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President Trump speaks at his daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday. His behavior hasn’t changed during the pandemic.
President Trump speaks at his daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday. His behavior hasn’t changed during the pandemic.

Congress Is at a Loss

Slate
The Trump administration is telling 3M to prioritize the U.S. market for its N95 respirator masks during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The company has been accused of not doing enough to support the U.S. health care system and of fostering price gouging.
The Trump administration is telling 3M to prioritize the U.S. market for its N95 respirator masks during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The company has been accused of not doing enough to support the U.S. health care system and of fostering price gouging.
A passenger wears gloves for protection on a bus in Detroit, Michigan on 24 March 2020.
A passenger wears gloves for protection on a bus in Detroit, Michigan on 24 March 2020.
People wearing face masks wait to cross a road on April 3, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Although Japan has so far been spared the explosive surge of COVID-19 infections seen in some European countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is coming under increased pressure to take tougher measures to tackle the rising infection rate.
People wearing face masks wait to cross a road on April 3, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Although Japan has so far been spared the explosive surge of COVID-19 infections seen in some European countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is coming under increased pressure to take tougher measures to tackle the rising infection rate.
The US disaster response agency has asked the American military for 100,000 body bags
The US disaster response agency has asked the American military for 100,000 body bags
A coffin holding the remains of a person believed to have died from covid-19 lies wrapped in plastic and covered with cardboard outside a block of apartments in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Thursday.
A coffin holding the remains of a person believed to have died from covid-19 lies wrapped in plastic and covered with cardboard outside a block of apartments in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Thursday.

Google uses AI to enhance video call audio

BBC News
FILE - In this June 21, 2006 file photo, singer-songwriter Bill Withers poses in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine," died in Los Angeles from heart complications on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
FILE - In this June 21, 2006 file photo, singer-songwriter Bill Withers poses in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine," died in Los Angeles from heart complications on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

BBC News

Flight of the Influencers

The New York Times
Dr. Blackiston, left, a biologist at the Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology at Tufts University, and Michael Levin, a biologist and director of the university’s Allen Discovery Center.
Dr. Blackiston, left, a biologist at the Center for Developmental and Regenerative Biology at Tufts University, and Michael Levin, a biologist and director of the university’s Allen Discovery Center.

'Missing link' black hole discovered by Hubble

CNN
Michelle and Ken Bryden of Ellicott City, Md. A year ago, Michelle Bryden spent four days on a ventilator due to acute respiratory distress syndrome, which also occurs in covid-19. (Michelle Bryde)
Michelle and Ken Bryden of Ellicott City, Md. A year ago, Michelle Bryden spent four days on a ventilator due to acute respiratory distress syndrome, which also occurs in covid-19. (Michelle Bryde)
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