2020 in review: COVID-19 was the story
December 21, 2020
The first mention of the word “coronavirus” in a Cornell Chronicle story in 2020 came on Jan. 29, when the university designated mainland China as an elevated-risk destination, and imposed travel restrictions on students, faculty and staff.
Since then, there have been more than 300 stories or university statements that mention COVID-19 posted on news.cornell.edu. It has been the story of the year.
The most-read Chronicle story of the year was a Weill Cornell Medicine-produced research FAQ from April 20, “Why is COVID-19 mild for some, deadly for others?” Given the fact that so much remains unknown about this mysterious virus, it’s no surprise that more than 60,000 readers – and counting – clicked on this story.
The Pressball journalist
Sergey Yuzhik revealed how he fought for the news repeatedly removed from the newspaper s website about the release of the former press secretary of Brest Dynama and Miss Belarus 2008
Volha Khizhynkova, tut.by writes.
Let us remind you that this note disappeared from the site several times, and, late in the evening, Yuzhik published it with the text: And whoever removes or deletes this news again is a man without a conscience. At the same time, in the title, he called her the Hero of Belarus.
Soon, the news was deleted again, and, at night, it returned to the site with a new text.
Why Nicolas Cage s Lord Of War Used Real Guns Instead Of Props
Why Nicolas Cage s Lord Of War Used Real Guns Instead Of Props Lionsgate
By Kevin Tall/Dec. 18, 2020 3:39 pm EDT/Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 3:52 pm EDT
Let s be clear about one thing: Love him or loathe him, Nicolas Cage hasn t built his career on making realistic films.
While he s wholly believable as a Beatles-obsessed chemical super-freak in Michael Bay s 1996 action blockbuster
The Rock, the film lacks a bit in accuracy. For starters, VX, while indeed a failed pesticide, is not going to melt your face off or cause you to spasm so hard you break your own spine. The film doesn t even present VX in the proper phase of matter. According to