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Woman Says She Was Fired Because Her Children Disrupted Her Work Calls

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New York Times - Drisana Rios of San Diego said in a lawsuit that she lost her job with an insurance brokerage firm after a supervisor complained that...

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A California woman has sued her former employer, saying that she was fired because her young children were making noise during business calls while she was working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/RoJ85eMQVV

8 Questions From a Disease Detective on the Pandemic’s Origins

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New York Times - Dr. Daniel R. Lucey wants answers to pointed questions that bear on how the coronavirus leapt from bats to...

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As W.H.O. investigators prepare to head to China to explore the origins of the pandemic, infectious disease specialist Dr. Daniel Lucey has a few critical questions for them to pose: “It’s not a legitimate investigation if the team doesn’t ask them" https://t.co/bxhvDYkVU2

Grave Shortages of Protective Gear Flare Again as Covid Cases Surge

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New York Times - Five months into the pandemic, the U.S. still hasn’t solved the problem. The dearth of supplies is affecting a broad array of health facilities,...

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Amid a surge in new infections, medical workers are once again struggling to obtain personal protective gear. Health experts say the problem could have been avoided. https://t.co/uEcBrhDvym

What Happens When You’re Disabled but Nobody Can Tell

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New York Times - The author and clinical psychologist Andrew Solomon examines the disabilities that ramps and reserved parking spots don’t...

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People with invisible disabilities are often accused of faking their condition or milking the system, and must fight to have their challenges acknowledged. Some women report being told that they are “too pretty or attractive to have a disability.” https://t.co/9ILZDjtfIU

Help Shape Our Reporting on Disability and Accessibility in America

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New York Times - Our journalists want to hear your questions about and experiences with disability and accessibility in the...

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We are starting a new series of reader-driven reporting examining disability and accessibility in America. This is your chance to help shape our reporting. Share your questions and experiences with us here: https://t.co/2gg1vXOAUN

These Scientists Raced to Find a Covid-19 Drug. Then the Virus Found Them.

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New York Times - This spring, researchers at Regeneron’s Westchester headquarters found themselves in one of the country’s first coronavirus hot...

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Researcher Stephanie Giordano was racing to develop a treatment for the coronavirus when suddenly the virus hit home. Her mother, a nurse's assistant, was assigned to a Covid-19 ward. https://t.co/eQXchlm3SL

Help Shape Our Reporting on Disability and Accessibility in America

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New York Times - Our journalists want to hear your questions about and experiences with disability and accessibility in the...

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What do you want to know about disability and accessibility in the U.S.? We are starting a new series of reader-driven reporting around this topic and we want to hear from you. Share your questions and experiences with us here: https://t.co/mMorGCTScC

The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O. Says

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New York Times - The agency also explained more directly that people without symptoms may spread the virus. The acknowledgments should have come sooner, some experts...

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The World Health Organization formally conceded that the virus is airborne indoors and can be inhaled. https://t.co/Gllz3PztIs

Like ‘a Bus Accident a Day’: Hospitals Strain Under New Flood of Covid-19 Patients

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New York Times - I.C.U. units are reaching capacity. Nurses are falling sick, contributing to shortages. The new coronavirus spikes are challenging hospitals across the United...

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States across the South and West already lack testing supplies and a key anti-viral drug. Now, hospitals are being flooded by coronavirus patients."What we’re having now is the equivalent of a bus accident a day, every day, and it just keeps adding." https://t.co/vSfOwAT05b

The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O. Says

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New York Times - The agency also explained more directly that people without symptoms may spread the virus. The acknowledgments should have come sooner, some experts...

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The W.H.O. agrees the coronavirus is airborne indoors, and people should avoid crowded and confined spaces with poor ventilation. https://t.co/GJK3I2DLch