#2 Covid-19 makes weather less predictable, are actors essential workers?

No, we aren't talking about wrestlers, although..

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Push-ups to help you prep for future quizzes

1. Actors are essential workers in Egypt - During Ramadan, there are special shows for people fasting to keep them entertained. This time around, TV actors were considered essential workers and allowed to step out and finish shooting the shows in time for Ramadan. Incidentally, World Wrestling Entertainment was deemed an essential service in Florida, but they’re not actors but sports entertainers

2. Covid-19 makes weather less predictable - Fewer planes are flying and thus, the World Meteorological Organization has lost an important source of data. Aircrafts capture wind speed, ambient temperature and other data which makes WMO data richer, helping make weather reports more accurate. 

Things we’re reading / watching / listening to: 

1. Caliphate Podcast by New York Times This is a thrilling, disturbing and riveting reporting by Rukmini Callimachi as she reports on the Islamic State and the fall of Mosul.

2. Sluga Naroda / Servant of the people (Ukranian) Before he became the Ukranian President, Volodymyr Zelensky created a show where he played the Ukranian President. This is perhaps the most legendary Presidential campaign of all time. Available on YouTube with English subtitles.

Stay safe & wash your hands,
Team #9