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Photos: The Great Vaccination Campaign
As of today, more than 565 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered around the world, at a rate of about 14 million doses a day. Shots are being given at mass-vaccination sites, hospitals, small clinics, and in people’s homes, as governments and organizations work to reach everyone currently eligible. The work has only just begun, though; despite encouraging early numbers, only 4 percent of the global population has received at least one dose so far.
Biden administration builds volunteer network to boost vaccine confidence
The new program is set to be unveiled Thursday.
Pete Buttigieg’s First Big Project Is Taking Down a Racist Texas Highway
The Biden administration has launched a civil rights investigation into a proposed road expansion that could displace thousands of Black and Latino Texans.
The Mortifications of Beverly Cleary
The childhood memories we retain most searingly tend to involve shame. When I was 6, after being chided twice for talking too loudly during lunch, I was made to stand in the cafeteria by myself until the other kids finished their food. I can’t even type that sentence without flushing at how conspicuously bad I felt, and how alone.
“Crisis of Capitalism”: Roberto Lovato on How U.S. Policies Fuel Migration & Instability
We speak with Salvadoran American journalist Roberto Lovato about how decades of U.S. military intervention in Central America have contributed to the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border. Some 18,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in U.S. custody, according to the latest figures, and more than 5,700 are in Customs and Border Protection facilities, which are not equipped to care for children.
Derek Chauvin Defense Blames “George Floyd Himself for His Own Death,” Not the Police “Blood Choke”
As the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continues, we speak with Minneapolis civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, who says prosecutors in the case clearly established that “the actions of Derek Chauvin played the most critical role in cutting off the air supply of George Floyd,” leading to his death, while the defense appears to be resorting to a strategy of victim-blaming.
9 Minutes, 29 Seconds: Derek Chauvin Trial Opens with Full Video of George Floyd’s Killing
The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin has begun in Minneapolis, where Chauvin is charged with second- and third-degree murder, as well as manslaughter, for killing George Floyd in May 2020 by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes. The death of Floyd, who was a 46-year-old Black man and father originally from Houston, Texas, sparked international protests calling for racial justice.
Help! My Son and His Foster Sister Say They’re in Love.
They are engaged and have been secretly dating for “years.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s Boyfriend Can’t Pronounce Her Name, so Instead He Just Calls Her “Sara”
Parenting advice on children’s boyfriends, obsessive cleaning, and birthday gifts.
The Story of the Really Big Traffic Cone Stuck in a New Orleans Pothole
“New Orleanians are very crafty. Whoever made this, I tip my hat to them.
I’m Beginning to Wonder if Literally Everyone Has Had This Sexy Experience but Me
Is this more rare than I think?
‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents.
Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies
Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
News Roundup: Eviction moratorium extended; Biden shores up DACA; insurrection probes continue
In today’s news: Biden makes a move to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Centers for Disease Control extended the federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic, and still more evidence shows organizers of the Jan. 6 insurrection did indeed intend to overthrow the government. Here’s what you may have missed. Oh, and that boat? Not stuck anymore.
The COVID-19 ‘It wasn’t my fault’ tour begins in earnest
The “It wasn’t my fault” tour is in full swing. We heard from Robert Redfield, former director of the CDC and one of Trump’s prime stooges during the COVID-19 pandemic, venturing that if only China had been a little more forthcoming, the U.S. response under Trump would have been so, so drastically different.
Dr. Birx now tries to say she was a victim. No, she was deadly complicit
CNN is airing a special where all of these doctors in the Trump administration are finally speaking out about the abuse and chaos that reigned when the pandemic first hit America one year ago. These people include Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Brett Giroir, Dr. Stephen Hahn, Dr. Robert Kadlec, and Dr. Robert Redfield.
Cleveland police department chose to care about lying over the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice
On Nov. 22, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann. Rice was playing with a black airsoft toy gun when Loehmann and Officer Frank Garmback drove up to Rice in a public park. Loehmann shot Rice dead seconds after opening the door of his squad car.
Residents of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, form a water blockade to protest ferry service
Ongoing mainland mainstream media coverage of Puerto Rico, other than dealing with the statehood issue, has been sporadic at its best and abysmal at its worst. You can double the negatives when it comes to Vieques and Culebra, two island municipalities of Puerto Rico.
Trump lashes out at Fauci and Birx after CNN documentary
The former president released a fact-challenged statement criticizing the former advisers after they criticized his administration’s pandemic response.
Michelle Obama Celebrates ‘Unstoppable’ Stacey Abrams At 2021 NAACP Image Awards
“Her courage … it’s contagious,” the former first lady said of the Georgia Democrat, who received the NAACP’s first-ever Social Justice Impact Award.
Peloton Won the Pandemic. Can It Survive the Reopening of Gyms?
The company has come a long way from that cringeworthy “Peloton wife” ad.