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An Epidemic Simulation At The U.S. Naval War College Provides Lessons For The Coronavirus Pandemic

May 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

In 2019, Benjamin Davies designed a simulated epidemic, and the results provide insight into what’s going wrong in the response to COVID-19.

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The Most Stressful Job In The World? What it’s Really Like To Be An Air Traffic Controller

May 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Air traffic controllers train for many years to qualify for the job, and only around 1% of applicants make it through to qualify.

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Zookeeper critically mauled by 2 lions at shut Australia zoo

May 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Two lions mauled and critically injured a zookeeper inside their enclosure Friday at a closed Australian zoo.

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EDM Friday Briefing: WEA Fails During Severe Weather Outbreak Near Chattanooga

May 29, 2020 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for May 29, 2020: A WEA alert failed during a severe weather outbreak near Chattanooga — and other news.

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Luxembourg starts to test its entire population for virus

May 27, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Luxembourg started a coronavirus testing program Wednesday to check each and every one of its roughly 600,000 people, as well as cross-border workers, over the next nine weeks.

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Why COVID-19 Is So Dangerous for All Nursing Homes

May 27, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

COVID 19 in nursing homes: What makes residents of nursing homes in the U.S. and around the world so susceptible to the coronavirus?

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Court: Mental provider not liable in Florida school shooting

May 27, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

A mental health provider cannot be held liable for the actions of a man accused of a 2018 Florida high school massacre, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Tropical Storm Bertha Set to Make Landfall Near Charleston

May 27, 2020 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for May 27, 2020: Tropical Storm Bertha is set to make landfall near Charleston, South Carolina – and other news.

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Michigan Dam Breaks Force Thousands to Flee Rising Water

May 22, 2020 David Hubler

Extremely heavy rains this past weekend caused two dams to break in Midland, Michigan, on Tuesday. The severe flooding forced the evacuation of about 11,000 people.