What's the 'Z Division'? A secret team of scientists searches for answers on COVID-19's origins – USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Tucked away in a secretive office, a little-known team of government scientists began looking into al-Qaida and the possibility of a biological weapons attack after terrorists exposed a “gaping hole” in national security on Sept. 11, 2001.Known simply as the “Z Division,” the team was established in the U.S. Department of Energy to help […]

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CT restaurateurs want 'hospitality fund' for recovery from COVID-19 – The Connecticut Mirror

Sign up for CT Mirror’s free daily briefings. CT Mirror Connecticut's Nonprofit Journalism. The Connecticut Restaurant Association wants the state to create a “hospitality fund” to help tourism, workforce and local economic development recover from the pandemic.Under the proposal, the state would leverage its existing 1% food and beverage tax that generated more than $90 […]

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The missing evidence in the COVID origins debate – Axios

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosThe inability to pin down COVID's origins has opened the door to politically charged speculation and fierce debate, but without concrete evidence, people are forming narratives based on incomplete information with major geopolitical consequences.Why it matters: The lingering questions about how the virus emerged could likely only be filled through intelligence or new […]

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COVID-19 & More: COVID, the "mask wars," and East Palestine redux – Colorado School of Public Health

Starting with the (fortunately) ever-briefer COVID-19 update. In a word: “unchanged” in Colorado. There was yet another kerfuffle about the value of masks this week, provoked by a Cochrane systematic review. Reviewing findings of randomized clinical trials only, the authors concluded that wearing masks in the community makes “little or no difference” to the outcomes of […]

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