Assorted Ideas, Large & Small

Scratching away: The complexities of chronic itch

Itching has myriad causes and mechanisms, many of which remain elusive. Scientists are making headway on parsing its biological underpinnings, in hope of better treatments.

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Biden selects several women for top economic roles

Four women have been chosen by Biden for the top economic posts in his administration, three of them firsts in those roles.

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NYC Landlords Suing Pandemic-Slammed Small Businesses by the Hundreds for Missed Rent

Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 30 at 8:31pm ESTby THE CITY Barbara T. doesn’t sell many school uniforms these days.

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States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders

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Something To Hide? RIOC Slow Walks Answers About Toxic Wastes

When it comes to toxic wastes, RIOC’s reluctant to admit that gorilla is in the room. But gorillas don’t go away so easy. Neither do facts.

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Scratching away: The complexities of chronic itch

Itching has myriad causes and mechanisms, many of which remain elusive. Scientists are making headway on parsing its biological underpinnings, in hope of better treatments. By Katherine Harmon Courage 11.6.2020 It seems hard to believe that a basic human sensation — one that can be evoked by a […]

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Biden selects several women for top economic roles

Four women have been chosen by Biden for the top economic posts in his administration, three of them firsts in those roles. Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th President-Elect Joe Biden rolled out his picks for the top economic spots in his administration, delivering a set of […]

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NYC Landlords Suing Pandemic-Slammed Small Businesses by the Hundreds for Missed Rent

Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Nov 30 at 8:31pm ESTby THE CITY Barbara T. doesn’t sell many school uniforms these days. Before the spring, the Staten Islander made a living selling outfits to Manhattan private school students through her uniform store, in business […]

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States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. For months after Washington state imposed one of the earliest and strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in March, Jim Gilliard didn’t stray far from his modular home […]

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Something To Hide? RIOC Slow Walks Answers About Toxic Wastes

When it comes to toxic wastes, RIOC’s reluctant to admit that gorilla is in the room. But gorillas don’t go away so easy. Neither do facts. By David Stone Roosevelt Island News RIOC’s Toxic Wastes Creep Up On Us The first hint dribbled out at an infamous RIOC […]

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