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"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."
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"The underlying emphasis upon securing Hong Kong clearly reveals that for Xi, Hong Kong is no different than Tibet or Xinjiang."
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Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
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Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
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“The Exposure Notification support will be meaningless until state or regional governments have apps that use the technology Apple and Google developed, but it is an important step in the direction of a tool that will enable policymakers to ease lockdown restrictions."
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Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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"When you come home don’t greet them until they are calm and not jumping on you or running in circles."
Media:
Gillian Smith
gillian.smith@cornell.edu
607-254-6235
Related Tip Sheet:
Preparing pets for post-quarantine life (05/08/20)
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"Brazil, the region's largest and most populous country, has the largest number of cases with over 100,000 confirmed cases and 7,000 deaths. With extreme social and economic inequalities, limited testing capabilities, and a health care system that leaves many of the poor without effective coverage, the country is highly susceptible to a public health emergency."
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Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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"Centralized systems of storage on data as highly sensitive as health status are unlikely to elicit trust. Yet a contact tracing system can only succeed with a critical mass of citizens opting in.”
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Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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"Unless the EU does the unexpected and acts decisively, the future of right-wing populists is bright and that of the EU dim."
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
Related Tip Sheet:
EU seeks path towards recovery, but populist forces lurk (04/21/20)
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"If nothing else, this crisis has shown how unstable and ineffective the current economic and health care systems are, and how critical it is to underpin the structure of these systems with equity for all."
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Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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"The current COVID-19 pandemic draws in sharp relief the fragility of our global economic system and underscores the interconnectedness of us all. In a world where the majority of people are living in cities and towns, government capacity to provide a social safety net, basic services, and coordinate action is paramount."
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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