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COVID Catch-22: They Got a Big ER Bill Because Hospitals Couldn’t Test for Virus
Some patients have been directed to go to hospital emergency rooms — the most expensive place to get care.
More Than 20 Million People in US Face Eviction by the End of September
Roughly 20 percent of the 110 million Americans living in rented homes could face homelessness by the fall.
Trump Commutes 40-Month Sentence of Longtime Ally Roger Stone
In commuting Stone's sentence, the president went against the recommendation of his own Justice Department.
Organizing Against Police Unions Has Invigorated Hollywood’s Labor Movement
The push to expel law enforcement from the movement has grown quickly in the rank-and-file.
Man Killed by Mexican Police for Not Wearing Mask Sparks Protest Movement
Mexico is confronting its own history of police abuses against working-class Afro-descendent and Indigenous people.
Global Electronic Waste Up 21 Percent in Five Years — Little of It Is Recycled
In 2019, the world generated e-waste equivalent in weight to 350 cruise ships. Only 14.7 percent was recycled.
Trump DOJ Worked Secretly to Obtain Drugs to Resume Federal Executions
For the last three years, the Department of Justice has been quietly building a supply chain of execution drugs.
Schools Are Struggling to Avoid Worsening Inequity When They Reopen
One matter of dominant concern is how to re-engage with students who began working full-time after schools closed.
Anthony Fauci Says He Hasn’t Briefed Trump on COVID In Months
Fauci also disagreed with Trump's recent claim that the virus is “harmless” to 99 percent of those infected.
Charter Schools May Have Double-Dipped as Much as $1 Billion in PPP Loans
Some of the schools were also awarded millions from a grant that Betsy DeVos created in April.