Jason Beaubien
Stories
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Health
Coronavirus Update: Masks And Temperature Checks In Hong Kong
We get the latest on the coronavirus that has infected more than 1,300 people worldwide, and killed at leasr 54 people.
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Health
New Coronavirus Infects More Than 200 In China
The World Health Organization has confirmed that the new coronavirus can be transmitted between humans, raising concerns about the potential spread of the SARS-like disease.
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Environment
With Their Land In Flames, Aboriginals Warn Fires Show Deep Problems In Australia
As massive fires continue to consume Australia, aboriginal elders like Noel Butler say officials need to listen to natives about fire control.
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World
Wildfires, Burning For Months, Devastate Vast Areas Of Australia
Australia faces even hotter weather and strong winds which are expected to worsen the crisis. The disaster is heightening scrutiny of what critics say is inaction on climate change by politicians.
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World
There's A New Kind Of Inequality. And It's Not About Income
A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.
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Politics
News Brief: Pelosi Announces Impeachment Plans, Measles, Uber Sexual Assaults
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats will move ahead with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. We look at what's next. Also, the latest on measles outbreaks.
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Health
Measles numbers were bad in 2018. This year, they're even worse
The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.
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Politics
Navy Lets Accused SEALs Stay In Elite Unit; Fired Navy Secretary Slams Trump
The Navy has decided to allow three SEALs implicated in a war crimes case stay in the commando unit. Meanwhile, the ousted secretary of the Navy sharply criticized President Trump in an op-ed.
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Health
Infecting Mosquitoes With Bacteria Could Have A Big Payoff
Scientists are trying to flip the script on mosquito control in an effort to combat dengue fever. Instead of trying to wipe them out, they're infecting them with bacteria.
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Health
How The Oral Polio Vaccine Can Cause Polio
One of the vaccines used to prevent polio has actually been causing some people to get the disease.