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Millions Honor International Women’s Day Amid Pandemic and Global Violence
Women have been disproportionately impacted by rising poverty, unemployment and violence during the pandemic.
Joe Manchin Signals He Is Open to Filibuster Reform
Democrats would need 50 senators plus a tie-breaking vote from the vice president to alter the filibuster.
COVID Has Put a Whole Generation of Black-Owned Businesses at Risk
The economic impact of the pandemic could wipe out an entire generation of Black-owned businesses.
Defeating COVID Requires Waiving Big Pharma’s Vaccine Patents, WHO Leader Says
The head of the World Health Organization warned that global inequalities in vaccination could come back to haunt us.
Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Is Imperiling Wildlife Conservation Efforts
The disturbances to ecosystems from climate change and extreme storms make it harder for wildlife to adapt.
Manchin Wins Cuts to Unemployment Benefits as COVID Relief Bill Passes Senate
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin played a central role in cutting beneficial measures from the COVID relief package.
Millions of Unpaid Caregivers Are Currently Ineligible for COVID Vaccine
Millions of people in the U.S. who care for sick or elderly family members worry about exposing loved ones to COVID.
Eight Democrats Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’s $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders's effort to reattach a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate COVID relief package failed Friday.
Former Impeachment Manager Sues Trump Over January 6 Capitol Breach
The lawsuit also names Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and GOP Rep. Mo Brooks as co-defendants.
Unemployment Drops to 6.2 Percent — But Long-Term Unemployment Continues Soaring
Older workers have been hit hardest by ongoing joblessness.