Why So Many Drivers Are Ramming Into Protesters
Extremists have celebrated attacks like these for years. But there’s even more to the story.
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The Reason Starbucks Is Closing 400 Stores
The pandemic made it impossible for customers to hang out there—but they already weren’t.
Missing data veils coronavirus damage to minority communities
The Trump administration is leaving big gaps in race and ethnicity information.
Why virtual care will outlast the pandemic
With millions of people suddenly video chatting their doctors, there’s pressure on Washington to make telehealth a permanent option.
Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July
He said that “almost all businesses” understand the $600 additional benefit is “a disincentive.
Trump finalizes rollback of LGBTQ patient protections
Advocates panned the new rules, which were released on the 4th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Fed sees need for more small business aid, citing ‘acute risks’ to survival
The central bank signaled that it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
Dear Care and Feeding: I Want to Have a Baby on My Own. But I Know My Parents Will Freak Out.
Parenting advice on single parenting, old moms, and talking about race.
Fed’s dire outlook: GDP seen shrinking by 6.5 percent this year
The country’s unemployment rate will drop to 9.3 percent by the end of the year, according to the Fed’s forecasts.
Social distancing will suppress recovery despite emergency aid, CBO chief says
States grappling with budget shortfalls are slowly reopening and lifting stay-at-home orders.
Help! My Husband Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know That My IQ Is Higher Than His.
He says it would “look bad,” because he’s in academia.
Help! My Husband Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know That My IQ Is Higher Than His.
He says it would “look bad,” because he’s in academia.
‘I AM A MAN’: Black protesters demand change of Georgia legislators after recurring police violence
Protesters held “I AM A MAN” and “END RACISM” signs Monday outside of the Georgia Capitol where a large crowd marched to demand justice after yet another Black man was shot and killed at the hands of a white police officer.
Trump administration orders removal of Black Lives Matter banner from U.S. Embassy in Seoul
On Saturday, the American embassy in Seoul, South Korea, hung a large “BLACK LIVES MATTER” banner from their building in support of “fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change.”
That banner is now gone again, after Donald Trump and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo learned of its presence. According to Time, both were “displeased” with the display.
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New Civiqs #BlackLivesMatter 50-state poll shows dramatic movement nationwide
Our Civiqs daily tracking poll spanning three years showed America just how successful and powerful the Black Lives Matter protests have been in radically and rapidly shifting public opinion in favor of dramatic changes to the status quo. It’s no surprise, then, that it received front-page treatment at The New York Times as well as coverage in dozens of media outlets including MSNBC, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Politico, and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
I Accidentally Recorded Myself Having a One-Night Stand—and Sent the Tape to Someone
I never mentioned it to the other participant.
I Accidentally Recorded Myself Having a One-Night Stand—and Sent the Tape to Someone
I never mentioned it to the other participant.
Trump suffers double blow on Supreme Court ruling outlawing bias against transgender, gay workers
When sex discrimination was originally added to the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, its introduction reportedly drew a round of howls in the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress. Based on several reports, Representative Howard W. Smith, a Virginia Democrat who opposed the bill, added it as a floor amendment to weaken and potentially kill support for the bill.
The original text of the legislation banned employment based on race, creed, religion, or color.
FDA revokes emergency use authorization for Trump’s wonder drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine, the unproven coronavirus treatment Donald Trump repeatedly boosted and even (said he) took himself. That emergency use authorization came under pressure from Trump, with whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright saying he was removed from his job for pushing back. Trump owns the promotion of this risky treatment at official levels.
The High Cost of Panic-Moving
It took only a couple of weeks after the first coronavirus lockdowns in the United States for news reports to bear out what people in the hardest-hit cities immediately saw with their own eyes: When the going got tough, many residents—and especially the wealthy—got out.The outflux was most pronounced in New York City, where an estimated 5 percent of the population vacated the premises for some period of time, according to a New York Times analysis of cellphone location data.
The High Cost of Panic-Moving
It took only a couple of weeks after the first coronavirus lockdowns in the United States for news reports to bear out what people in the hardest-hit cities immediately saw with their own eyes: When the going got tough, many residents—and especially the wealthy—got out.The outflux was most pronounced in New York City, where an estimated 5 percent of the population vacated the premises for some period of time, according to a New York Times analysis of cellphone location data.
Trump’s West Point Stumbles Aren’t the Problem
Everyone’s feeling a little frayed these days, but even by those standards, President Donald Trump seemed a little off on Saturday, as he delivered the commencement speech at West Point.The speech was supposed to be a triumphant moment for Trump—he’d insisted on calling cadets back to the United States Military Academy, after they were sent home amid the coronavirus pandemic—but instead it raised questions about his physical fitness.
Trump’s West Point Stumbles Aren’t the Problem
Everyone’s feeling a little frayed these days, but even by those standards, President Donald Trump seemed a little off on Saturday, as he delivered the commencement speech at West Point.The speech was supposed to be a triumphant moment for Trump—he’d insisted on calling cadets back to the United States Military Academy, after they were sent home amid the coronavirus pandemic—but instead it raised questions about his physical fitness.
Black Parents Know “The Talk” Too Well. It’s White Parents’ Turn.
I shouldn’t have to have this conversation anymore.
Listen: Can We Sing?
On the latest episode of Social Distance, staff writer James Hamblin and executive producer Katherine Wells answer questions from listeners.Listen to the episode here:Subscribe to Social Distance on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another podcast platform to receive new episodes as soon as they’re published.What follows is an edited and condensed transcript of their conversation.James Hamblin: This question comes from Tyler Richter in Springfield, Missouri.
FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus
The agency now believes that the suggested dosing regimens “are unlikely to produce an antiviral effect,” FDA chief scientist Denise Hinton said in a letter.
Dear Care and Feeding: I’m Tired of Pretending Kids Can Be Anything They Want—It’s a Lie!
Parenting advice on self-esteem lies, food guilt, and precocious readers.
Supreme Court Says LGBTQ Employees Are Protected By Civil Rights Employment Statutes
While Title VII bars discrimination on the basis of “race, color, national origin, sex, and religion,” the original bill didn’t define “sex” as a term.