Politics

Finding beautiful baby decor in a sea of plastic

Natalie Nelson I’d been on the fence about having kids, and one of the reasons I’d wavered for so long…

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Gutting fuel economy standards during a pandemic is peak Trump

This guy. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images From the petty motivations to the incompetent execution, a parable for our…

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12 things everyone needs to know about the coronavirus pandemic

Amanda Northrop/Vox How deadly is the coronavirus? How is it transmitted? And answers to more questions about the pandemic, explained.…

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6.6 million jobless claims, a grim milestone for Spain: Thursday’s coronavirus news

A record-high number of people applied for unemployment benefits in the last week of March. | John Minchillo/AP Here’s what…

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Wisconsin has an election next week in the middle of a pandemic. It’s shaping up to be a debacle.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in 2019. | Andy Manis/AP The governor had to call up the National Guard to make…

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Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public

Boston Globe via Getty Images The online retailer will only allow hospitals and government organizations to purchase certain medical supplies…

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Trump administration revokes reservation status for Mashpee Wampanoag tribe amid coronavirus crisis

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts was notified on March 27, 2020 that the Department of the Interior was “disestablishing”…

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Why coronavirus scammers can send fake emails from real domains

Vox Organizations like the WHO could prevent domain spoofing, but many don’t On March 18, an email went out from…

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New unemployment claims surge to record-high 6.6 million

Photo by Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images A completely unprecedented economic collapse. The US Department of Labor…

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11 questions about the coronavirus economic crisis, answered

Jennifer Wittlin prepares for dinner takeout orders in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 25, 2020. | David Goldman/AP From how…

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