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Ban on Florida vacation rentals lifted in some Gulf Coast counties; New Yorkers remain banned Hurricane

Ban on Florida vacation rentals lifted in some Gulf Coast counties; New Yorkers remain banned

The ban on short-term vacation rentals in some Florida panhandle counties was lifted Tuesday after a lockdown of nearly two months.Rentals in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Gulf, Franklin and Bay counties can now accept bookings, according to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but some counties will prohibit bookings from states…
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May 19, 2020
Hurricanes are getting stronger and climate change may be to blame NOAA

Hurricanes are getting stronger and climate change may be to blame

Hurricanes are getting stronger, according to a new study, and climate change may be the cause. The findings come from scientists with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information. Around four decades of hurricane satellite images went into the research, according to the University, building upon…
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May 19, 2020
‘Minsky Moments’ and the Financial History of Pandemics Economic Bubble

‘Minsky Moments’ and the Financial History of Pandemics

May 19, 2020 at 19:21 UTCUpdated May 19, 2020 at 19:33 UTCEverett Historical/Shutterstock.com‘Minsky Moments’ and the Financial History of PandemicsAs a wobbly recovery tries to take hold, was the coronavirus pandemic simply the pinprick on a larger economic bubble? For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern…
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May 19, 2020
CDC Finds Coronavirus Outbreak Linked To Arkansas Church Amid Ongoing Concerns Over Religious Gatherings Pope Francis

CDC Finds Coronavirus Outbreak Linked To Arkansas Church Amid Ongoing Concerns Over Religious Gatherings

TOPLINE A Centers for Disease Control study released Tuesday found that 38% of 92 attendees at events held at an Arkansas church in early March tested positive for Covid-19, underscoring the risks of public gatherings as states reopen. A priest in Rome prepares to hold a service. Marco Di Lauro/Getty…
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May 19, 2020
Help Wanted: participants for a NASA social isolation experiment inside a Russian lab Virtual Reality

Help Wanted: participants for a NASA social isolation experiment inside a Russian lab

NASA is looking to pay US citizens to spend eight months in social isolation inside a Russian laboratory. The goal is to simulate the longterm social distancing that astronauts will endure on future missions to Mars. The location is "a unique multi-compartment facility used as an analog for isolation, confinement,…
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May 19, 2020
Bitfury: share of bitcoin sent to mixers by darknet entities rose to 20% in Q1 2020, up from 1% in Q1 2019 (Yogita Khatri/The Block) Blockchain

Bitfury: share of bitcoin sent to mixers by darknet entities rose to 20% in Q1 2020, up from 1% in Q1 2019 (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

May 19, 2020, 6:10 PM Top News Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: More: About Facebook, Engadget, The Verge, The Verge, CNET, Shopify Blog, The Irish Times, Financial Times, Shopify's pressreleases, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, Mashable, Axios, iPhone Hacks, PYMNTS.com, Business Insider, MSPoweruser, Silicon Republic, Pocketnow, iDownloadBlog.com, and Adweek Tweets: @facebook, @thecord3,…
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May 19, 2020