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New research finds common pattern of COVID-19 symptoms: Fever first, then cough, muscle pain

Click here: The new research study, published in Frontiers in Public Health, finds that a distinguishing feature of COVID-19 is the order in which symptoms first appear. Typically, patients will experience fever, cough, muscle pain and then nausea, and/or vomiting, and diarrhea.

The study, published in Frontiers in Public Health, finds that a distinguishing feature of COVID-19 is the order in which symptoms first appear. Typically, patients will experience fever, cough, muscle pain (myalgia) and then nausea, and/or vomiting, and diarrhea.

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Iowa Democrat Theresa Greenfield Flip-Flops on CARES Act

Click here: Iowa Senate Democrat candidate Theresa Greenfield now says she would have voted for the coronavirus aid bill, the CARES Act, after attacking Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) for voting for the legislation.

Democrat Theresa Greenfield’s Hypocrisy on CARES Act captured on Friday’s Iowa Press program.
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Derecho Storm clouds rolled into area Monday afternoon

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The second wave of Derecho storm clouds rolled in about 4PM, Monday afternoon on August 10, 2020 looking west from Highway 34 near New London, Iowa.
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PANIC PANDEMIC: COVID-19 Facts the Media DOESN’T Want You to Know

Steve Deace reports on the COVID-19 facts the Media doesn’t want you to know, and it’s straight from the CDC database.
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Why Iowa is the most important state on the political map

Click here: There’s no state that will serve as a better bellwether of the political environment this year than Iowa…

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Facebook laughably says they’re going to sue the EU for… wait for it… invasion of privacy!

Click here: Facebook is pushing back against a European Union investigation into its practices, taking it to court over privacy concerns.

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Afraid to speak your mind? Maybe we’re not as ‘free’ as we think

Click here for full article: Just because we still have free-speech rights doesn’t mean we feel free to exercise those rights, to say what’s on our minds. What if we’re afraid to voice our opinions? Are we still free then? Let’s start with this — about how a majority of Americans are so afraid of what could happen to them if they express an unpopular opinion. Nearly two out of every three Americans (62 percent) say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe — because they’re worried that others might find their opinions offensive.

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Dr. Nicole Saphier: Teachers Need To Go Back To Work

“I am a big supporter of getting kids back to in-person schooling, especially those younger kids, kindergarten through third grade. It is so vital to them that they actually are around other children. I think that the long term consequences will be significantly more severe than of COVID itself if we don’t get them back, so they’re my priority. … I want to see my children back in school. I actually want them back in school not wearing masks.  I do think there are smart ways that the schools are able to do it. …teachers are essential workers. They are tasked with caring for our children and their development and they need to get back to work.”

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The Rally That Changed My Mind

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Psychologist and author Karlyn Borysenko wouldn’t be caught dead at a Trump rally. So what was she doing in a New Hampshire arena, surrounded by 11,000 cheering Trump supporters? And what did she take away from the experience? She explains what happened when perception met reality in this eye-opening video.
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Where the ideas for the Declaration of Independence came from

Most of us learned the key ideas of the Declaration of Independence in school: that “all men are created equal,” “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” that government’s job is “to secure these rights.” This was a radical departure from the way things had always been. Where did these revolutionary ideas come from?