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Joe Biden says he ‘doesn’t have enough information’ on Iran to have a view. How odd – he negotiated the nuclear deal Jamal Khashoggi

Joe Biden says he ‘doesn’t have enough information’ on Iran to have a view. How odd – he negotiated the nuclear deal

So, while we continue to be mesmerised by Covid-19, here are a few Middle East tales that should be going viral this week. Let’s start with a little divestment story. Microsoft has said it’s going to sell its stake in AnyVision, an Israeli facial recognition startup, after civil liberties groups…
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April 2, 2020
Pandemic Journal Bushfire

Pandemic Journal

Susan Montoya Bryan/AP ImagesSandbars in the Rio Grande River, north of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2018This is the current edition in a running series of dispatches by New York Review writers that is documenting the coronavirus outbreak with updates from around the world that began March 17–22 and continued March 23–29.…
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April 2, 2020
Top 10 Movies About Plague, Pestilence, And Deadly Disease Nuclear Weapons

Top 10 Movies About Plague, Pestilence, And Deadly Disease

Real life Viruses and Hollywood Viruses are different. Real life Viruses have unpleasant symptoms. Hollywood Viruses have mutant-zombie-vampires with anger issues. Real life viruses can be controlled with handwashing and staying indoors. Hollywood viruses are controlled by running around with guns, controlled explosions and occasionally nuclear weapons. Real Life Viruses…
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April 2, 2020
The Fundraising Pulpit Obamacare

The Fundraising Pulpit

Devin Nunes; drawing by John CuneoIn mid-March, as infection rates in his home state grew, Devin Nunes, Republican congressman from California, tweeted to his almost million followers a Breitbart article titled “Democrats Pushed Impeachment While Coronavirus Spread.” Nunes has exploited President Trump’s impeachment at every opportunity, often for his personal…
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April 2, 2020