Saturday, February 15, 2020

In the news, Sunday, February 2, 2020


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from CNN

Thousands of artifacts were taken when Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown. Now, some have returned home to Iolani Palace
About 150 years ago, Iolani Palace was a place fit for a king. Literally. The palace was home to the Hawaiian monarchy. It was where kings and queens would hold official functions, receive dignitaries from around the world and lavishly entertain guests, according to its website. But in 1893, the US government overthrew the monarchy. Thousands of items were auctioned off and sent away from their rightful homes. This month, a step was made to correct history.

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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany

Wuhan medic: 'Many more infections than official numbers show'

In Wuhan, patients are being transferred to a new 1,000-bed hospital that officials hope will help to isolate the virus's spread. But one medical technician says they are overwhelmed and cannot handle all the cases.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

The Dirt: Project to relocate historic Rose Apartments progresses
The East Central Community Organization’s plans to relocate the historic Rose Apartments are moving forward. The organization filed an environmental review with the Washington state Department of Ecology to move the Rose Apartments from 1726 E. Third Ave. to 1816 E. Fourth Ave. Also: The city of Spokane is reviewing a permit for MultiCare Deaconess Hospital to build an MRI room addition. The estimated $1.2 million addition will house a new MRI machine designed to increase patient comfort

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Hillary Clinton was right
Surely you remember the “basket of deplorables.” That was Hillary Clinton’s 2016 characterization of some Donald Trump supporters. Observers saw it as a major gaffe, and conservatives erupted in hot, “How dare you!” indignation at the idea there was anything deplorable about voting for a lying, racist, misogynistic, vagina-grabbing deadbeat. Few people, if any, dared point out the obvious. Which is that Clinton was right.

Rural nursing shortages leave critical access hospitals in tough spots
While there are many rewards to working at a small, critical-access hospital, those hospitals are having trouble attracting nurses. The entire region and, indeed, the nation are facing nursing shortages. But small towns like Davenport feel those staffing holes more acutely than many other areas. At the heart of the issue for all health care facilities is a lack of capacity in the nursing educational pipeline. While plenty of people want to become nurses, the colleges and universities that educate and train them have had difficulty finding enough qualified instructors to teach them and sufficient clinical opportunities for those future nurses to get experience.

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