Everyone wants to know where the coronavirus came from. In the absence of a clear explanation, several theories are circulating — including one, pushed by the Trump administration, that the pandemic started because of malpractice in a lab in Wuhan, China. But is that a secret the Chinese government is keeping, or a mystery no one knows the answer to? Guest: ... Show More
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The Autism Diagnosis Problem
<p>Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed as a spectrum that included children and adults far less impaired. Along the way, the disorder also became an identity, embraced by college graduates and even by some of the world’s most successful p ... Show More
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Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
<p>“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and ... Show More
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May 2020
Trump keeps claiming anyone who "wants" a test can get one; Trump: "I have felt no vulnerability whatsoever" after two White House staffers test positive for coronavirus; Kentucky boy on ventilator with rare illness linked to coronavirus;
Top health official: Anyone who "needs" a test can get one; Trump: United States conducting 300,000 coronavirus tests daily, Harvard institute: 900,000 tests daily needed by May 15; Trump says asymptomatic people have "no reason" to want to be tested, but a person can be infected ... Show More
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Jun 2021
Mystery at Canada’s highest security virus lab
Questions still surround why two scientists were marched out of a Winnipeg lab in 2019, and why they’re being investigated by the RCMP. But the story has links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and many experts suspect Chinese espionage. Now, pressure is mounting on the federal ... Show More
22m 3s
Sep 2020
New book reveals Trump knew in early February that Covid-19 was dangerous, highly contagious, and "deadly"
Bob Woodward’s new book, “Rage,” reveals President Trump admitted in early February he knew just how dangerous, highly contagious, and "deadly" the coronavirus was weeks before there was the first confirmed case in the United States. Then in March, Trump told Woodward “I wanted t ... Show More
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Jan 2020
Can China stop a killer virus spreading?
A mysterious new virus has emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan and is rapidly being identified in patients across the globe. Signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Hundreds have been infected and some deat ... Show More
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