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Should passengers be double masking on planes? By The Washington Post Share In recent months, as new and more-transmissible variants of the coronavirus have emerged, public figures such as US President Joe Biden and infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci have been seen wearing two face masks. And as the trend made headlines and became more popular, health officials have recently clarified that while the tactic could be useful, it is not yet one borne of official health guidance but rather a "...

In recent months, as new and more-transmissible variants of the coronavirus have emerged, public figures such as US President Joe Biden and infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci have been seen wearing two face masks. And as the trend made headlines and became more popular, health officials have recently clarified that while the tactic could be useful, it is not yet one borne of official health guidance but rather a "common sense" measure. "You probably have seen me wearing a double mask . ....

Should travelers be double masking on planes? Shannon McMahon © iStock/The Washington Post In recent months, as new and more-transmissible variants of the coronavirus have emerged, public figures such as President Biden and infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci have been seen wearing two face masks. And as the trend made headlines and became more popular, health officials have recently clarified that while the tactic could be useful, it is not yet one borne of official ...

By Rob Picheta, CNN Katrin Jakobsdottir took over as Icelands Prime Minister in 2017. (CNN)Icelands Prime Minister was interrupted by an earthquake while filming an interview on Tuesday -- but managed to shrug off the intrusion and finish her answer. Katrin Jakobsdottir was discussing the impact of the pandemic on tourism with the Washington Post when her house started to shake, visibly startling the Icelandic leader. "Oh my god, theres an earthquake," she said with a gasp. "Sorry, there was a...

The FBI is investigating claims Riley June Williams intended to sell a stolen device to Russian intelligence.

The Cybersecurity 202: Biden has options to remove former GOP operative as NSA top lawyer Tonya Riley The National Security Agencys move to install former GOP political operative and White House official Michael Ellis as the agencys top lawyer has raised concerns that President Trump is making one last effort to politicize the intelligence community before leaving office.  “I think its very clear this is a part of the administrations effort to embed people in the civil s...

Race, Crisis, and Resistance in the United States An Interview with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is an assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. She is author of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership, published in 2019 by the University of North Carolina Press, longlisted for a 2019 National Book Award for nonfiction, and a 2020 finalist for the Pulitzer in history. Taylor’s b...

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The Cybersecurity 202: Dominion lawsuit could be just start of legal action against Trump allies Tonya Riley Dominion Voting Systems is suing pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for more than $1.3 billion in damages, according a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court by the company Friday.   The company says that Powell has caused significant damage to its reputation and value by spreading unfounded conspiracy theories about it, including alleged ties to deceased Venezuelan dicta...

The Technology 202: The Biden administration inherits a major challenge in addressing coronavirus misinformation Cat Zakrzewski with Tonya Riley Joe Biden won’t just be confronting a pandemic when he enters office. He’ll be confronting an onslaught of misinformation about the coronavirus that public health officials are calling an “infodemic.”  The stakes are only rising as experts warn that falsehoods circulating online are undermining confidence in the coronaviru...