knee during the exercise, creating a greater range of motion for the quads to work through.</p><p>If you have knee or ankle issues, you can get similar benefits by using a plate or <a href="https://www.insider.com/stop-weightlifting-in-running-shoes-they-slow-your-progress-expert-2021-10">weightlifting shoe</a> to elevate your heel, Foster said. </p><h2><strong>For more glute and hamstring activation, go high and wide</strong></h2><p>In contrast, placing your feet higher on the machine plate, or further apart from each other, will focus more on the backs of your legs, the glutes and hamstrings. </p><p>The wider, higher stance works by reducing the angle of your knee, according to Adams.</p><p>"You're limiting quad involvement, so hamstrings and glutes have to do more work," he said. </p><p>Using a plate or block to elevate your toes can also help focus the exercise on your glutes and hamstrings.</p><p>Which variation is best depends on individual body mechanics and preference, and trying them out can help you learn to properly activate the right muscles, Foster said. </p><p>"You have to just play around with these positions and see what works best for you. You should be able to feel the muscle that you're working," he said. </p><h2><strong>Beginners should focus on the basics, trainers say</strong></h2><p>If you're a newer athlete, it's best to master the standard leg press before trying different foot positions, trainers said.</p><p>"We want to make sure everything is moving the way it should before we get into those variables," Adams said. </p><p>Beginners working on general <keyword id="11897658" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fitness" source="Orion">fitness</keyword> may not want to focus on the leg press at all, he added. </p><p>You can develop better form, stability, and a rock-solid foundation by starting with <a href="https://www.insider.com/building-muscle-barbell-dumbbell-kettlebell-how-to-choose-which-one-2022-2">dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells</a>, or your bodyweight since they force you to move with control, compared to a machine that uses a limited plane of motion, Adams said. </p><p>Good examples include "prisoner" squats (with hands behind your head), and <a href="https://www.insider.com/how-to-do-single-leg-pistol-squats-2022-1">single leg "pistol" squats</a> to train balance, mobility, and strength in your legs and core. </p><p>And for the most bang for your buck, exercises like a dumbbell squat and press can help you work on your whole body at once without spending extra time in the gym. </p>

Foot placement matters during a leg press workout. Here's where to place yours for different muscle gains, according to trainers.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>There are millions of new sexually transmitted infection diagnoses every day.</li><li>If left untreated, STIs can lead to infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and sight or hearing loss, among other chronic conditions.</li></ul><p>As sexually transmitted infection (<keyword id="12386984" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sti" source="Orion">STI</keyword>) cases <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0413-stds.html">continue to rise,</a> knowing how they're spread and the symptoms can protect your <keyword id="11894571" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="health" source="Orion">health</keyword>.</p><p>There are <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/default.htm">dozens of sexually transmitted infections</a>, which primarily spread through sexual contact, according to the CDC. The <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/sexually-transmitted-infections-(stis)">four most common STIs</a> are chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, and there are an estimated 374 million new infections each year, according to WHO.</p><p>If left untreated, STIs can lead to conditions like infertility, hearing or sight loss, ectopic pregnancy, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Some STIs can also increase a person's risk of cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, or anal cancer.</p><p>To prevent STIs, use condoms during <keyword id="11899146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sex" source="Orion">sex</keyword> and have one sexual partner, if you can, the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/std/prevention/default.htm">CDC website says</a>. There are <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/std/prevention/default.htm">vaccines for HPV and hepatitis B</a>.</p><p>And if you test positive for an STI, treatment options may <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/toc.htm">include doctor-prescribed antibiotics</a> or antiviral medications, or if the STI isn't curable, treatments for reducing symptoms. If you're sexually active with multiple partners, getting regular STI tests can also prevent their spread.</p><p>Here are eight common STIs, how they're transmitted, and their symptoms.</p>

