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Lambda Variant Raises Dire Concerns About the Pandemic’s Future Trajectory
The lambda variant is alarming experts who fear a return to lockdown-era COVID-19 conditions.
Progressive Caucus Urges US Diplomacy With Taliban
The Congressional Progressive Caucus pressed the Biden administration to provide as much humanitarian aid as possible.
Florida Moves Closer to Punishing Districts Defying DeSantis’s Ban on Mask Rules
The Biden administration has said it will compensate school administrators who are punished financially under the law.
AOC Stresses Moral Obligation to Afghan Refugees as Fox Revives Racist Tropes
Media watchers called out the white supremacist tropes right-wing media were invoking in talking about the refugees.
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.
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.