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US’s Reactive Polio Strategy Could Be Silently Putting Many at Risk
A New York man is now paralyzed due to polio. Why aren't public health agencies testing wastewater for the virus?
Sanders: Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan “Goes Nowhere Near as Far as It Should”
Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested that pharmaceutical industry lobbying weakened the proposal.
Hundreds of Thousands of Incarcerated People Are in Danger Amid Scorching Heat
This summer is among the hottest on record, but many people in U.S. prisons can’t access even basic ways to cool down.
Texas Republican Seeks to Limit HIV Medication Access After Winning Abortion Ban
Lawyer Jonathan Mitchell is most well-known for helping to craft Texas’s abortion bill, last year’s first blow to “Roe.”
Biden Administration Sends Signal That It May Be Extending Student Loan Pause
Officials have told student loan servicers to not send out bills ahead of the current end of the pause on August 31.
New York Post Announces COVID Is Over. It’s Still Running Rampant.
The daily infection rates still tally in the thousands. That’s not “over” by even the most wildly irresponsible metric.
Roberts’s Attempt to Keep “Roe” Intact Fell Apart After Alito’s Draft Leaked
The leak ultimately ended any chances of keeping federal abortion rights protections in place.
Sanders: If US Can Spend $76B on Computer Chips, It Can Pass Medicare for All
“Let’s join the club” of countries that offer people universal health care and paid medical leave, Sanders said.
ICE Is Using Data From LexisNexis to Skirt Sanctuary Laws and Deport Immigrants
A hearing this week in Illinois will probe how the data-sharing contract may violate Cook County’s sanctuary ordinance.
Uvalde School District to Abbott: Call Special Session on Raising Gun-Buying Age
Without a special session, the state legislature won’t meet to consider the idea until January at the earliest.