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Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 1.6M: Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK – Global coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) deaths reached 1.6 million on Saturday, according to the Center for Systems Science …

UN chief wants worldwide ‘state of climate emergency’

UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for a worldwide “state of climate emergency” to tackle global warming. …

Why paying people to get the coronavirus vaccine won’t work

The first COVID-19 vaccine to gain emergency use authorization in the U.S. could roll out within days, as Pfizer and …

Masks and mandates: How individual rights and government regulation are both necessary for a free society

I’ve been thinking a lot, recently, about the tension between demanding “individual rights” – in the sense of deciding whether …

My university will be getting COVID-19 vaccines soon – here’s how my team will get doses into arms

In late October, I received an email from a member of the California Department of Public Health. I called the …

COVID vaccines focus on the spike protein – but here’s another target

The latest results from the phase 3 COVID-19 vaccines trials have been very positive. These have shown that vaccinating people …

Trump Plan May Set Clock Ticking on Many Health Rules — Setting Off Alarms

The Trump administration wants to require the Department of Health and Human Services to review most of its regulations by …

Oregon just decriminalized all drugs – here’s why voters passed this groundbreaking reform

Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020. …

Why does the Electoral College exist, and how does it work? 5 essential reads

On Dec. 14, the members of the Electoral College will meet in state capitols across the country and cast their …

The Paris Agreement at 5: Time’s running out. How to get the world back on track to meet its climate goals

The Paris Agreement on climate change, signed on Dec. 12, 2015, by almost 200 states, was hailed as the turning …

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