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505. Did Domestic Violence Really Spike During the Pandemic?

Freakonomics Radio

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'We Need You at the Hire'

Doctor joseph wackely got the call almost immediately from emergency despatchers. He grabbed a stethoscope and scrubs and ran to his car. Wackely, just 35 years old, had already served as the director of kansas city's emergency medical system. When he arrived at the hiat it was lit by the flashing lights of ambulances. Amid the crowd, there were dozens of injured people. Each of those airy looking skywalks weighed over 30 tons. A single walkway section weighed about eight tons. They were going to need cranes.

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