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China, where the virus originated, initially sought to hide information about the virus.

50 MILLION WORLD COVID-19 CASES: THE BIGGEST OUTBREAKS, EXPLAINEDCHRISTINA ANIMASHAUNNOVEMBER 9, 2020VOX

While herd immunity is the theory behind vaccine programs, the concept originated in veterinary medicine and livestock management in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

THE IDEA OF HERD IMMUNITY TO MANAGE THE CORONAVIRUS SHOULD RING ALARM BELLSREBECCA KAPLANOCTOBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POST

From “Carrie” to “It” — works so nice they made them twice — many of our favorites originated in the pages of his novels.

STEPHEN KING ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADAPT HIS BOOKS AND WHICH PROJECT WENT ‘ENTIRELY OFF THE RAILS’TRAVIS ANDREWSOCTOBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POST

They have used “spoofing” technology to give the appearance that their calls originated from lines within the county police department.

PHONY POLICE OFFICERS SCAM $1.5 MILLION FROM MARYLAND RESIDENTSDAN MORSEOCTOBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POST

The complaint says, “Google estimates that, in 2019, almost 50 percent of its search traffic originated on Apple devices.”

DOES THE GOOGLE ANTITRUST CASE MAKE AN APPLE SEARCH ENGINE MORE LIKELY?GREG STERLINGOCTOBER 28, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LAND

Health officials have said contact-tracing data shows much of the spread across the region is originating from small social and family gatherings.

D.C. REGION HITS 11-WEEK HIGH IN CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS BUT AVOIDS SPIKES SEEN ELSEWHEREDANA HEDGPETH, LAURA VOZZELLA, LOLA FADULU, REBECCA TANOCTOBER 28, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Honniball says they likely originated from meteorites that either generated the water upon impact or delivered it as is.

WATER ON THE MOON SHOULD BE MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN WE THOUGHTNEEL PATELOCTOBER 26, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

The second mistake in how people have viewed the boundary between life and non-life is still rampant in the present day and originates in the way we use language.

WHY PHYSICS CAN’T TELL US WHAT LIFE IS - ISSUE 92: FRONTIERSJEREMY ENGLANDOCTOBER 21, 2020NAUTILUS

It presents intriguing but unattributed factoids such as, “Google estimates that, in 2019, almost 50 percent of its search traffic originated on Apple devices.”

DOJ ANTITRUST SUIT: GOOGLE USES CONTRACTS, MARKET POWER TO NEUTRALIZE RIVALSGREG STERLINGOCTOBER 21, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LAND

They target communities that have fewer trusted sources that cater directly to them, according to media experts we spoke to, and amplify misinformation originating from extremist communities.

WHY A GAMER STARTED A WEB OF DISINFORMATION SITES AIMED AT LATINO AMERICANSKALEIGH ROGERS (KALEIGH.ROGERS@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)OCTOBER 20, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

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