VIDEO: The impact of the pandemic on women.
A closer look at the ripple effects of the pandemic for women - news on the economy, psychology and physical impact of the pandemic....and what we now know. WATCH HERE on our source page.
“Life is a great adventure…accept it in such a spirit.“
Theodore Roosevelt
At 43, Roosevelt became the youngest president to serve, after the assassination of Pres. McKinley. Grief led him to explore and love the wild American west as a young man and conservationism became a part of his legacy. He preserved hundreds of millions of acres of public lands, such as the Grand Canyon.
Three Historic Firsts For The 115th Justice
The Senate Historical Office says this is the first time in 150 years no one from the minority party voted for the majority's choice. Speaking of firsts...One of the first cases that will be heard by the full (9-justice) U.S. Supreme Court is a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
A deeper dive on some of the states up for grabs in this presidential election & why they matter.
These aren't the only states to watch this year. Expect to hear a lot about others that have voted consistently for one party but where margins have tightened in recent years - like Minnesota, which has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1972. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the state, but by less than 45,000 votes.
VIDEO: The impact of the pandemic on women.
A closer look at the ripple effects of the pandemic for women - news on the economy, psychology and physical impact of the pandemic....and what we now know. WATCH HERE on our source page.
“A people fired … with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events. But … may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.”
Abigail Adams
On October 25, 1764, Abigail Smith marries John Adams, a union that spans the American Revolution & independence, presidencies, and continents. Anti-slavery and pro-women rights, Abigail remained not only a key advisor to her husband, the nation's second president, but friend of Pres. George Washington, his wife Martha, & Pres. Thomas Jefferson.
A vaccine (in limited supply) potentially by the end of the year & other headlines from the latest CDC media briefing.
The CDC provided an overview of COVID-19 in America:
CDC Deputy Dir. for Infectious Diseases Dr. Jay Butler says the following factors “translate” to higher risk:
“…as we get more data and understand the science of COVID, we are going to continue to incorporate that in our recommendations.”
“…(We are) concurrently manufacturing commercial scale production of all six of the vaccines that we have investments or contracts with.”
Health & Human Services Sec. Azar gave this potential timeline – once a safe, effective vaccine is approved:
"We get tired of wearing masks, but it continues to be as important as it’s ever been and I’d say it’s more important than ever as we move into the fall season.” Dr. Jay Butler. Alex Azar, Sec. of Health & Human Services, added the "3 W's": Wash your hands, watch your distance, and wear your face coverings.
A Supreme Court ruling on voting in a critical swing state highlights why we *might* not know the results of the 2020 election on Election Day.
“The longer it takes for the election results to be known, the greater the risk that they’re going to be questioned and second-guessed, and that we’re going to be that national news story that we really don’t want to be.”
“A lot of people are worried that if it takes a long time to count, people are going to use that to say we can’t trust the results, when in fact it’s the exact opposite. It’s taking so long because of all these security measures to make sure the count is as accurate as possible.”
Proceed cautiously with reports of early, absentee, and mail-in voting numbers - early reports indicate more Democrats are voting early or by mail, whereas more Republicans are expected to wait until Election Day. Concerns about election fraud and reliability of results is a truly bipartisan issue according to one recent poll. Read more on our source page.
One mysterious, lingering symptom of COVID-19 catches the attention of top health officials & perplexes doctors, sufferers alike.
“If you talk to a significant number of people, they will tell you that, for anywhere from weeks to months and possibly longer, that they have symptoms that are characterized by fatigue and a thing that they refer to as brain fog, which really means the difficulty concentrating.”
“It’s all related. The fact that people are losing their sense of smell, the fact that people are losing their sense of taste, and the brain fog — all this whole system is neurological.”
“Everything in my brain was white static … I was sitting on the edge of the bed, crying and feeling ‘something’s wrong, I should be asking for help,’ but I couldn’t remember who or what I should be asking. I forgot who I was and where I was.”
“It’s subtle, but it is very real.”
No one knows 100%.
Here’s some early thinking:
One encouraging note: Doctors and those recovering from COVID-19 say this fog can "lift" - that it's not permanent. A reminder: This week marks 9 months since the first diagnosed case of COVID-19 in America; research on the impact of COVID - both mentally and physically - remains limited.
How a little girl’s “beauty advice” to Abraham Lincoln may have shaped the future (& face) of America.
“If you let your whiskers grow, I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you. You would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President.”
“Some three months ago, I received a letter from a young lady here; it was a very pretty letter, and she advised me to let my whiskers grow, as it would improve my personal appearance; acting partly upon her suggestion, I have done so; and now, if she is here, I would like to see her.”
Grace wrote the letter in Oct 1860, just weeks before Election Day.
In his response to Grace, Lincoln asked whether he might be made fun of for suddenly growing a beard; he was!
The beard likely didn’t impact his victory, BUT it did affect his appearance as the 16th President and his legacy.
Pres. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have one thing going for both of them this Election Day — NO facial hair. Researchers say beards are perceived as a sign of masculinity and self-confidence, yet no sitting president has sported facial hair in over a century.
As COVID case numbers trend higher, a *new* social mitigation strategy presents another *potential* option to severe lockdowns.
What It Is & Why It Matters
“Leaky cocooning can substantially undermine containment.”
While COVID cases climb in certain states, the national average of new daily cases currently hovers at 50,000. In July, it topped 66,000. Researchers on cocooning aren't saying we'd never have to lockdown again but argue cocooning could reduce the length and severity of other mitigation measures during infection spikes.
“May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.”
The cornerstone of the White House was laid.
“…a quality of toughness without brittle hardness.”
Whoever "wins the White House" this year will follow a tradition of every U.S, president since Pres. John Adams, the first inhabitant, in 1800 - a full 8 years after construction began. Adams wrote the line on the front of our card stack in a letter to his wife Abigail a day after moving in.
A testing method for COVID-19 puts the spotlight squarely on man’s best friend.
Can Dogs Save The World?
“As far as we know, no other airport has attempted to use canine scent detection on such a large scale against COVID-19.”
“With covid detection, you are not recognizing the virus. You are recognizing the volatile byproducts of cells dying because they have been infected with the virus.”
“Their noses work very differently than ours. We breathe in and out through the same passages. But dogs breathe in one passage and out another so they can separate out the odor that they want to focus on.”
Those optimistic think dogs may be more accurate than current testing, offering a powerful surveillance tool for returning communities back to "normal" by working at schools, stadiums and airports. Critics say training dogs is too expensive and time consuming to scale effectively.
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