8 symptoms of the most common STDs explained

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Vaccines are now available for babies as young as 6 months old in the US.</li><li>There are two brands being offered: <keyword id="11897118" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pfizer" source="Orion">Pfizer</keyword> and <keyword id="11901412" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="moderna" source="Orion">Moderna</keyword>.</li></ul><p>The littlest COVID-19 <a href="https://www.vaccines.gov/search/">vaccines are here</a>. </p><p>Babies and toddlers as young as 6 months old started receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the US this week, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-recommends-covid-vaccines-for-babies-young-kids-shots-begin-2022-6">after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the shots the final green light</a> over the weekend.</p><p>Parents and caregivers have two different vaccine brands to choose from: Pfizer and Moderna. While both vaccines <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fda-panel-covid-19-vaccines-for-babies-kids-safe-effective-2022-6">work</a>, they're not exactly the same thing. </p><p>Pfizer's three-shot vaccine course uses a smaller dose of mRNA, and has less frequent side effects, while Moderna's two-shot vaccine course is both shorter and faster-acting.</p><p>Here's everything you need to know about the two different vaccines, including how they compare when it comes to dosing, side effects, and protection:</p><p>The data here are based on vaccine trials conducted by the two drugmakers for regulatory approval. Moderna tested its low-dose vaccine on <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2022-06-17-18/04-COVID-Das-508.pdf">more than 5,000 kids</a>, while Pfizer's trial included <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2022-06-17-18/05-COVID-Gruber-508.pdf">more than 3,000 young participants</a>.  </p><p>Many doctors and <keyword id="6364896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="public-health" source="Orion">public health</keyword> experts are already <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-vs-moderna-vaccinating-kids-under-5-which-is-better-2022-6">expressing a preference for Moderna's shot</a>, and one of the biggest reasons they like it better is because protection kicks in several weeks faster than Pfizer's does, with fewer jabs.</p><h2>It's fine to vaccinate a kid who was recently infected with COVID</h2><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2022-06-17-18/02-COVID-Fleming-Dutra-508.pdf#page=10">Most children in the US have been recently infected</a> with COVID-19, but experts caution that the immunity gained from those Omicron infections may not be very durable or long lasting. Vaccines can still help little ones develop a robust immune response against the virus in all its forms. And, many studies also show that vaccinated people may be less likely to get <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2022-06-17-18/03-COVID-Oliver-508.pdf#page=21">reinfected</a> with COVID again (because of what's called "<a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj2258">hybrid immunity.</a>") </p><p>If you're wondering when to vaccinate your child who recently had COVID, public health expert Katelyn Jetelina, who runs the popular newsletter <a href="https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/">Your Local Epidemiologist</a>, says don't "overthink it."</p><p>While <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html#infection">you <em>can</em> wait up to three months</a> after a COVID infection to get the vaccine, the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html#infection">CDC says</a> as long as a person has <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/duration-isolation.html">recovered</a> from their illness (generally, that takes 10 days or less), it's fine to go ahead and get vaccinated.</p><p>"If they're done with their infection, and it's been about 10 days, and their symptoms are getting better, I, as a parent would go get them vaccinated right away," Jetelina said. "Figuring out the timing for the next wave is a slippery slope to go down, and I think that it's just more straightforward for people to get vaccinated as soon as they can." </p><p>Most importantly, vaccines help people of all ages <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2022-06-17-18/03-COVID-Oliver-508.pdf#page=16">stay alive, and out of intensive care</a>. Even though the number of children who've died from COVID-19 is small in the grand scheme of this fatal pandemic, the virus has <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2022-06-17-18/03-COVID-Oliver-508.pdf#page=16">still become a leading cause of death for kids from 0-4 years old.</a> </p><p>Jetelina, a mother of two young girls who <a href="https://time.com/6188890/covid-19-vaccines-under-5-previous-infection/">both recently had COVID</a>, said that for now she's "with every other parent, trying to scramble to <a href="https://www.vaccines.gov/search/">find an appointment</a>" to get her kids vaccinated.</p><p>"Honestly, I'm going to be waiting for Moderna, even if that's another day or two," she said. </p><p>Still, she acknowledged that "there is a pro to Pfizer" — the lower incidence of side effects. </p><p>"To some parents, that may be a great reason to go with Pfizer instead of Moderna."</p>

One chart shows the differences between the 2 COVID vaccines available for young kids, from side effects to dosing

