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Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
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‘Fauci effect’ drives record number of medical school applications
The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine.
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Tipped service workers are more vulnerable amid pandemic harassment spike: Study
More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to a new study.
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Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
“The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx said. “But it’s not going to save us from this current surge. Only we can save us from this current surge.”
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Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says
Giuliani has spent the last several weeks leading failed legal challenges to try to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Trump’s legal losses come fast and furious
The Trump campaign and allied Republicans had sought to overturn results in six states. "We don't need courts," Rudy Giuliani told Fox News.
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‘Extraordinary acceleration’: Takeaways from the pandemic last week
Deaths from COVID-19 have jumped nearly 40% this week, and hospitals around the country are straining under their patient load. Here's what's happened post-Thanksgiving.
5 years ago
Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election
According to a tweet from the Georgia governor, Trump also asked him to order an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes from the presidential race in his state.
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Millions of census records may be flawed, jeopardizing Trump’s bid to alter count
The number of 2020 census records requiring quality checks has ballooned into the millions. That may stop Trump from getting control of a key count before leaving office.
5 years ago
Pa. GOP leaders urge Congress to ‘object’ to Electoral College vote — Dems call it ‘desperation’
A group of Pa. Republican lawmakers are urging Congress to take an extreme, last-ditch, and likely ineffective step to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory.
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Trump’s baseless allegations feed menacing undertow post-election
Death threats are on the rise, and local and state election officials are being hounded into hiding.
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Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
With COVID-19 surging from coast to coast, the number of hospitalized patients has more than doubled over the past month, pushing health care workers to the breaking point.
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Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill
Biden said the developing coronavirus aid package "wouldn’t be the answer, but it would be the immediate help for a lot of things.”
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CDC shortens its COVID-19 quarantine recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention trimmed its recommended quarantine for possible exposure — from 14 days to seven or 10, depending on test results and symptoms.
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