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To meet the demand, pasta producers are making more popular shapes like elbow macaroni and spaghetti and forgoing specialty products like tricolor rotini. https://t.co/ut6wz9XBLF via @slate

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Now is not the time for cities to make it easier for people to drive. https://t.co/zYfUuuGI8X via @slate

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We shouldn’t put too much hope on a digital solution to the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/n7NoBhwz6o via @slate

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For thousands of years, we sailed our cargo across oceans using zero-emission, 100 percent renewable wind. Then we switched to ships that run on oil. https://t.co/Mvmykw4R2t via @slate

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The White House apparently based its coronavirus plans on a “model” made by an economist mostly known for being wrong. https://t.co/VoMfPk9LzF via @slate

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Some things in life are free. https://t.co/ks4jWDS9MF via @slate

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Joe Exotic should never have settled his copyright case with Carole Baskin. https://t.co/730LFMyVRA via @slate

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We now know the reason the hardest-hit states didn’t get the most help. https://t.co/khkwnZad4R via @slate

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If you are worried about tech companies claiming even more power in the pandemic, “cherish that fear,” says Shoshana Zuboff. https://t.co/c60yYosvFs via @slate

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France, like the U.S., has been navigating the fine line between individual rights and public safety since the start of the pandemic. https://t.co/AsBsWyY7vJ via @slate

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Vietnam has long censored social media. The pandemic has given it a convenient excuse to ramp up efforts ahead of elections. https://t.co/JTN7bm5MIR via @slate

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Someone’s living his best life during the pandemic. https://t.co/aa5iqxoqJ5 via @slate

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At first, India said its contact-tracing app would be voluntary. Now it’s mandatory. More surveillance creep may follow. https://t.co/4HRWUWNzGe via @slate

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Southern states “reopened,” but no one wants to dine out again. https://t.co/edWi9NIxY7 via @slate

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A simulated IndyCar race was meant to be serious—until top drivers made it a mess. https://t.co/MAFaDpOE0w via @slate

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Will we ever go back to pre-COVID levels of flying? Or is this the end of easy, cheap (and bad for the environment) air travel? https://t.co/iX9pBrfOy2 via @slate

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Employers want to track workers’ contacts, possible COVID-19 symptoms, and even productivity. When it starts, it’s hard to stop. https://t.co/DoqMQfDNyj via @slate

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The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just a physical health crisis—it’s also a mental one. But online resources for mental health come with privacy risks. https://t.co/iQUL8vNT7y via @slate

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WeWork is still expecting members to pay for co-working space that they’re currently not supposed to access. https://t.co/tdIxvdvhNG via @slate

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It’s more important than ever to get everyone online—and you can help. https://t.co/uNcj7BedW2 via @slate