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Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing

Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More: Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing »

The Original Star Wars IX Script Has Allegedly Leaked. And It’s Much Better Than The Rise of Skywalker.

Never underestimate Star Wars leakers. The devoted group of fans who post daily on the r/StarWarsLeaks Subreddit somehow managed to publish a fairly comprehensive script breakdown of The Rise of Skywalker months before its release. And it was real, too–anyone who read that breakdown had the entire movie spoiled. Hell, the Star Wars leakers even… Read More: The Original Star Wars IX Script Has Allegedly Leaked. And… »