Tuesday, June 23, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 5:52):

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The Headlines Could Change Quickly: Deadly Border Conflict Between Two Nuclear-Armed Nations



NEW YORK TIMES (JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, HARI KUMAR, AND SAMEER YASIR)

Worst Clash in Decades on Disputed India-China Border Kills 20 Indian Troops



PART 2
(5:53 - 12:12):

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Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: One Source of Conflict? Balloons. Seriously.



NEW YORK TIMES (CHOE SANG-HUN)

North Korea’s Wrecking of Liaison Office a ‘Death Knell’ for Ties With the South



NEW YORK TIMES (CHOE SANG-HUN)

As Kim Jong-un Turns Hostile to South Korea, His Sister Does the Talking



NEW YORK TIMES (CHOE SANG-HUN)

As Floating Propaganda Irks North Korea, the South Isn’t Happy Either



PART 3
(12:13 - 17:36):

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The Uncertainty of Science in a COVID-19 World: When “Science” and “Expert” Don’t Carry the Authority You Might Think



WALL STREET JOURNAL (TODD MYERS)

When Covid ‘Science’ Is a Smokescreen



PART 4
(17:37 - 20:53):

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A Breakdown in Peer Review: Major Studies on COVID-19 Retracted from Prestigious Medical Journals



NEW YORK TIMES (RONI CARYN RABIN)

The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals



NEW YORK TIMES (APOORVA MANDAVILLI)

Scientists Take Aim at Another Coronavirus Study in a Major Journal



PART 5
(20:54 - 23:38):

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Broken Branches, Broken Lives: Creation Order Shows Up in China



CAIXING GLOBAL (YILIN CHEN)

Trending in China: Professor Proposes Women be Allowed ‘Two Husbands’ to Solve Problems Caused by One-Child Policy