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="12161536" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="golden-state-warriors" source="Orion">Golden State Warriors</keyword> won the 2022 championship, their fourth in eight years.</li><li>Since 1980, five <keyword id="11910343" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nba" source="Orion">NBA</keyword> teams have won 70% of the championships and have been involved in 36 of the past 43 Finals series.</li></ul><p>The Golden State Warriors won the 2022 NBA Championship on Thursday, continuing a stretch of dominance from five franchises over the past 42 years.</p><p>Since 1980, the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, and Warriors have won 30 of the past 43 championships — that's 69.7% of them.</p><p>Let's call them the "Fab Five."</p><p>Only eight other franchises have won championships at all during that time period.</p><p>What's more, the "Fab Five" franchises have often been involved in the Finals, even when they didn't win. For example, the Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. The Spurs lost to the Miami Heat in 2013. The Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in 2004 and in 1989. The "Fab Five" have won 30 of the past 43 Finals, but they've been involved in 36 of them, often times against one another.</p><div type="image" title="Michael Jordan smiles and pats Magic Johnson as he walks past." height="1000" width="2000" msid="92287958" hostid="261"></div><p>The NBA looks even more lopsided if we include the Heat and Pistons, which have each won three championships in those 43 years.</p><p>Broadening that list means seven teams have won 83.7% of the championships since 1980 and have been involved in all but four of the Finals. The only series that didn't include at least one of those seven franchises: 1990 (Pistons-Trail Blazers), 1994 (Rockets-Knicks), 1995 (Rockets-Magic), and 2021 (Bucks-Suns).</p><h2>The common denominator: dominant players</h2><div type="image" title="kobe shaq" height="1000" width="2000" msid="92287959" hostid="261"></div><p>There aren't many through-lines to explain the dominance of these franchises.</p><p>Market size and spending power are factors — the Lakers have historically not worried about expenses to build championship teams, and the 2022 Warriors had a payroll of $340 million, including taxes. Owners' wealth is a significant advantage in the NBA.</p><p>But moreover, the common theme is all-time great, dominant players. A single player can dominate a basketball game and carry his team, perhaps moreso than in <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> like football or baseball.</p><p>Since 1980, 39 of the 43 Finals series have included at least one of the following: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry. Often times, more than one of them have been involved.</p><p>Jordan and James are considered the greatest players of all-time. The other six players often make any basketball fan's Top 10 list.</p><div type="image" title="LeBron James and Tim Duncan stand next to each other and look up during a game." height="1000" width="2000" msid="92287960" hostid="261"></div><p>Of course, basketball is still a team game and co-stars are important. Go through the list of Finals series since 1980, and there are plenty of other recurring names: Isiah Thomas, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, to name a few.</p><p>Yet finding that one true face of the franchise is the greatest difference-maker in the NBA. Since 1980, five franchises have been better at it than anyone else.</p>

Five NBA teams have won 70% of the championships since 1980

<p>America's leaders are old and getting older. And across Congress, the judiciary, and the executive branch, government is becoming less and less reflective of the youthful society it represents. "Red, White, and Gray" explores the costs, benefits, and dangers of life in a democracy helmed by those of advanced age, where issues of profound importance to the nation's youth and future — technology, civil rights, energy, the environment — are largely in the hands of those whose primes have passed. </p><h2><strong>When government grows old</strong></h2><p>Investigating the price that's paid when aged leaders lead a youthful nation.</p><h2>Read more from 'Red, White, and Gray'</h2><p>Learn how the decisions of the United States' gerontocracy affect all Americans.</p><h4>Credits:</h4><h6><u>Reporters:</u> C. Ryan Barber, Camila DeChalus, John L. Dorman, Kayla Gallagher, Nicole Gaudiano, Brent D. Griffiths, Madison Hall, Hanna Kang, Jake Lahut, Kimberly Leonard, Bryan Metzger, Elvina Nawaguna, Grace Panetta, Eliza Relman, Warren Rojas, Oma Seddiq <br /><br /><u>Project editor:</u> Dave Levinthal<br /><br /><u>Data editor:</u> Walt Hickey<br /><br /><u>Story editors:</u> Darren Samuelsohn, Rhea Mahbubani, Taylor Berman, Rebecca Harrington, Sam Fellman<br /><br /><u>Design, development, and art:</u> Skye Gould, Jenny Chang-Rodriguez, Taylor Tyson, Annie Fu, Kazi Awal, Shayanne Gal, Tien Le, Vicky Leta, Rebecca Zisser, Rachel Mendelson, Marianne Ayala, Tyler Le, Anna Kim<br /><br /><u>Video:</u> Havovi Cooper, Sima Sadykhov<br /><br /><u>Distribution and communications:</u> Tanita Gaither, Amanda Howard, Victoria Gracie, Tyler Murphy, Rachael Lupton<br /><br /><u>Copy editors:</u> Kevin Kaplan, Nick Siwek, Emma LeGault, Jonann Brady</h6>

