• Pence’s Handling of 2015 HIV Outbreak Gets New Scrutiny
  President Donald Trump’s choice of Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the nation’s response to the new coronavirus threat is bringing renewed scrutiny to the former governor’s handling of an HIV outbreak in southern Indiana when he was governor.Pence reluctantly agreed to…
• Hopkins Oct. ’19 Coronavirus Simulation Resulted in 65M Deaths
  A coronavirus outbreak simulation at Johns Hopkins University killed 65 million people, according to New York Magazine.
• Health Experts: Coronavirus Might Return Each Winter
  Like the flu and other respiratory viruses, the coronavirus will never disappear and likely circulate during the winter, according to some healthcare experts.
• Coronavirus Has Mutated Gene Similar to HIV
  Due to an HIV-like mutation, the coronavirus is more likely than SARS to bond to human cells, new research suggested.
• Arctic ‘Doomsday Vault’ Adds 60K New Seed Samples
  The Arctic “doomsday vault” built to safeguard the DNA of the world’s crops received 60,000 new seed samples Tuesday from 36 different groups, including the Cherokee Nation, the first tribe based in the U.S. to make one, reports The Guardian.
• ‘They Lied to Us’: Mom Says Cops Got Her DNA Sample, Charged Son With Murder
  A Georgia woman says police lied to her to obtain a DNA sample in order to charge her son with a cold-case killing from 2001, NBC reports…
• SEC Chair Seeks More Oversight of Chinese Companies
  Major accounting firms should provide more oversight of Chinese companies as the coronavirus outbreak impacts the economy, according to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton on Monday.
• Reports: Trump, UK at Odds After Angry Call on Huawei
  After a call in January that ended with President Donald Trump slamming down the phone, Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson have had a falling out over.
• Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using AI in War
  The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield.
• CDC: ‘Community Spread’ of Virus in US Is ‘Possible, Even Likely’
  Health officials on Friday warned that the “community spread” of the new and potentially lethal coronavirus is “possible, even likely” in the United States. At least 18 Americans who’ve returned home from a quarantined cruise ship are infected with COVID-19, bringing the…
• DHS Warns Critical System Operators of Cyberattacks
  The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday urged companies operating critical systems to review their cybersecurity security measures following a ransomware attack on a natural gas compression facility that caused management…
• NIH’s Fauci: New Coronavirus On ‘Verge’ Of Pandemic If Not Contained
  A National Institute of Health official warned Sunday the fast-moving spread of a new coronavirus is on the “verge” of a pandemic unless containment isn’t successful.In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,”…
• Instagram Working to Tame Fake Posts About Coronavirus
  Instagram is working to remove or block posts spreading misinformation about the coronavirus by directing users to the CDC website when users click on a #coronavirus hashtag, reports BuzzFeed News.”Looking for coronavirus info? …
• US: Huawei Has Secret ‘Back Doors’ to Telecom Networks
  Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei has the ability to hack into cellular networks via “back doors,” information that U.S. intelligence officials have shared with allies England and Germany.
• NASA Funds Program to Search for Life on Mars
  Planned to take flight in 2021, NASA has budgeted for the Mars Sample Return mission, according to the Los Angeles Times.
• Elex Security Institute Pans Nev. Dems for Digital ‘Tool’
  An institute studying election security Tuesday slammed the Nevada Democratic Party for planning to use a digital “tool” to track its caucuses after the controversy last week in Iowa with its voting app.
• Study: Social Media, Smartphone Use Affect Mental Health of Teens
  Social media and smartphone use significantly affect the mental health of teenagers, according to a study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, reports CBS News…..
• Audit: Taxpayers Bypass Complex Free File Software
  Last year, more than 14 million taxpayers paid for tax prep software they could have gotten free, according to ProPublica.
• Sea Level Rose at Almost All of US Coasts in 2019
  The sea level rose at nearly all U.S. coastline measurement stations in 2019, leaving scientists to warn that the likelihood that heavy flooding will strike is becoming more likely.
• 16 Dem Sens Urge 11 Banks Not to Finance Arctic Drilling
  A group of 16 Senators urged 11 of the largest U.S. banks to update their environmental and climate policies to prohibit funding for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.The call came in a letter from Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., member of the Senate…
• Study: Coronavirus Outbreak Could Get Worse Over Next Two Weeks
  The coronavirus outbreak could be even worse than it already appears – and could get dramatically worse over the next two weeks, according to a new study.The startling conclusion published in Lancet was based on a study by University of Hong Kong …
• Facebook Removes Posts as Social Media Spreads Fake Virus News
  Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge for social media companies. The coronavirus outbreak has stoked a wave of…
• CBS: Two Satellites Might Collide in ‘Amazing Show’
  Experts have estimated there is now a one in 20 chance two satellites are going to collide over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, potentially creating “an amazing show in the sky,” CBS News reported.A space debris tracking company, LeoLabs tweeted its estimations before the…
• NIH Expert Fauci: Coronavirus ‘No Worry’ for Americans
  As media reports increase the awareness, if not hysteria, of the coronavirus outbreak in China, a top U.S. heath official is tamping down on the perceived threat to Americans.”It isn’t something the American public needs to worry about or be frightened about, because we…
• Police to Deploy Real-Time Facial Recognition Cameras in London
  London’s Metropolitan Police Service announced Friday that it will deploy live facial recognition cameras, which have already been tested in London and in South Wales, on the city’s streets within a month, BBC News reports.

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