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Trump Plans to Adjourn Congress to Push Through Political Appointments
The president threatened to use a little-known and untried constitutional provision to push through his appointments.
Fox News Defends Its COVID Lies, Saying First Amendment Protects “False” Speech
Fox News says it cannot be held liable because the Constitution protects “false” and “outrageous” claims.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Is Now $24 Billion Richer Amid Pandemic
While millions of people across the U.S. have lost their incomes due to COVID-19, Amazon stock surged 5.3 percent.
Trump’s Lies Are Killing His Supporters as COVID Starts to Sweep Rural America
How many people who jammed the churches because the president said it was safe will be dead by June?
A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Be Enough — We Need a Plan to Distribute It
To be effective, the vaccine must be accessible and affordable to people of all socioeconomic stripes worldwide.
Where I’m Incarcerated, People With COVID-19 Are Warehoused in a Gym
A private company located hundreds of miles away is making medical decisions for COVID-19 patients in my prison.
Due to COVID-19, We Had First March Since 2002 Without a School Shooting
Despite the absence of school shootings in March, gun sales in the month were the second highest on record.
37,000 More Americans May Die Because Trump Did Not Take COVID-19 Seriously
Trump's inaction in early March may have cost the lives of tens of thousands of Americans, say epidemiologists.
COVID-19 Is Exposing the Violence of US Foreign Policy as Virus Spreads
COVID-19 has begun to wreak its havoc in Iraq, Syria and Yemen – nations harmed by U.S. wars and economic sanctions.
Millions of Americans Might Not Get Stimulus Checks
Meanwhile, some might be tricked into paying TurboTax to receive their checks.