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Nearly 7 in 10 Support Mask Requirements in Schools, New Poll Shows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that schools across the U.S. implement masking measures.
US Policy Toward Afghanistan Was a Recipe for Collapse From the Start
In recognizing brutal Taliban violence, let’s not argue the Afghanistan War should have been longer or more forceful.
Haitians Ask for Solidarity as Storm Makes Landfall Days After Earthquake
Progressive U.S. lawmakers have emphasized the necessity of global aid for Haitians.
A Year’s Worth of Afghanistan War Spending Could Resettle 1.2 Million Refugees
The analysis comes as lawmakers and humanitarian groups implore Biden to open the U.S. to vulnerable Afghans.
Feds Set to Advise an Extra Round of Vaccinations, Which Could Start Next Month
Booster shots wouldn't be administered until after the FDA gives full approval to the vaccines, sources said.
Corporate Property-Buying Spree May Make Housing Even Less Affordable Amid COVID
Corporate investors have been buying up homes from landlords unable to maintain their properties without rental income.
GOP Quietly Deletes Praise for Trump-Taliban Deal From RNC Website
The GOP appears to be taking a sudden about-face on whether or not the U.S. should continue occupying Afghanistan.
Dallas Schools Will Defy Texas Supreme Court Ruling Against Mask Requirements
Dallas school district superintendent Michael Hinojosa received a call from President Joe Biden commending his actions.
Centrists Threaten Congress’s Only Climate Bill as Earth Records Hottest Month
The $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill contains some of the only climate provisions with any chance of passing Congress.
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition Calling for Ron DeSantis to Be Recalled
The petition cites DeSantis's failures on handling the coronavirus pandemic and unemployment disbursement in Florida.