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  • New Study Pegs COVID-19 Crisis Costs at $16 Trillion—So Far

    New Study Pegs COVID-19 Crisis Costs at $16 Trillion—So Far0

    Estimated costs of the coronavirus pandemic are in. The results are not pretty. A new study co-authored by Harvard economist David M. Cutler and former World Bank chief economist Lawrence H. Summers places the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic north of $16 trillion. “The estimated cumulative financial costs of the COVID-19 pandemic related to the

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  • New Study Links Pot Use to Degenerative Brain Disorder

    New Study Links Pot Use to Degenerative Brain Disorder0

    Via Big Think: Researchers at Amen Clinics Inc. of California have found evidence that chronic use may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s. This is because it restricts blood flow to the regions of the brain where the condition takes root. Co-author Dr. Elisabeth Jorandby and colleagues recruited participants with marijuana use disorder. Around nine percent

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  • New Study Finds Masks Don’t Protect Wearers From COVID-19

    New Study Finds Masks Don’t Protect Wearers From COVID-190

    Few issues are more contentious in modern American life than mandatory mask orders. And the debate is about to get even more heated. A newly released study in the academic journal Annals of Internal Medicine casts more doubt on policies that force healthy individuals to wear face coverings in hopes of limiting the spread of

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  • New Study Finds Mask Mandate Failed to Reduce COVID Effects

    New Study Finds Mask Mandate Failed to Reduce COVID Effects0

    A new study published in the The Southern Medical Journal (SMJ) found that a county-wide mask order in Bexar County, Texas, did not lead to a reduction in COVID-19 hospitalization rates or deaths. The study, which was peer reviewed, analyzed data before and after mandates were imposed at both the state level (July 3, 2020)

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  • New Study Defending NYC’s Minimum Wage Law Is Fake News

    New Study Defending NYC’s Minimum Wage Law Is Fake News1

    Last week Business Insider published an article with the eye-opening title “NYC’s $15 minimum wage hasn’t brought the restaurant apocalypse — it’s helped them thrive.” Given the political momentum for the “Fight for 15” movement, culminating in the House voting in favor of a $15 national minimum wage last month, the article made for perfect social

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  • New Study Debunks ‘Friends-With-Benefits’ Relationships

    New Study Debunks ‘Friends-With-Benefits’ Relationships0

    Since the Sexual Revolution of the 1970s—well, probably since before then, but especially since then—humans have been trying to figure out how to separate sex from commitment. It’s an idea that’s captivated many, especially men, and has been explored in film (Friends with Benefits, No Strings Attached, When Harry Met Sally) and television (How I Met Your

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