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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
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Robert Mueller Wanted the Facts to Speak for Themselves—Bad Move
The former special counsel’s frequently one-word answers in his August testimony gave little more insight into the report than the misinformation that’s already out there
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