How the US government has become a gerontocracy as the gap between old leaders and young Americans grows wider and wider

<ul class="summary-list"><li>David Board, a 69-year-old metal detectorist, discovered a wedding ring in the mud in 2019.</li><li>The ring turned out to be a rare medieval ring worth thousands of dollars.</li></ul><p>In 2019, David Board surveyed the grounds of a pasture field near Thorncombe, Dorset, in England and happened upon what he believed to be a candy wrapper. </p><p>Upon closer inspection, the 69-year-old metal detectorist realized it was actually a wedding ring, five inches deep in a pool of mud. Board stuffed it into his pocket. </p><p>"It was once I got home and washed it off that we realized it was a lot better than we thought," Board told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/metal-detectorist-medieval-ring-intl-scli-gbr/index.html">CNN.</a></p><p>The wedding band turned out to be a medieval diamond ring worth up to $47,300.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.noonans.co.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/649/">British auction house Noonans Mayfair</a>, The Lady Brook Medieval diamond ring may have possibly been given to a woman named Lady Joan Brook, who married Sir Thomas Brook, in 1388. Brook formerly owned the land that the ring was discovered on, according to Noonans.</p><p>The Lady Brook Medieval diamond ring will go on sale on November 29, according to Noonans Mayfair.</p><p>Nigel Mills, a consultant at Noonans, said in a press release that the ring was in "almost perfect condition."</p><p>The ring is made of two metal bands that cross over each other, meant as a symbol of union, with the words "ieo vos tien foi tenes le moy" — or "I hold your faith, hold mine" in medieval French — engraved into them.</p><p>"There will probably never be another one like it," Board told CNN. "Back then, each ring was individual and unique, not mass produced like today. It's stunning."</p>

An amateur metal detectorist thought he found a candy wrapper in the mud. It turned out to be a medieval gold wedding band in near-perfect condition worth $47,000.

<p>As the US emerged from the Great Recession, cheap real estate and the rise of e-commerce collided to create a warehousing boom.</p><p>As Amazon and others began building million-square-foot distribution centers, construction skyrocketed. Since 2011, over 2.3 billion square feet of new warehouse space has come to market — enough room to comfortably stuff 3 ½ Manhattans inside.</p><p>Past industrial booms created coal country, steel cities, and oil towns. Now warehouse boomtowns shoot up in places like California's Inland Empire, Pennsylvania's Lehigh County, and Columbus, Ohio, and the number of warehouse workers has nearly tripled in a decade.</p><p>Here, Insider explores how the rise of warehouses and warehouse work has changed the US and its citizens as we became a Warehouse Nation.</p><h2>A guide to Warehouse Nation</h2><p>Warehouses and employers like Amazon bring new jobs and higher wages for some blue-collar workers, but also can be hard on cities — and on the human body.</p><h2><br />A surge in warehouse work</h2><p>Using data and on-the-ground reporting, Insider looked at the opportunities and hidden costs of the rise of warehouse work.</p><h2><br />Read more from 'Warehouse Nation'</h2><p>A look from Insider at how the warehouse boom has reshaped America.</p><h4>Credits:</h4><h6><u><strong>Series Editors</strong></u><strong>:</strong> Jake Swearingen, Lily Katzman, Alex Davies, Drake Baer</h6><h6><u><strong>Editors</strong></u><strong>:</strong> Hana Alberts, Eric Bates, Amanda Cantrell, Gloria Dawson, Alyse Kalish, Monica Melton, Hayley Peterson, Josée Rose, Stephanie Russell-Kraft, Bartie Scott, Graham Starr, Cadie Thompson, Zach Tracer, Albert Yoon</h6><h6><u><strong>Reporters</strong></u><strong>:</strong> Alex Bitter, Emma Cosgrove, Robert Davis, Tom Dotan, Dan Geiger, Aki Ito, Juliana Kaplan, Katherine Long, Nancy Luna, Andrew Moseman, Kelsey Neubauer, Alex Nicoll, Jenny Powers, Sindhu Sundar, Danielle Walker</h6><h6><strong><u>Copy Editors</u>: Kevin Kaplan, Jonann Brady, Nick Siwek, Jonas Dominguez<br /><br /><u>Research</u>: Hannah Beckler, Andy Kiersz, Walter Hickey, Elisa Xu<br /><br /><u>Design, Development, and Art</u>: Skye Gould, Jenny Chang-Rodriguez, Kazi Awal, Shayanne Gal, Taylor Tyson, Annie Fu, Tien Le, Rebecca Zisser<br /><br /><u>Video Producers</u>: Robert Leslie, Katie Nixdorf, Noah Lewis, Katherine Long<br /><br /><u>Videographers</u>: </strong>Jovelle Tamayo, Giorgio Litt<br /><br /><u>Photo Editors</u>: Hollis Johnson, Crystal Cox, Erika Ramirez<br /><br /><u>Photographers</u>: Tariq Tarey, Vincent Gonzalez, Giorgio Litt, Jovelle Tamayo<br /><br /><u>Social Producers</u>: Tanita Gaither, Virginia Alves, Tyler Murphy, Rachael Lupton <br /><br /></h6>

