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on April 28, 2020 in Pisa, Italy. Italy will remain on lockdown to stem the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), slowly easing restrictions. on April 28, 2020 in Pisa, Italy. Italy will remain on lockdown to stem the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), slowly easing restrictions.
Two former allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who were convicted in November 2016 of fraud, conspiracy and civil rights violations for closing access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in September 2013, are challenging their convictions in federal court, with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia set to consider the case on April 23, 2018. This combination of March 29, 2017, file photos shows Bridget Kelly, left, leaving federal court after sentencing in Newark, N.J.; and Bill Baroni leaving federal court after sentencing in Newark, N.J. The aim, according to prosecutors, was to use traffic jams to punish the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., the town next to the bridge, for not endorsing the Republican governor's re-election campaign. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Two former allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who were convicted in November 2016 of fraud, conspiracy and civil rights violations for closing access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in September 2013, are challenging their convictions in federal court, with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia set to consider the case on April 23, 2018. This combination of March 29, 2017, file photos shows Bridget Kelly, left, leaving federal court after sentencing in Newark, N.J.; and Bill Baroni leaving federal court after sentencing in Newark, N.J. The aim, according to prosecutors, was to use traffic jams to punish the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., the town next to the bridge, for not endorsing the Republican governor's re-election campaign. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past the Bank of England in London, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will announce the first budget since Britain left the European Union. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past the Bank of England in London, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will announce the first budget since Britain left the European Union. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
On the Same Day Sen. Richard Burr Dumped Stock, So Did His Brother-in-Law. Then the Market Crashed.
The brother-in-law, a Trump appointee, sold between $97,000 and $280,000 worth of stock. Burr is under federal investigation over whether he traded on non-public information gathered through his work in the Senate.
05.07.20 | 9:41 am
LUFENG, April 28, 2020 -- People work at the construction site of Chahe grand bridge of the Kunming-Chuxiong expressway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 28, 2020. The construction of the 2.06-km-long Chahe grand bridge was pushed forward smoothly under strict epidemic prevention measures. (photo by Yang Zongyou/Xinhua via Getty) LUFENG, April 28, 2020 -- People work at the construction site of Chahe grand bridge of the Kunming-Chuxiong expressway in southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 28, 2020. The construction of the 2.06-km-long Chahe grand bridge was pushed forward smoothly under strict epidemic prevention measures. (photo by Yang Zongyou/Xinhua via Getty)
How Climate Change Is Contributing to Skyrocketing Rates of Infectious Disease
A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said.
05.07.20 | 9:39 am