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coronavirus Man who let major HIV outbreak happen put in charge of censoring coronavirus for the White House Thom Dunn
finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow
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Business Young doctors revolt, force AMA to consider backing single-payer healthcare for the first time Cory Doctorow
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trumpism The FCC will move to kill net neutrality over Thanksgiving and it thinks that we'll all be too busy eating and shopping to notice Cory Doctorow
Science Scientist puts his dog on the editorial boards of seven predatory journals as proof of their negligence Cory Doctorow
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President Obama's tech-centered State of the Union: full text, and digital rights concerns Xeni Jardin