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Tag: vote

  • Prof Patty
  • February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Want to thank Black women? Here’s how.

Christine Emba Jan 6, 2021 Stacey Abrams did it. The former lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate has turned Georgia, once reliably red, to blue. Due in large part to the tireless organizing of

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 13, 2020

The 5-Minute Fix

Some Democratic voters are nervous — and a number of Republican voters, alongside the president, are hopeful — that the results of the presidential election aren’t really the results and that

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

Interactive Voting Guide

How to vote: The Times created an interactive guide to help you register and cast your ballot.

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 3, 2020

Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote

Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote. Her Necklace Spelled It Out. By Vanessa Friedman Aug. 18, 2020 The necklace had been custom-ordered through ByChari, an independent, Black-owne

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NY Times

  • U.S. Gas Prices Jump for 11th Straight Day, and Oil Pushes Higher
  • Raise Taxes on the Rich? These Rich New Yorkers Are All for It.
  • In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation
  • Trump Casts a Shadow Over One of Mexico’s Deadliest States
  • Russia Says Ukraine’s Strike on Factory City Was Deadly

NPR

  • 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear
  • Chimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at the origins of humans' love of alcohol
  • Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens

The Progressive

  • Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?
  • In ‘The Secret Agent,’ Brazil Dares to Look Back
  • The Year of Progressive Power; Data Centers’ Journey to Space
  • How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability
  • The True Cost of Killing Mexican Drug Lord El Mencho

FactCheck.org

  • Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing
  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question

Snopes.com

  • Was Florida man kidnapped by dolphins? We dived into rumor
  • Did Markwayne Mullin challenge Teamsters leader Sean O'Brien to fight during Senate hearing?
  • Did Pope Leo XIV condemn Iran war, rebuke Christian leaders who prayed over Trump?
  • Trump said US military officials told him sinking Iranian ships is 'more fun' than capturing them
  • Did Musk say Teslas could not be used to dodge military draft? Here's the truth

Tradeoffs

  • 'We Can’t Afford All These Humans’: A Doctor's Take on AI in Health Care
  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped

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