Attacks on Latinos in the US did not stop after the El Paso shooting. Meet the cicadas 'zombies'. A Japanese face mask translates into eight languages. This is what you should know to start the day. Truth first.
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How do you explain that up to half of humans may have some degree of defense against the coronavirus?
Dr. Elmer Huerta talks about research published in the journal Nature Reviews Immunolog y, which indicates that up to 50% of human beings have a certain type of defense against the new coronavirus.
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Social gatherings in Argentina are prohibited by decree
Alberto Fernández's government decreed a ban on social gatherings throughout the country to avoid outbreaks of covid-19 infection. An infectologist explains the consequences of this measure.
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Isaiah could bring the strongest winds to New York since Superstorm Sandy
The US National Weather Service forecasts that Isaiah's wind gusts will reach nearly 12 km / h in New York City. Isaias was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall in North Carolina Monday night.
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Attacks on Latinos in the US did not stop after the El Paso shooting
The El Paso shooting, in which 23 people died a year ago, was a terrifying escalation to ongoing racist rhetoric and violence against Latinos in the country. About a year before the shooting, half of Latinos said they were concerned about their situation in the United States and concerned that a family member or close friend might be deported, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. That feeling did not go away after the shooting.
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Growing up in a violent environment is likely to accelerate aging and the risk of disease
Experiencing adversity in the first years of life is likely to cause boys to reach puberty more quickly, increase cellular aging, and impair brain development. This according to a review of dozens of studies published in Psychological Bulletin, a journal of the American Psychological Association.
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At coffee time
This Japanese mask translates into eight languages
Japanese startup Donut Robotics created a smart mask designed to facilitate communication and social distancing.
Why Investors Should Worry About TikTok's Future
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In these companies, employees will work from home until 2021, or forever.
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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is recovering from a "painful" but "not serious" condition, says the Vatican
In a statement to CNN, the Vatican press office said that, according to Benedict XVI's private secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, "the state of health of the pope emeritus is not of particular concern."
The covid-19 has taken elevator anxiety to a new level… but this company has a solution.
Before the pandemic, there were many reasons to feel anxiety inside an elevator. Now, many people are concerned about catching covid-19, either through someone else in the elevator or through the buttons.
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Florida Wildlife officials removed 5,000 pythons from the Everglades, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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«I want to be very clear: what we are seeing today is different from March and April… It is extraordinarily widespread. This epidemic at the moment is different ... and it is both rural and urban »
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, explains how much of the U.S. progress in fighting covid-19 has been lost.
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And to finish…
The strange lifestyle that gives this insect the name of 'zombie'
Researchers at the University of West Virginia have traced the strange behavior of so-called "zombie cicadas."