Writing in Well, the NY Times newsletter, Tara Parker-Pope says, “It’s time to double down on your pandemic safety precautions. Our country is entering a dark phase of the coronavirus
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What Trump’s Refusal To Concede Says About American Democracy
By Perry Bacon Jr. At nearly 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, the morning after Election Day 2016, the Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner of the presidential election. Around
CDC recommends against Thanksgiving travel amid surge of coronavirus cases
Brittany Shammas November 19, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST With Thanksgiving a week away and coronavirus cases exploding nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday re
Kenosha: How two men’s paths crossed in an encounter that has divided the nation
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When Will We Throw Our Masks Away? I Asked Dr. Fauci
By Elisabeth Rosenthal Nov. 19, 2020 As a health journalist, a physician and a former foreign correspondent who lived through SARS in Beijing, I often get questions from friends, colleagu
13 Mistakes That Shorten Your Laptop’s Life
Marissa Laliberte Updated: Dec. 18, 2019 You never turn it off. You don’t use a surge protector. Too many programs launch when you boot your computer up You never bothered to install antivir
Of Course White Women Voted for Trump Again
By Angelina Chapin@angelinachapin One of the most notable trends to emerge from the 2016 presidential election was the large number of white women who helped solidify Donald Trump’s victory.
7 Things You Won’t See in Target Anymore
Deniz Sahinturk Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 Are you a fan of Target? (I am.) Then you’ve probably noticed your shopping trips look a bit different than used to. Due to new health and safety regul
The Texas governor who refused to concede after losing a bitter election
Gillian Brockell November 16, 2020, at 7:00 a.m. EST The incumbent refused to concede. He had lost reelection, by a lot, but he claimed it was only because of election fraud. He appealed his case t
Do you know (11/17)…
That the December 2020 issue of O Magazine will be the last print issue? That President Trump has yet to concede, even though it is clear that Vice-President Elect Biden has won? “That
‘It’s not real’: In South Dakota, which has shunned masks and other COVID rules, some people die in denial, nurse says
Joel Shannon USA TODAY South Dakota’s high rates of COVID-19 and low virus regulation have sparked criticism even as some dying of the virus there don’t believe it
The lowest-paid workers in higher education are suffering the highest job losses
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Alyssa Fowers November 17, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. EST Eugenia Bradford believed her job was safe. After all, she was the only administrative assistant for college advisi
Victor Glover will be the first Black crew member on the space station.
By Allyson Waller Nov. 15, 2020, 3:34 p.m. ET In the 20-some years that people have been living aboard the International Space Station, its extended crew has never included a Black astron
The Abnormal Presidency
In a sense, the election was a referendum on Trump’s norm-breaking. Now, as Trump shatters yet another norm by refusing to accept the result of the vote count, the office’s structural weakness,
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