Amplifying the Violence of Incarceration: Victoria Law on Prisons During Pandemic - Speaking Out of Place Today I am honored to speak with veteran journalist Victoria Law.  She is the author of such books as Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, Prison By Any Other Name: The Ha...

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Law describes how state neglect and #carceralAbuse amplified the ravages of #Covid19 in #USprisons

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"Researchers at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard-affiliated hospital, found that heart-related deaths gone up to 17% in the years following the COVID pandemic"

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🔸Infections Nationwide in 2025: 43,359,000

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#Covid19USA “We’re seeing right now the highest #death rates we’ve ever seen in the history of this business,” said Scott Davison, CEO of OneAmerica, a..life insurance and retirement company.

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'More than 700 flights entering, leaving or flying within the US were called off, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware'

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'Airlines cancelled hundreds more flights on Sunday, citing staffing problems tied to Covid-19, as the nation’s travel woes extended beyond Christmas, with no clear indication when normal schedules would...

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'With just 4% of the world’s population, the country accounts for about 14% of all reported Covid-19 deaths and 19% of cases worldwide, according to...

'In the #UK., the #Delta variant now accounts for 99% of new #COVID cases, according to Public Health England.

Gottlieb says the US is only a month or two behind the U.K. in terms of their experience with the variant' 

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"And I say that because I see how people are still congregating in groups and making decisions to have family gatherings or New Year's parties. And these decisions are what continues to impact our health care system."
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Covid-19 complicates Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett

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Covid-19 complicates Donald Trump’s #SupremeCourt nomination.
The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the #Republicans’ push to confirm #AmyConeyBarrett

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Nursing Homes in Nevada Told to Stop Using Rapid Coronavirus Tests (Published 2020) President Trump returned to the Oval Office, and claimed an unapproved treatment is a “cure.” The virus takes center stage at the vice-presidential debate.

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The New York Times: As the virus consumes the U.S. government’s elite, Trump presides over a capital in chaos

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Time: Trump said he’s feeling good and the nation should not be afraid of the virus that has killed more than 209,000 Americans

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Trump Returns Home After Downplaying Disease, but Doctor Says He Isn’t ‘Out of the Woods’ (Published 2020) Just before entering the White House, the president removed his mask on live TV. His doctor said a “final deep sigh of relief” wouldn’t come for nearly a week. The West Wing outbreak is growing with the press secretary testing positive.

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West Wing Outbreak Grows and Trump’s Condition is Unclear (The New York Times

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The virus slams into a broken Washington Most D.C. crises follow an expected pattern. Not this one.

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Politico: The virus slams into a broken Washington
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The $1.9 Million Covid Patient The most perplexing cases include those stuck in limbo for weeks, neither improving nor worsening, straining hospital systems and racking up huge bills. “Can this be happening to my family?”

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A Covid-19 patient spent 6 weeks in the hospital. His bill was $1.9M.

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Reopening US schools 'makes our kids guinea pigs' Florida's decision to reopen all brick and mortar schools in August caused a teacher backlash.

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As Covid-19 cases surge in Florida, the governor's decision to reopen all brick and mortar schools in August has caused a backlash among teachers

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1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rises as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on the economy.

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#USA: 1.4 million seek jobless aid, first increase since March

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Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count Track Covid-19 in your area, and get the latest state and county data on cases, deaths, hospitalizations, tests and vaccinations.

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Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count (by The New York Times

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San Francisco in coronavirus 'red zone,' freezes reopenings San Francisco's health chief says the rate of transmission of the coronavirus continues to climb in the Bay Area and the city won't move forward with reopening.

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San Francisco in coronavirus ‘red zone,’ freezes reopenings

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Oklahoma governor, who resisted statewide mask mandates, has coronavirus Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt backed an aggressive reopening plan, resisted a statewide mandate on masks and rarely wears one himself.

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Oklahoma governor, who resisted statewide mask mandates, has coronavirus

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'Not knowing, it's just killing us' — parents, teachers wrestle with reopening schools Parents, teachers see 'slate of bad options' as coronavirus risk hovers over classroom learning

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‘Not knowing, it’s just killing us’ — parents, teachers wrestle with reopening schools (Los Angeles Times

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As U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit 3.5 Million, Officials Scramble to Add Restrictions

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California coronavirus-related deaths top 7,000 as infection spread worsens California coronavirus deaths top 7,000 as infection spread worsens

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California coronavirus-related deaths top 7,000 as infection spread worsens

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Joe Biden builds 5-point lead over Donald Trump in red Texas as some voters sour on handling of virus AUSTIN — Former Vice President Joe Biden has built a five-point lead over President Donald Trump in Texas as unease over Trump’s handling of the coronavirus...

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Joe Biden builds 5-point lead over Donald Trump in red Texas as some voters sour on handling of virus

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Florida reports 15,300 new COVID-19 cases — a record for one day anywhere in the U.S. Sunday, Florida reported the most new COVID-19 cases any state has in a single day, 15,300.

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Florida reports 15,300 new COVID-19 cases — a record for one day anywhere in the U.S.

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