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Despite the Hype, Gilead’s Remdesivir Will Do Nothing to End the Coronavirus Pandemic

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ICE Detainee Who Died of Covid-19 Suffered Horrifying Neglect

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Men inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center, site of the largest coronavirus outbreak in ICE detention, say officials’ negligence lead to a man’s death.

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Corporate Immunity, Mitch McConnell’s Priority for Coronavirus Relief, Is a Longtime Focus of the Conservative Right

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ALEC, a Koch-backed group that drafts model bills for state legislators, has pushed corporate immunity measures on the state level since the early 2000s.

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Coronavirus Monitoring Bracelets Flood the Market, Ready to Snitch on People Who Don’t Distance

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A crop of “new” body-worn devices issue alerts about hospital patients, the quarantined, people under house arrest, and workers who fail to social distance.

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At Debate, Progressive Jamaal Bowman Hits Israel Hawk Eliot Engel’s Defense Industry Backing

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“He’s taken more money from weapons manufacturers than 144 Republicans in the House,” Bowman, Engel’s most serious challenger, said in a recent debate.

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