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The New York Times15d
A Man Drove a Car Down Rome’s Spanish Steps. It Did Not Go Great.
The Spanish Steps are one of Rome’s best known monuments. Destroying or damaging a monument in Rome is punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of more than 2,000 euros ($2,300).
Healio16d
Study: Spanish-speaking patients at increased risk for hospital infections
Source: Lacerna C, et al. Oral abstract PHHP 18. Presented at: APIC 2025; June 16-18, 2025; Phoenix.
National Bureau of Economic Research20d
The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the “Spanish Flu” for the Coronavirus’s Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity | NBER
Mortality and economic contraction during the 1918-1920 Great Influenza Pandemic provide plausible upper bounds for outcomes under the coronavirus (COVID-19). Data for 48 countries imply flu-related ...