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Trump: COVID-19 death toll in U.S. could reach 100,000

President Trump says the coronavirus death toll in the United States could be as high as 100,000 people. Despite that sobering prediction, the president continues to urge governors to reopen their economies. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero for a closer look Source

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The toilet paper shortage of 1973

In the early 1970s Americans had experienced gasoline shortages owing to the OPEC oil embargo. So, when Johnny Carson made a joke about a shortage of toilet paper on “The Tonight Show,” rolls of toilet tissue began disappearing off store shelves as nervous consumers hoarded the prized commodity, thereby creating a genuine shortage. Mo Rocca talks with documentary filmmaker Brian Gersten and Boston University economics professor Jay Zagorsky about the real-world implications of a joke. Source

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