Новости за 14.05.2020

In the midst of a historic pandemic, an ICE Air flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, left Alexandria, Louisiana, on Monday morning, with some 50 Haitian nationals aboard.

In his appearance before the hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reiterated what experts have said about reopening the economy for months: A steady recovery won’t be possible if states can’t monitor and handle new coronavirus cases. “It’s the ability and the capability of responding to those cases with good identification, isolation, and contact tracing,” he said... Читать дальше...

It’s not often we get to see the U.S. economy shaken to its core, but many of us have now seen it happen twice in just over a decade. This spring, the American economy quite literally shut itself down due to a health emergency. Large sectors of the economy will not be operating for several months, and perhaps even longer. During this period, the economy will contract by as much as 20 or 30 percent.

“In times such as these, you always have experts who believe that they know best for everybody. You have some folks who think that government ought to take over everything in times of crisis—that they, as government officials, know better than individual citizens.”

On April 14, a mask-wearing mother sat in the near-empty gallery of the Minnesota Legislature and prayed. Nicole Smith-Holt was there to advocate for the Alec Smith Emergency Insulin Act, named in honor of her son, who died three years ago at the age of 26 as a result of having to ration the costly medication he needed to live. The bill—which establishes safety nets for low-income diabetics at the expense of manufacturers—passed, punctuating a long and grueling battle for Smith-Holt and other... Читать дальше...

Just about everything in the world is going wrong, but it’s been a golden age for streaming. With movie theaters, bookstores, and most forms of live entertainment on ice, we have little choice but to turn to our computers, phones, and streaming sticks. Tiger King and The Last Dance have become touchstones, dominating the cultural sphere in ways that probably would not have been possible in pre-coronavirus times. Netflix has emerged as a coronavirus-proof business, adding 16 million subscribers globally in the first quarter of this year. Читать дальше...