The Daily Populous

Thursday February 27th, 2020 evening edition

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"It's like putting an arsonist in charge of the fire department, a bank robber in charge of the U.S.

"Mike Pence literally does not believe in science," tweeted Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat.

"It is utterly irresponsible to put him in charge of U.S. coronavirus response as the world sits on the cusp of a pandemic.

It is utterly irresponsible to put him in charge of US coronavirus response as the world sits on the cusp of a pandemic.

"It's like putting an arsonist in charge of the fire department, a bank robber in charge of the U.S. Mint," Gonsalves added.

"Donald Trump made the choice of putting someone absolutely not up to the task to this crucial position.

This isn't a Republican or Democratic issue—we have the potential for coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and we needed to rise above the partisan fray. »

Marine commandant banishes Confederate symbols from all Corps installations

Authored by taskandpurpose.com

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has ordered all Confederate-related paraphernalia to be removed from Marine Corps installations, his spokesman confirmed on Wednesday.

Berger’s spokesman confirmed to Task & Purpose that the commandant had sent a directive to his senior staff ordering all installations to get rid of symbols of the Confederate States of America.

“Last week, the Commandant of the Marine Corps directed specific tasks be reviewed or addressed by Headquarters Marine Corps staff,” Maj. Eric Flanagan said in an email. »

About 40% of US adults are obese, government survey finds

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About 40% of US adults are obese, government survey finds.

NEW YORK (AP) — About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention findings come from a 2017-18 health survey that measures height and weight. »

TIL that a new microbe called a hemimastigote was found in Nova Scotia. The Hemimastix kukwesjijk is not a plant, animal, fungus, or protozoa — it constitutes an entirely new kingdom.

Authored by quantamagazine.org

Researchers recently found a certain rare and mysterious microbe called a hemimastigote in a clump of Nova Scotian soil.

Yana Eglit is a Dalhousie graduate student dedicated to discovering novel lineages of the single-cell eukaryotes called protists.

While hiking in Nova Scotia on a cold spring day in 2016, she fell back from her friends to scrape a few grams of dirt into a plastic tube. »

Ex-Obama health adviser calls Trump comments on coronavirus response 'incoherent'

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The comments came just moments after Trump announced that Vice President Pence would lead the administration’s coronavirus response as he sought to bolster U.S. confidence in the White House's handling of the disease.

Trump said that the U.S. is "ready to adapt" if the disease spread, emphasizing, “We’re very, very ready for this.”

The Trump administration earlier this week requested $2.5 billion in emergency funding from Congress for its coronavirus response. »