Monzo recruits former Amex exec Sujata Bhatia as its new COO

More personnel changes are afoot at Monzo, as the U.K. challenger bank continues to bolster its leadership team.

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Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus

In the early 1950s, psychiatrists began treating schizophrenia with a new drug called chlorpromazine. Seven decades later, the drug is still used as an anti-psychotic. But now scientists have discovered that the drug, also known as Thorazine, can do something entirely different.

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Labs Across U.S. Join Federal Initiative to Study Coronavirus Genome

The project, announced by the C.D.C., will help trace patterns of transmission, investigative outbreaks and map how the virus is evolving, which can impact a cure.

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Republicans, It’s Too Late to Back Away From Trump

G.O.P. lawmakers have enabled all of the president’s misadventures up to now. They can’t disavow his response to the coronavirus. Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board.

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In a Crisis, True Leaders Stand Out

Swift action, compassion and trust in science mark the most effective responses to the coronavirus. The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.

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How Lobbyists Robbed Small Business Relief Loans

Years of lavish political spending by special interest groups were all in anticipation of a time like this. Mr. Fischer and Mr. Payne are directors at the Campaign Legal Center.

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The ‘PuffPacket’ could help researchers learn when, how, and why people vape

Vaping is a controversial habit: it certainly has its downsides, but anecdotally it’s a fantastic smoking cessation aid. The thing is, until behavioral scientists know a bit more about who does it, when, how much, and other details, its use will continue to be something of a mystery.

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