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As Americans die by the thousands, Trump cronies cut in line for coronavirus treatments and vaccines
Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine said giving the COVID-19 vaccine first to federal officials is unfair: “Consideration of political and social connections is absolutely not an acceptable allocation strategy.”
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What are the greatest 2,020 songs ever? Philadelphia is deciding
WXPN is airing a countdown of the greatest 2,020 songs, as decided by their listeners.
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Regulatory pressure on Facebook is likely to continue under Biden
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp commented on new antitrust lawsuits filed against Facebook by the FTC and 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. “The loudest cries against the big platforms have come from Democrats historically, so the fact that these lawsuits are starting out in a Republican administration I think bodes poorly for them because they’re not going to get a lot of political relief from Congress,” he said.
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We know how to curb the pandemic. How do we make people listen?
Cristina Bicchieri of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about modeling safe behavior to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “To create a new norm,” she said, “you need to build this sense that other people are following the rules.”
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Early data shows hopeful signs for pandemic learning in Philly, but huge questions remain
Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education said it’s difficult to quantify how school is going for students amid the pandemic. “We’re sort of building the plane as we fly it,” he said. “Everything’s up in the air now. Everything’s been disrupted just from the measurement side.”
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Governors are persuasive on COVID and Republicans have surprising impact: Researchers
Guy Grossman of the School of Arts & Sciences, Wharton doctoral student Jonah Rexer, and Harsha Thirumurthy of the Perelman School of Medicine wrote an op-ed about how governors can take action to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden
Obed Arango of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about the diversification of Norristown, Pennsylvania. “I am one of the few Latinos, or perhaps the only Latino, who participates in a county commission,” he said, “When you have lack of representation, the agenda that is set will benefit the groups that are represented there. Many times, I’ve had to bring that perspective.”
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As Electoral College vote looms, many avenues remain for Republican obstruction, experts say
Kermit Roosevelt of the Law School says “faithless electors” have never changed the result of a presidential election. “There have been isolated instances of faithless electors over the years but never in a way that would make you say the Electoral College is exercising its independent judgement,” he said.
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DoorDash soars in first day of trading
David Hsu of the Wharton School commented on DoorDash’s high valuation. “When you get to this market cap level, there are questions about where do you go from here?” he said.
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4 teams head into finals of collegiate a cappella championship
Penn Masala is among four teams heading into the final rounds of an a cappella championship, singing a mashup of Ed Sheeran’s “Castle On The Hill” and the Bollywood song “Ilahi.”