Corona, Politics, Finance News


Corona
Summer weather could help fight coronavirus spread but won’t halt the pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/summer-weather-could-help-fight-coronavirus-spread-but-wont-halt-the-pandemic/2020/05/15/70ee90e2-95f6-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html

F.D.A.’s approval of a new testing kit increases hope for detecting infections at home. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/16/us/coronavirus-live-updates.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#link-1f3a5d80


Major nursing home chain violated federal standards meant to stop spread of disease even after start of covid-19, records show https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/major-nursing-home-chain-violated-patient-care-infection-control-standards-before--and-after--pandemic-started-records-show/2020/05/16/f407c092-90b1-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html

Strong Social Distancing Measures In The United States Reduced The COVID-19 Growth Rate | Health Affairs https://tinyurl.com/hlthaffairsstrongsocialdistanc

Politics

"Mike Bloomberg plots spending blitz to support Joe Biden’s run for president" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/15/mike-bloomberg-plots-spending-blitz-to-back-joe-biden-campaign.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership on Virus in Virtual Commencement Speech https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/16/us/barack-obama-2020-commencement-graduation-speech.html?smid=tw-share

Lincoln Project: Mourning in America https://youtu.be/t_yG_-K2MDo  via @YouTube

Lincoln Project: Distracted https://youtu.be/UHjJydZO99A  via @YouTube

The absurd cynicism of ‘Obamagate’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-absurd-cynicism-of-obamagate/2020/05/15/03464e0a-96ea-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html

Sorry, Mr. President, Congress needs your taxes. Legislating includes oversight. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/sorry-mr-president-congress-needs-your-taxes-legislating-includes-oversight/2020/05/15/9cbd47fc-960c-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html

Finance

Small businesses in high-rent cities face disaster. If they go under, urban life will change. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/small-businesses-in-high-rent-cities-face-disaster-if-they-go-under-urban-life-will-change/2020/05/14/e6b73a54-9088-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html

How China Could Emerge Even Stronger After COVID-19  https://t.co/sZB8FFgYAyn?amp=1 

Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Provisions: What They Mean for Access to SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF https://www.cbpp.org/research/economy/pandemic-unemployment-insurance-provisions-what-they-mean-for-access-to-snap   

Fiscal Relief Needed Now to Stop Massive State Job Loss From Becoming Permanent https://www.cbpp.org/blog/fiscal-relief-needed-now-to-stop-massive-state-job-loss-from-becoming-permanent

COVID-19 Surveys Show Rapidly Rising Food Needs https://www.cbpp.org/blog/covid-19-surveys-show-rapidly-rising-food-needs

How the Coronavirus is Killing the Middle Class https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-the-coronavirus-is-killing-the-middle-class?

Congress helped private businesses. Now it’s time to help state and local governments. https://bangordailynews.com/2020/05/11/opinion/editorials/congress-helped-private-businesses-now-its-time-to-help-state-and-local-governments/  via @bangordailynews

Amid the pandemic, public transit is highlighting inequalities in cities https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/15/amid-pandemic-public-transit-is-highlighting-inequalities-cities/?arc404=true

Coronavirus Has Upended the Real Estate Market. What It Could Mean for the Value of Your Home. https://www.barrons.com/articles/home-prices-are-likely-to-hold-up-just-fine-despite-coronavirus-51588970507  via @BarronsOnline

The Retire-Early Movement Is Thriving During the Crisis. Here’s How. https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-coronavirus-crisis-has-tested-the-retire-early-movement-but-its-followers-are-unbowed-and-its-winning-new-fans-51588941001  via @BarronsOnline



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