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Public Option In Biden Plan Could Change The Face Of US Health Care
President Biden issued 10 executive orders to fight coronavirus on his first day in office.
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The $4 Trillion Economic Cost Of Not Vaccinating The Entire World
Rolling out a vaccine to stop the spread of a global pandemic doesn’t come cheap.
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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Here are the relationship factors people ponder when deciding whether to break up.
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How The Affordable Care Act Can Keep People Out Of Prison
The struggle is real for inmates dealing with mental health and substance use before and after their time spent in prison.
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Fighting School Segregation Didn’t Take Place Just In The South
The fight for equality has spanned generations.
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Why You Shouldn’t Eat Out For Valentine’s Day
An epidemiologist explains a few facts of life.
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Bipartisanship In Congress Isn’t About Being Nice
Congress is about cold, hard numbers.
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For The Birds? Hardly!
Valentine’s Day was reimagined by chivalrous medieval poets for all to be enjoyed, respectfully.
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The New Administration Helping To Feed America
New steps the government’s taking toward coronavirus relief could help fight hunger.
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Why Are So Many 12th Graders Not Proficient In Reading And Math?
Scores in core subjects for 12th graders in the U.S. are at a historic low.
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Hundreds Of Fish Species Are Consuming Plastic
Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are floating in the world’s oceans.
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Scientists At Work
New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities.
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Is The US Capitol A ‘Temple Of Democracy’?
Its authoritarian architecture suggests otherwise.
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The SolarWinds Hack Was All But Inevitable
Why national cyber defense is a ‘Wicked’ problem and what can be done about it.
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What Exactly Is The Polar Vortex?
Media headlines hint that the polar vortex has arrived.
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Coronavirus Shows Why It’s Time To Finally End Unpaid College Internships
Unpaid internships are often seen as an important rite of passage for college students.
