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Abacus and a COVID mask

I was curious about whether we were overcounting or undercounting the number of deaths from COVID-19.  At an early news conference, Deborah Birx, MD – the response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force – indicated that the United States was more likely to attribute a death to COVID-19 than other countries.  In som…

Students in class

In more than 30 states, completing a personal finance course is required for a high school degree. The requirement started gaining traction around the country in 2005, despite the long-running debate about whether the courses even work. A new study gets at whether high school instruction is effective by asking a fresh question: do t…