Lawmakers have given themselves a virtually impossible task – and the stakes are high.
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U.S. deficit explodes even as economy grows
A strong economy usually reduces the deficit. Not this time.
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Covid is here to stay. How will we know when it stops being special?
For some people, covid will always be high risk. Others wonder when — or if — we can stop treating the coronavirus differently from other common viruses.
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New Pirola Covid variant shows value of booster shots
A new variety of the coronavirus isn’t as dangerous as previously feared. What’s more, the fall jab should provide good protection.
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How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19?
Researchers still don’t know how well BA.2.86 will evade immunity or whether it will cause more severe disease than its predecessors.
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What you need to know about the new coronavirus vaccine shots
The new coronavirus shots are designed to provide improved protection against omicron subvariants now in circulation
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Elliott Epstein: There is a way to legitimately take Trump off the ballot
A conviction on a charge that falls within the scope of the 14th Amendment could provide solid, objective grounds for state election officials to remove him from the ballot.
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When are book bans unconstitutional?
A free speech expert defines censorship and applies that lesson to current political struggles in the US to ban books from public schools and libraries.
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How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians
Librarians are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battle raging across the US over censorship, book challenges and book bans. That conflict has even changed how librarians are trained.
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What’s at stake as U.S. autoworkers threaten to strike
With the automakers expected to resist a return to the pricey benefits of the past even if they do offer nice pay raises, a strike is a real possibility.