Warehouse Nation

<p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Francois Walschaerts</span></p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Michel Barnier announces he has tested positive for the coronavirus.</li><li>The EU's chief Brexit negoitator tweeted the news on Thursday morning.</li><li>"I am doing well and in good spirits. I am following all the necessary instructions, as is my team," he said.</li><li>Barnier led the EU's Brexit talks with Britain and is in charge of the bloc's trade negotiations with the UK.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has tested positive for the coronavirus.</p><p>Barnier on Thursday morning tweeted: "I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for #COVID19. I am doing well and in good spirits. I am following all the necessary instructions, as is my team.<br /><br />"For all those affected already, and for all those currently in isolation, we will get through this together."</p><p>Barnier, 69, led the EU's Brexit talks with the United Kingdom and is leading the bloc's talks with the UK over a future trade deal.</p><p>Those talks got underway a few weeks ago but have been stalled by the spread of the COVID-19 virus across Europe.</p><p>The latest round of scheduled to take place in London this week have been postponed due to the outbreak.</p><p>Barnier's announcement is set to put pressure on the EU and UK government to extend the Brexit transition period, which is currently set to expire at the end of December.</p><p>UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to strike a free trade agreement with the EU before then.</p><p>However, the outbreak of coronavirus has cast significantly more doubt over whether both sides will be able to do it in that timeframe. </p><p class="tagline">Our Brexit Insider Facebook group is the best place for up-to-date news and analysis about Britain's departure from the EU, direct from Business Insider's political reporters. Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/267178180471848/">here.</a></p>            <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-debt-strategies-save-money-2020-3">6 creative strategies to deal with student loan debt</a></h3>

