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Schools across the country have begun to reopen, and the traditional school day has been overhauled. Desks spaced 6 feet apart, temperature checks at the door, and having lunch in small groups is the...
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Even though the pace of new COVID-19 cases declined by 16% in mid-August from the average two weeks earlier, total cases in the United States have still risen to nearly 5.5 million with over 170,000...
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It’s been said that the American vice president may be a heartbeat away from the most powerful office in the world. And on Aug. 11, California Sen. Kamala Harris made history after presumptive...
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Most U.S. states imposed limitations on interstate and international travel shortly after the coronavirus started spreading across the country in February. Now, more than six months later and after a...
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Every state has started a process of reopening, but with a wide array of strategies and rules put in place. Recent increases in some areas caused many states to take action and halt plans for further...
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After many states across the country set new records in daily new coronavirus cases in the middle of July, COVID-19 infections are once again appearing to be leveling off. Some of the increase in...
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When students return to school for the start of the 2020-2021 academic year, their schools and classes will look very different than they did in March, when schools were suddenly ordered to close...
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Across the world, freedom of the press is entering a critical era. Several crises, from the coronavirus pandemic to a polarized public — have serious consequences for journalism and global press...
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After an alarming surge that began in June and continued through most of July, it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic may be leveling off in the range of 55,000 to 75,000 daily new U.S. cases. This is...
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The United States has surpassed more than 4.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. The four largest states — New York, Florida, California, and Texas — have each reported more than 360,000 total...
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From July 14 to July 20, local and state health authorities reported an average of nearly 64,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, up from roughly 55,000 per day the week before. In an effort to slow the...
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