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Author: Prof Patty

  • Prof Patty
  • October 31, 2020

7 Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover

by Dena Bunis, AARP, October 1, 2020 Opticians and eye exams Hearing aids Dental work Podiatry Read article HERE. Remember, this is sign up period for changes in your medicare advant

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  • October 31, 2020

Fact check: ‘Living under minority rule’ post contains 6 true facts on Trump, Barrett

Camille Caldera USA TODAY Oct. 21, 2020 A post on Instagram by Betches Sup — the politics and news hub of the feminist website — states six claims to back up

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  • October 31, 2020

The Latino gender gap

According to the New York times, it’s not just the public polls. Recent private polls conducted by political campaigns are filled with bad news for President Trump. He is doing eight to 10 percen

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

I volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine trial in New Jersey: Here’s what it’s been like since the shot

Lindy Washburn, NorthJersey.com  10/14/2020 On the afternoon of Sept. 22, I became a data point in the search for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. That’s when I received the fir

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  • October 31, 2020

Ruby Hamad’s essay about White women’s tears went viral. ‘White Tears/Brown Scars’ delves deeper into performative victimhood.

By Rosa Boshier Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:26 p.m. EDT “How is it that we have been so conditioned to privilege the emotional comfort of white people?” Ruby Hamad asks in the introduction to

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

5 Brilliant Wardrobe Hacks for When Your Weight Is Changing

By Patrice J. Williams  October 16, 2020 [This article was speaking directly to me. I was just in my closet today. SIGH] Embrace your shape“Body shape is more important than size,

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Lagniappe

How Old Are Your Members of Congress? Today the average American is 20 years younger than their representative in Congress. In 1981, the average age of a Representative was 49 and th

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  • October 31, 2020

Effective Flu Shots

4 Things You Can Do to Make Your Flu Shot More Effective Get vaccinated by the end of October for it to be most effective, according to the CDC A study in International Journal of Be

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Is There More to Tea than Sweet Tea?

When I moved back to the South, I rediscovered sweet tea. Now y’all know I’m diabetic, so sweet tea shouldn’t be on my radar, let alone on my dinner table. In spite of that, I have lots of bl

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  • October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Grants for Black-Owned Businesses

BeyGOOD & NAACP Grants for Black-Owned Businesses Amid COVID-19 BeyGOOD is on a mission to spread hope. Beyonce and her philanthropic company, BeyGOOD Foundation, and the NAACP have joined toge

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 27, 2020

How Death Doula Alua Arthur Gets It Done

By Charlotte Cowles@charlottecowles Illustration: Lauren Tamaki In 2012, Alua Arthur quit her legal career to become a death doula. The problem was that she had no idea such a job existed. “

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  • October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Jacob Lawrence Painting, Missing for Decades, Is Found by Met Visitor

The panel by the renowned Black artist, part of his “Struggle” series, was last seen in 1960. But someone had a hunch where it was. Read article HERE.

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  • October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano

By Nate Chinen Oct. 21, 2020, 5:00 a.m The last time Keith Jarrett performed in public, his relationship with the piano was the least of his concerns. This was at Carnegie Hall

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  • October 27, 2020

Spinach – Maybe Popeye Had Something!

I happen to like spinach, although eating the tinny, metallic green slop masquerading as spinach when I was a child certainly put me off my spinach-feed for a long time. When I was coming up, our v

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  • October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Out of Work in America

Americans have endured economic crises before but none quite like this one. To capture the depths of the suffering, The New York Times teamed up with 11 local news organizations across th

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NY Times

  • Dan Crenshaw Loses to Steve Toth for Texas District 2
  • What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election
  • There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine
  • We Are Finally Free From Khamenei’s Suffocating Gaze
  • Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals

NPR

  • Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee)
  • President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
  • Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons
  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

The Progressive

  • The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors
  • Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia
  • Will D.C.’s Mayoral Election be a Rerun of New York City’s?
  • The Return of the Luddites
  • Daniel Ellsberg’s Last Words

FactCheck.org

  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question
  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
  • Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals

Snopes.com

  • Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge
  • Who bombed girls' school in Iran? Examining unproven claims of military misfire
  • Email saying Hillary Clinton was 'much prettier in person' is real. Epstein didn't send it
  • Investigating claim US troops were told Iran war is for 'Armageddon,' return of Jesus
  • Does this photo show Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton's wedding?

Tradeoffs

  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2

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