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Bill Gates says there are 4 big lessons from the Spanish Flu that we should heed during the coronavirus pandemic Spanish Flu

Bill Gates says there are 4 big lessons from the Spanish Flu that we should heed during the coronavirus pandemic

Bill Gates recommended the book "The Great Influenza" as part of his summer reading list. The book chronicles the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic that resulted in 50 million deaths worldwide.Gates said he re-read the book for advice on handling the current pandemic, and came away with four key recommendations.He said…
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May 18, 2020
Peter Morici: Washington should back off and let the governors manage the crisis Spanish Flu

Peter Morici: Washington should back off and let the governors manage the crisis

Peter Morici Published: May 18, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. ET Progressives will be stymied in their efforts to expand big government New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been a high-profile leader in the fight against the coronavirus. Getty Images As with other great crises, progressives are anticipating the coronavirus lockdown…
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May 18, 2020
108-year-old New Jersey woman lived through Spanish flu. Now, she’s survived coronavirus. Spanish Flu

108-year-old New Jersey woman lived through Spanish flu. Now, she’s survived coronavirus.

Sylvia Goldsholl, 108, may be the nation’s oldest COVID-19 survivor.Less than a week after Nancy Chazen, Goldsholl’s niece, got a call from her nursing home saying Goldsholl had the virus, the nursing home called Chazen again. She had recovered.Goldsholl has now lived through two pandemics: She was born in 1911, the eldest of…
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May 14, 2020
FBI seizes US Senator Burr’s phone in stock sales probe: Reports Spanish Flu

FBI seizes US Senator Burr’s phone in stock sales probe: Reports

United States Senator Richard Burr stepped down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee after his mobile phone was seized by federal agents as part of the US Department of Justice's probe into stock transactions made by the politician before the sharp market downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, Senate…
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May 14, 2020
Coronavirus to have significant deflationary impact due to demand evaporation, says CEA Spanish Flu

Coronavirus to have significant deflationary impact due to demand evaporation, says CEA

Ruling out any impact of stimulus on the price situation, Chief Economic Advisor K.V. Subramanian on Thursday said the COVID-19 pandemic has severely dented the demand for non-essential or discretionary goods, creating deflationary conditions. He also said that a good part of the ₹20 lakh crore stimulus package is designed…
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May 14, 2020