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  • Carl Zimmer
    Carl Zimmer
    @carlzimmer
    @nytimes columnist. Author: Life's Edge, She Has Her Mother's Laugh, etc. https://t.co/FsnzuGuINQ
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  • Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD
    @NeilLewisJr
    17 hours ago
    It's been so wild to live in the control group while watching in real time how well things are going in the intervention group. https://t.co/xvWL2cDxnf
    Charlotte Clymer šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ
    @cmclymer
    20 hours ago
    New Zealand has had one COVID death in the last five months.
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  • The COVID Tracking Project
    @COVID19Tracking
    10 hours ago
    Our daily update is published. States reported 1.2 million tests, 41k cases, 40,212 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and 839 deaths. This is our final day of data collection after a very long year. https://t.co/fKDkp3iL03
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  • Carl Zimmer
    @carlzimmer
    10 hours ago
    In Hawaii, Reimagining Tourism for a Post-Pandemic World https://t.co/BL5zmubtwV
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    In Hawaii, Reimagining Tourism for a Post-Pandemic World

    Before Covid, ā€˜tourism was at this point where everything was about tourists.’ With the one-year anniversary of travel’s collapse, the state, like other overtouristed places, is hoping for a reset.

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  • Carl Zimmer
    @carlzimmer
    11 hours ago
    Wednesday @cwclub will be hosting a conversation with @RA_Becks and me about Life’s Edge. Join us! https://t.co/niPW8mmNOS
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    Carl Zimmer: What It Means to Be Alive

    Life is everywhere. From birds in the sky to bushes on the ground to the humans who surround our everyday lives. We assume life is easily identifiable, yet as scientists learn more about the living...

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  • Bill Grueskin
    @BGrueskin
    18 hours ago
    Tomorrow morning, @DMRegister reporter @andreamsahouri goes on trial for her arrest in covering a post-George Floyd demonstration. Below is the officer's narrative in the charging documents. You can see that the Des Moines authorities' case is really thin. 1/6 https://t.co/OHut2XJ22c
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  • Carl Zimmer
    @carlzimmer
    14 hours ago
    Russian disinformation campaign aims to undermine confidence in Pfizer, other Covid-19 vaccines, U.S. officials say https://t.co/2t7zwTrZVg
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    WSJ News Exclusive | Russian Disinformation Campaign Aims to Undermine Confidence in Pfizer, Other...

    Websites linked to Russian intelligence services publish false information questioning vaccines’ safety, efficacy

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  • Andy Slavitt
    @aslavitt46
    15 hours ago
    U.S. vaccination update: First vaccine: 23% of adults 59% of 65+ 69% of 75+ Let’s get the job all the way done.
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  • Nick Confessore
    @nickconfessore
    18 hours ago
    Black church ā€œsouls to the pollsā€ efforts, which Georgia Republicans are seeking to curtail, were intended in part to offer security against physical harassment of Black voters. @NYTnickc + @jimrutenberg report on efforts by state Rs to stack the deck. https://t.co/AYDgq9Szo6 https://t.co/m9VqwM8utp
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  • Maggie Haberman
    @maggieNYT
    15 hours ago
    Big - > https://t.co/bJxTzoyMNf
    Zack Fink
    @ZackFinkNews
    16 hours ago
    NEW: Bombshell. ⁦@AndreaSCousins⁩ calls on ⁦@NYGovCuomo⁩ to RESIGN. https://t.co/tZBwSyV5h8
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  • Dutton Books
    @DuttonBooks
    19 hours ago
    Join the @cwclub discussion between @carlzimmer, author of LIFE’S EDGE (on sale 3/9), and @RA_Becks about life and why scientists have struggled to define the boundaries of the word. Tune in on March 10th, 3 PM ET/12 PM PT and RSVP here: https://t.co/hP9pMnkKhf #lifesedge https://t.co/dzWwmwej3v
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  • Jonathan Lemire
    @JonLemire
    21 hours ago
    Misinformation aimed at Latinos has only intensified since Election Day, stoking Trump’s baseless claims that the election was stolen and false narratives around the Capitol riot It has now morphed into attempts to undermine COVID-19 vaccination efforts https://t.co/GlMYNwlVvw
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    From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to...

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  • Conor Kelly
    @CohoKelly
    a day ago
    The uptick in cases a week ago is looking more like a gradual descent now. Deaths falling as expected. Hospitalizations continuing to drop. Test positivity at some of its lowest levels recorded. Keep going https://t.co/AeDCA1mRGc
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  • Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
    @ashishkjha
    2 days ago
    I've been saying we might get to 3M doses/day by end of March And I know today is just one day so don't want to get too ahead of myself but... Nearly 3M doses reported today 7-day average close to 2.2M daily doses And lots more vaccines coming Hard not to be a little excited https://t.co/9RZLdDX7tL
    Drew Armstrong
    @ArmstrongDrew
    2 days ago
    šŸ’‰VACCINE DATA UPDATE (March 6)šŸ’‰ ā­ļøOne-day record, almost 3M doses reported in the U.S. Mass vaccination sites like FEMA-run centers + stadiums may be boosting numbers. šŸ“Š2.9M doses today; 7-day avg=2.16M/day šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øUS: 87.9M doses total https://t.co/0eOgSRgh2J https://t.co/ADsopFE0LT
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  • Carl Zimmer
    @carlzimmer
    a day ago
    Humans: the low-flow apes https://t.co/aYmj5thWZT
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    Humans Evolved to Be the Water-Saving Ape

    DURHAM, N.C. -- When you think about what separates humans from chimpanzees and other apes, you might think of our big brains, or the fact that we get around on two legs rather than four. But we have...

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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    a day ago
    My 84-yr-old mother, who received her second dose of vaccine 2 weeks ago, was today able to meet her new great-granddaughter. Isabel seemed unmoved, but my mom was overjoyed. https://t.co/mcUTGlfkz8
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  • Texas Tribune
    @TexasTribune
    2 days ago
    .@rossramsey writes: Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to end his pandemic restrictions on masks and business capacity was a surprise — and a convenient change of subject for an executive under scrutiny for statewide blackouts last month. https://t.co/tVUWt0iDVf
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    Analysis: Abbott’s icebreaker

    Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to end his pandemic restrictions on masks and business capacity was a surprise — and a convenient change of subject for an executive under scrutiny for statewide blackouts…

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  • Sahil Kapur
    @sahilkapur
    2 days ago
    Democrats just passed a $1.9 trillion bill with zero Republican votes and told deficit hawks to shove it. This is a changed party.
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  • Ben Zimmer
    @bgzimmer
    2 days ago
    In this weekend's @WSJ Review section: The word "universe" might seem all-encompassing, but many creative minds have imagined multiple universes -- including fictional realms for the likes of Marvel superheroes, or the Potato Heads. https://t.co/8hY6hwLHg6 https://t.co/bnP0qQXTj2
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