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• Coronavirus: Is the Media Over Hyping the Threat?
• Chinese tourists desert Thai resort as coronavirus spreads
• Jury foreman regrets convicting teen in girl's 2002 death

Coronavirus: Is the Media Over Hyping the Threat? Posted: 01 Feb 2020 12:47 PM PST A contagion will happen at some point, and it's important we recognize it and react. Unless the coronavirus mutates into something far more dangerous, this isn't it. News and novelty seem to be driving policy. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Chinese tourists desert Thai resort as coronavirus spreads Posted: 01 Feb 2020 12:46 AM PST The narrow laneways and pastel-coloured shophouses of Phuket Old Town are usually bustling with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears about coronavirus have largely emptied the streets this year. "The impact is tremendous," 45-year old Ausana Akaradachakul told Reuters as she waited behind the counter for shoppers in her store selling postcards, straw bags, clothing and jewellery. "Only a few days after the news broke about the virus, the Chinese tourists were visibly few," Akaradachakul said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Jury foreman regrets convicting teen in girl's 2002 death Posted: 31 Jan 2020 06:46 PM PST "I do feel badly," jury foreman Joe McLean told the AP. No gun, fingerprints or DNA were ever recovered, and the 2003 trial of Myon Burrell centered on the testimony of one teen rival who offered conflicting stories when identifying the triggerman, who was standing 120 feet away, mostly behind a wall. McLean said he and other jurors did the best they could with the evidence presented and were unaware of information turned up in the AP review of the case -- in part because his co-defendants were not allowed to take the stand. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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