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<p class="source"><span>Baris Seckin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">The Costa Smeralda cruise ship.</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Over 6,000 people are stuck on the Costa Smeralda cruise ship as a passenger is tested for the coronavirus in Italy.</li><li>Passengers have been sharing their reactions on Twitter.</li><li>Some criticized the lack of communication they've received from Costa Crociere, and some have said the mood on the ship is calm.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Over 6,000 passengers <a href="https://www.insider.com/thousands-trapped-on-cruise-ship-after-coronavirus-case-suspected-2020-1">are stuck</a> on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/costa-crociere">Costa Crociere</a>'s Costa Smeralda cruise ship as a passenger is tested for the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/wuhan-coronavirus">coronavirus</a> in Civitavecchia, Italy. The cruise began on January 23 and was scheduled to end on Thursday.</p><p>"It is our utmost priority to ensure the health and safety of passengers and crew," <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/ccl-stock">Costa Crociere</a> told Insider, Business Insider's sister site.</p><p>"As soon as the suspected case was detected, the medical team on board immediately activated all the relevant health procedures to promptly isolate and manage clinical conditions," the company said.</p><p>Passengers have shared their reactions to the situation on Twitter. Some have expressed frustration that they learned about the reason for the ship's delay from the media rather than Costa, while some have said the mood on the ship is calm, according to Twitter's translations of their tweets.</p><p>"At the moment calm and tranquility. Normal life on board," one passenger <a href="https://twitter.com/MariaCartagen/status/1222865281007132678">said</a>.</p><p>"The situation is delicate of course but leaving passengers in the fog is unacceptable," another passenger <a href="https://twitter.com/Melie_Et_OuiGo/status/1222852280590000135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1222852280590000135&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fcosta-smeralda-passengers-react-to-being-stuck-on-ship-2020-1">said</a>.</p><p>Costa did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reactions passengers have shared.</p><p>Here's what passengers are saying. You can translate their tweets by clicking on them, then clicking the "translate tweet" button at the bottom of the tweets.</p><p><em>Have you worked on a cruise ship? Do you have a story to share? Email this reporter at <a href="mailto:mmatousek@businessinsider.com">mmatousek@businessinsider.com</a>.</em></p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/thousands-trapped-on-cruise-ship-after-coronavirus-case-suspected-2020-1">More than 6,000 people are trapped on a cruise ship in Italy after a woman was suspected of having the coronavirus</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-cruise-workers-reveal-things-they-couldnt-live-without-2020-1">Ex-Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line workers reveal the things they couldn't live without on board</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-hardest-job-on-a-cruise-ship-2018-12">The hardest job on a cruise ship can lead to blindness and burned skin from dangerous chemicals, according to a lawyer who represents cruise ship workers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-ship-workers-reveal-what-they-cannot-tell-passengers-2019-3">Ex-Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian Cruise Line workers reveal what they wanted to tell passengers but couldn't</a></li></ul>            <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-teslas-biggest-threat-2019-12">Why hydrogen cars will be Tesla's biggest threat</a></h3>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div>Tiens Group, a Chinese company boasting some 12,000 employees is organizing a group vacation.</p><p>Company chairman Li Jinyuan is sending off half his team - about 6,400 employees - on a 4-day trip to France, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/08/chinese-company-tiens-group-treats-6400-workers-to-four-day-paris-holiday">The Guardian reports</a>.</p><p>A <span>French foreign ministry spokesman tells the publication t</span>he huge group basically locked down Paris, booking 140 hotels for the trip.</p><p>French newspaper Le Parisien says the vacationers will spend part of their time in Nice, where they'll tour the Louvre and other locales.</p><p>The group is expected to spend about $15 million (about €13 million euros) on the trip. It's happening during a time when France - the most popular vacation spot in the world - is recovering from a tough economy.</p><p>The National Institute of Economic and Social Research <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11584547/Britains-bulging-economy-surges-past-France.html">announced findings this week</a> that Britain is overtaking France as Europe's second-largest economy. Despite this, g<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">overnment figures show some 85 million tourists head to France each year.</span></p><p>Tiens Group opened its doors in 1995, eventually growing into a massive international outfit that spans e-commerce, hotel and tourism and biotech industries. It's chairman, Li Jinyuan, was listed on the 2011 Forbes billionaires list.