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Phillip Anderson, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 96

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist who expanded the world’s understanding of magnetism and superconductivity has died at 96 March 31, 2020, 8:34 PM 2 min read PRINCETON, N.J. — Philip Anderson, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who expanded the world’s understanding of magnetism and superconductivity, has died. He was 96. Anderson died Sunday at the Princeton Windrows

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Europe’s hospitals among the best but can’t handle pandemic

LONDON — As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world’s best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic. Outbreak experts say Europe’s hospital-centric systems, lack of epidemic experience and early complacency are partly

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New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices

Zoom, the videoconferencing app whose traffic has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, is under scrutiny by the office of New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, for its data privacy and security practices. On Monday, the office sent Zoom a letter asking what, if any, new security measures the company has put in place to handle

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