As the pandemic worsens, health-care workers are burning out

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<p>Ed Yong writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AQPVRijYlRFa2uuGeRdjGQw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> that doctors and nurses have become our most valuable resource in fighting COVID-19 &mdash; and warns that these health-care workers are burning out.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A6dR_mWFjRJGbUZggk1I31Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Texas Monthly</a> says Rice University has been able to prevent major spread of the coronavirus on its campus by putting enforcement of public-health rules into the hands of students.</p> <p>Today, the Miami Marlins will officially introduce their newest general manager, Kim Ng. She is not only the first female GM in Major League Baseball, but also in all of men&rsquo;s professional sports in North America. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ar2rhF6VPQuK3_5ODi7zKxA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Miami Herald</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/ADDZBrnudRgqKraRry5kQOw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> profile Ng and her accomplishments.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AlT_23scFQxWoo6lhJJ_uFQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/A1wihj6G6REKBh1Bv5ZYj9w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explain why turkey farmers are bracing to see how the pandemic will change Thanksgiving celebrations.</p>