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-burpee-full-body-workout-2015-3">This simple exercise will work out every muscle in your body</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="lyeGY3dDqIOrfWUeyzqcSzvAuvKi9t3n" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><p>To the shock and wonder of many on both sides of the border, US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mexico-president-meeting-immigration-2016-8" target="_blank">announced</a> that he would visit Mexico on Wednesday ahead of his much-anticipated speech on immigration, a trip confirmed by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.</p><p>Peña Nieto said he extended an <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-mulls-trip-to-mexico-to-meet-president-enriquepena-nieto-1472611208" target="_blank">invitation to both</a>&#xa0;Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Trump, but Trump's visit - after months of him disparaging Mexico and Mexican immigrants on the campaign trail - has already been decried by observers on both sides of the border as a considerable misstep by the embattled Mexican leader.</p><p>Much of the criticism has centered on&#xa0;the notion&#xa0;that Peña Nieto, in an attempt to be diplomatic, has played into Trump's hands.</p><p><span>"I think President&#xa0;</span><span>Peña</span><span> is taking an enormous political risk by hosting Trump. If he's perceived as going soft on Trump, it will hurt him greatly, he will even be considered like a traitor," former <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vincente-fox-enrique-pena-donald-trump-traitor-2016-8" target="_blank">Mexican President Vicente Fox told CNN on Wednesday</a>.</span></p><p><div></div></p><p>"Well I will say something else...great photo for his campaign that the government has given to Mr. Trump," Mexican journalist Carlos Puig wrote&#xa0;in the above tweet.</p><p><div></div></p><p>"Peña Nieto repeated time and again that he would not put himself in the foreigners' election. He is doing that and in the worst way: lending himself to help Trump," Carlos Bravo Regidor, a professor in Mexico City, <a href="https://twitter.com/carlosbravoreg/status/770840572034551808" target="_blank">tweeted</a>.</p><p>Regidor added that Peña Nieto would <a href="https://twitter.com/carlosbravoreg/status/770841483649757188" target="_blank">try to show</a> that he could moderate Trump's rhetoric but said it wouldn't work, as Trump would return to the US and say he had <a href="https://twitter.com/carlosbravoreg/status/770843083940306944" target="_blank">backed down</a> the Mexican president.</p><p><div></div></p><p>Trump has a rich history of comments involving Mexico and its government. He kicked off his presidential campaign by <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-mexico-government-wall-vicente-fox-2016-2" target="_blank">declaring the Mexico was sending rapists and other criminals</a> across the border. Peña Nieto, in turn, has compared Trump's rise to that of Mussolini and Hitler. And he has said Mexico would not pay for the border wall Trump says he will build.</p><p>Yet with the invitation, Peña Nieto "has converted himself into a piece of propaganda for the worse enemy of the country," <a href="https://twitter.com/jshm00/status/770821247655481344" target="_blank">read a tweet</a> from&#xa0;Jesús Silva Herzog Flores, a&#xa0;government and public policy professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey</p><p><div></div></p><p>While the visit has elicited a kind of amused surprise in the US - another twist in a campaign full of them&#xa0;- the news of the trip has stirred outrage in Mexico. The&#xa0;anger with Trump there is widespread and noticeable.</p><p>By giving the appearance of accepting the Republican candidate's past statements, the Mexican president has opened himself to more criticism from his countrymen - only <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mexican-president-pena-nieto-florida-property-backlash-2016-8" target="_blank">23% of whom approve of his performance</a> in office.</p><p><div></div></p><p>"High risk: Mexicans would not pardon [Enrique Peña Nieto] for remaining silent before Trump. [Peña Nieto] has to demand an apology from" Trump, influential Univision anchor Jorge Ramos noted.</p><p>"Trump is saying that we will pay for his wall and we respond [by] receiving him with open arms. Really?!?" said Wilson Center scholar Viridiana Rios <a href="https://twitter.com/Viri_Rios/status/770824612393299968" target="_blank">added in a tweet</a>.</p><p>"The biggest stupidity in the history of the Mexican presidency. There is no parallel to what was just announced," <span>Herzog Flores <a href="https://twitter.com/jshm00/status/770824354875650048" target="_blank">said</a>.</span></p><p>If the tensions that have built between Mexican and Trump surface in the meeting, it's probably won't be immediately apparent. Peña Nieto&#xa0;and Trump are slated to meet early Wednesday afternoon at the Mexican president's official residence in Mexico City, Los Pinos. The two leaders will issue statement after the meeting, but neither plans to take questions,&#xa0;<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-mulls-trip-to-mexico-to-meet-president-enriquepena-nieto-1472611208" target="_blank">according</a> to The Wall Street Journal.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/1980-debate-immigration-george-bush-ronald-reagan-donald-trump-wall-mexico-2016-8">The difference in GOP rhetoric from this 1980 debate is astounding</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="5mNzI1NTE6sItzUnvOc_nXQU0xmuCBKT" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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