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Friday, February 28, 2025

Measles Outbreak

In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/health/texas-measles-vaccine.html
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the consequences.
 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/opinion/texas-measles-vaccine.html 

The Shape of the Universe

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

The DOGE Shock

Inside DOGE’s Clash with the Federal Workforce
With a surprise incursion in the first minutes of the Trump presidency, Elon Musk’s programmers seized control of a key personnel agency; ‘rogue bureaucrats’ fight back.

The Unwinding of the Trump Trade

Bitcoin down 25% from all-time high as crypto rout worsens
 
Palantir's stock plunge sends its biggest fans to the exits
 
Tesla stock faces 'tug of war' as Musk deepens political role
Tesla’s 40% plunge burns Koreans who plowed into leveraged ETFs
 
Why Trump Losers Are the Biggest Stock-Market Winners
Investors need to decide whether the market rotation—Trump stocks included—is a healthy switch or a sign of deeper trouble ahead.