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3 popular policies Democrats can use to fight climate change and boost the economy
Here’s how climate policy can double as economic stimulus.
As Times Square sits idle, so do Mickey and Elmo
Life was never easy for New York’s costumed performers. What happens when the tourists disappear?
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The Black-white life expectancy gap grew in 2020 — but it can be reversed
Closing the gap starts with better access to health care.
FDA advisers to meet this week on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
The single-dose vaccine prevents hospitalizations and deaths, but has a lower efficacy against the illness than other vaccines.
Rochester police won’t face charges in Daniel Prude’s death
Prude died after police handcuffed him, placed a mesh hood over his head, and pressed him onto the pavement.
QAnon believers think Trump will be inaugurated again on March 4
Law enforcement is preparing for potential threats, but there’s no evidence of mass mobilization yet.
“I feel like my ancestry is the story of America”
3 Black Americans who unlocked personal history using DNA testing and online historical databases.
Ghana is the first country to receive vaccines from the global Covax initiative
It’s the start of a long campaign to immunize billions of people.