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French police lockdown central Paris as Yellow Vests defy coronavirus Yellow Vests

French police lockdown central Paris as Yellow Vests defy coronavirus

PARIS (Reuters) - French security forces fired teargas and clashed with anti-government “Yellow Vest” protesters who were demonstrating in Paris on Saturday in defiance of a ban on mass gatherings that aims to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a televised address to the nation on Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron…
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March 14, 2020
Hitler’s Flaming Sword Of Death: The Flamethrower Was Nazi Germany’s Most Terrifying Weapon Stalingrad

Hitler’s Flaming Sword Of Death: The Flamethrower Was Nazi Germany’s Most Terrifying Weapon

Few weapons in any army’s arsenal are as terrifying as flamethrowers. Just the thought of being burned to death or hideously scarred for life is enough to send even the bravest, most battle-hardened troops fleeing in panic. Modern flamethrowers, or Flammenwerfern, were invented in Germany in the early 20th century and effectively…
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March 14, 2020
Millions affected as schools across U.S close to combat spread of coronavirus Computers in School

Millions affected as schools across U.S close to combat spread of coronavirus

Major school districts throughout California, including Los Angeles Unified, announced shutdowns Friday, joining at least `12 states that have ordered complete closures amid escalating attempts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest school system, will shut down its 900 campuses serving more than 670,000 students beginning…
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March 14, 2020
Coronavirus and Legal Precedent Obamacare

Coronavirus and Legal Precedent

Episode Notes Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Michele Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the University of California Irvine School of Law. Professor Goodwin unpacks the oral arguments in this term’s big reproductive health case, June Medical Services,…
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March 14, 2020