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Puts some numbers on flu vs the coronavirus. The new virus is probably not as deadly as the flu.

Lots of things are becoming harder to treat. Strep throat could become untreatable, researchers warn

Someday it will end. Student Enrollment Dropped 11% Since 2011, Student-Loan Balances Surged 74%. Why?

Read to the end for the kicker. Irish team question new US blood pressure threshold

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Bible Lobbyist: We Can’t Print Bibles in America Anymore

Where Did Americans Move in 2019?

“For one thing, it’s an enormous amount of money, more than the final cost of bailing out the auto industry during the financial crisis of 2008. The auto industry bailout was fiercely debated in Congress. Yet the USDA created this new program out of thin air; it decided that an old law authorizing a USDA program called the Commodity Credit Corp. already gave it the authority to spend this money.”

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In this headline, “Found” is carrying a lot of weight that I am not sure it can support. Nonetheless, It is interesting in light of other indications for an infectious basis for at least some cases of Alzheimers. Tuberculosis Vaccine Found To Inadvertently Counter Alzheimer’s Disease

Capital New Delhi broke record for coldest December day in 119 years on Monday, compounding miseries of the homeless. This at the same time that Australia is burning up in part due to record heat.

IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete With TurboTax