In the team meeting that led to Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac's demotion, a veteran threatened to opt out if they remained with the Indians. Inside the fallout -- and potentially huge service-time implications -- of Cleveland's decision.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 17, 2020
News at ESPN: https://t.co/4oeUX985mU
Health professionals are "very concerned" of a major outbreak in the Pasifika community with data showing they make up three quarters of the latest cluster.https://t.co/uSwQGhgGIB— nzherald (@nzherald) August 17, 2020
'Horrifying' data error distorts key Iowa coronavirus info, just as schools make decisions on whether to reopen. Official says state is working on a fix but error hasn’t been publicly announced and scope is unclear https://t.co/KJUwT3vqbv— Ryan J. Foley (@rjfoley) August 17, 2020
Three years ago, U. of Illinois took out a $61 million insurance policy against a drop in Chinese students, including $36m for a pandemic. But it expired in May, and a renewal that could have happened in December got delayed by a bureaucratic snafu🤦♂️ https://t.co/t6iEeM8Hcq— Eric Fish (@ericfish85) August 17, 2020
The Daily Tar Heel isn’t holding back this morning. pic.twitter.com/BZmuhAvMQD— Susan Worley (@TarheelSoup) August 17, 2020
They opened just long enough to collect the money and move the infection rates from 2.8 to 13.6 percent. Now what happens to all the folks who get sick? https://t.co/xnCipED7tf— Alyssa Harad (@alyssaharad) August 17, 2020
This should be obvious but the viral posts about college kids partying/not wearing masks/etc is an attempt to transfer blame away from those in power who pushed for colleges to open and onto kids who those in power knew would act precisely this way— Becks (@BecksWelker) August 16, 2020
Just heard from a teacher friend prepping for the school year: they've been told they can't leave classroom doors open to promote better air circulation, because that would circumvent the school's automatic locking system that's in place for active shooter situations.— Gabriel Debenedetti (@gdebenedetti) August 17, 2020
In May, my colleagues @sheeraf and @daveyalba and I wrote a story about the virality of the Plandemic conspiracy film on Facebook....The second volume premieres tomorrow.....and there are already 341 promotional posts ...the most engaged are all from verified accounts... pic.twitter.com/x4xgl8rAEO— (((ben))) (@btdecker) August 17, 2020
Is there any virus the Carnival is not spreading?— Lesley Carhart (@hacks4pancakes) August 17, 2020
The failure of supply chains everywhere is so interesting. Latest find from the pet shop: live crickets are out of stock and reptile owners need to find alternative food.— Skyler adams (@skyler__adams) August 16, 2020
Went into a mall that was pretty much abandoned today and they put mannequins on the non functional escalators just to make my shopping experience that much more apocalyptic pic.twitter.com/4wAx6NzjwW— Dea Poirier (@deapoirierbooks) August 16, 2020
A statue has been installed in Toyama Airport of a ancient folkloric beast with a human face, named Kutabe, who is said to ward off epidemics. Legend has it, if you look at Kutabe you can avoid catching viruses. https://t.co/8zRskNca8J pic.twitter.com/YJ0689poD7— Mondo Mascots (@mondomascots) August 17, 2020
To students starting school today,— ny (@nyla_danae) August 17, 2020
Please be nice to your teachers. My dad is 53 years old, and not a whiz w technology. He’s called me EVERY day, attempting to practice because he’s so nervous and wants what’s best for his students.
Please be patient with them. They’re trying.