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2020

Biden Is Courting Bernie Voters With a New Plan to Forgive College Debt

He's also leaning toward Bernie with a plan to expand Medicare to younger Americans.
Cameron Joseph
4.9.20
Coronavirus

How Wuhan Is Still Controlling Its Residents After the Coronavirus Lockdown

Residents are getting their "health codes" scanned everywhere they go.
Tomas Navia
4.9.20
food news

People Are Really Stretching the Definition of 'Essential Errands' During Quarantine

The pandemic hasn't stopped people from making stupid trips for stupid things. Exhibit A: This guy who drove 240 miles to buy bread.
Jelisa Castrodale
4.9.20
health wellness

Tenants Tell Us How Their Rent Strikes Are Going

“Landlords need to be on notice. Your tenants are sick of this.”
Harron Walker
4.9.20
addiction

How Quarantine Can Trigger Relapse for People in Recovery

'It’s really scary because Coronavirus likely won’t kill you, but relapsing will.'
Nick Rose
4.9.20
Work

Coronavirus Is Forcing Some to Choose Between Loved Ones' Safety and Work

Essential workers worry they might bring the disease home to their immunocompromised family members. Some are quitting out of fear.
Alex Norcia
4.9.20
food news

Why Grocery Store Shelves Look Bare Even Though There's No Food Shortage

Restaurant, school, hotel, and workplace closures have changed the way food is being distributed, causing a major "logistical headache."
Jelisa Castrodale
4.9.20
Social Distance Cunundrums

Trying to Maintain Social Distancing on New York City Sidewalks? Good Luck.

Many New York City sidewalks don’t have enough space to practice social distancing. City Hall says that’s our problem, not theirs.
Aaron Gordon
4.9.20
Coronavirus

Landlords Are Finally Facing Consequences for Trying to Evict People in a Pandemic

A Minnesota landlord allegedly cut his tenants' electricity when they couldn't find another place to go.
Emma Ockerman
4.9.20
coronavirus in prisons

Women at Oregon Prison Say Their Lives Are at Risk After COVID-19 Patients Are Transferred In

“They’ve signed our death warrant,” an incarcerated woman said. “We’re sitting here waiting to be gassed.”
Anna Merlan
4.9.20
Coronavirus

The U.S. Is Almost Out of Its Stockpile of N95 Masks, Face Shields, and Gowns

The Strategic National Stockpile is down to 10%.
Trone Dowd
4.9.20
immigration

Inside an ICE Detention Center in a Coronavirus Outbreak: ‘We’re All Alone in Here. Things Are Getting Ugly.’

All José can do is watch what he can only assume is the virus moving through the room from bed to bed where he can’t help but live.
David Noriega
4.9.20
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