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Fri, August 14, 2020 | 02:52

Tortured journey to get tested for virus

Tortured journey to get tested for virus

My story starts on Feb. 15 at a South Florida Sun Sentinel going-away party for nine colleagues who'd accepted the company's buyout offer. About 45 of us showed up, all hugs and kisses. Within five days, at least 18 of us were sick.

2020-03-17 17:00

Suddenly, a very serious nation

Suddenly, a very serious nation

I had planned to write about Woody Allen. Hachette Book Group had agreed to publish the renowned filmmaker's memoir but changed its mind after dozens of employees walked out in a protest based on the allegation that Allen molested his seven-year-old stepdaughter in 1992.

2020-03-16 17:18

Vladimir Putin just made himself president for life

Vladimir Putin just made himself president for life

While world leaders focused last week on coping with the coronavirus, Vladimir Putin's attention was elsewhere. The Russian president was busy setting himself up as president for life.

2020-03-15 17:37

Worsening global crisis requires a global response

Worsening global crisis requires a global response

Viruses are borderless. And given international economic integration, so are oil and equity markets, both of which were routed worldwide on Monday.

2020-03-13 17:10

Foiling virus is only one of your public health duties

Foiling virus is only one of your public health duties

The coronavirus has arrived in the Chicago area. Nationally, more than 1,000 cases have been diagnosed across 15 states, and over 31 Americans have died. The numbers are bound to rise in the coming days. It's unlikely that any geographic region on Earth that isn't isolated _ Antarctica, we wish you good fortune _ will be spared from the scary respiratory illness that is makin...

2020-03-12 17:45

Barnstorming coronavirus humbles humans

Barnstorming coronavirus humbles humans

We walk the Earth's crust, we erect vast cities, we boast of our achievements. We see ourselves as the mistresses and masters of our fate. Yet as John Lennon and other writers before him bluntly warned, life is what happens while we're busy making plans.

2020-03-10 17:07

Seattle's critical coronavirus test

Seattle's critical coronavirus test

Seattle has long been the best place to have a heart attack, thanks to its pioneering Medic One service. The region is also one of the best places to have cancer because of its world-class care and research.

2020-03-09 16:57

Trump should swallow hunches, let experts work on coronavirus

Trump should swallow hunches, let experts work on coronavirus

In mid-March, I was supposed to attend a conference in northern Iraq near the border with Iran, which is one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus outside China. No surprise, the conference was canceled.

2020-03-08 17:28

Boy Scouts' bankruptcy should be for moral purpose

Boy Scouts' bankruptcy should be for moral purpose

The declaration landed with a thud. The 110-year-old Irving, Texas-based institution we know as the Boy Scouts of America declared bankruptcy last month in what is a very messy fight over sexual abuse claims going back decades.

2020-03-05 16:28

Fed can't cure coronavirus with rate cut

Fed can't cure coronavirus with rate cut

By cutting its target short-term interest rate by half a percentage point Tuesday morning, the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee told the country that the coronavirus outbreak is such a threat to the U.S. economy, the committee couldn't hold off acting until its regularly scheduled meeting two weeks from now.

2020-03-05 16:25

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