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Pandemic school reopenings were not just about politics

Superintendent Matt Malone chats with a first grader at an elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, in November 2020. Fall…

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The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash

Allina Diaz and her 6-year-old daughter, Journey, chat on the patio of their Jefferson, Maine, home on May 6. |…

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The progressive push to oust the last anti-abortion House Democrat, explained

Rep. Henry Cuellar speaks during a congressional meeting on the US/Mexico border in 2018. | Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post via…

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Stronger public health systems and uniform messaging are critical to fight Covid-19

Testing is crucial to addressing the pandemic’s many costs, as are more preventative measures. | Wang Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images…

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Why Trump is struggling to take down Georgia’s Brian Kemp

Gov. Brian Kemp greets attendees at a campaign event on May 17 in Alpharetta, Georgia. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images The…

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The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, explained

All across the country, consumers are feeling the burden of high gas prices and are desperate for relief. | Justin…

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Is the center shrinking in the Democratic primaries?

Pennsylvania Democratic congressional candidate, state Rep. Summer Lee, talks to the press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty…

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The problem of global energy inequity, explained by American refrigerators

Getty Images The average fridge in the US consumes more electricity in a year than an average person in dozens…

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Title 42, the controversial Trump-era border policy, explained

A child in a shelter for refugee migrants from Central and South American countries seeking asylum in the United States,…

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Doug Mastriano really believes Trump’s lies about 2020. He also might be Pennyslvania’s next governor.

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, the state’s Republican candidate for governor, speaks at a primary election night gathering in Chambersburg,…

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