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COVID cases, exposure have 260 Gwinnett school employees not working
Gwinnett County Public School teachers began in-person pre-planning Wednesday at the 141 facilities throughout the county. By the next day, approximately 260 employees had been excluded from work due to a positive case or contact with a case.
Protest Delivered the Nineteenth Amendment
The amendment, ratified a century ago, is often described as having âgivenâ women the right to vote. It wasnât a gift; it was a hard-won victory achieved after more than seventy years of suffragist agitation.
A âWall of Vetsâ Joins the Front Lines of Portland Protests
Military veterans said they banded together to protect the free speech of demonstrators.
Where Will Everyone Go?
ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, with support from the Pulitzer Center, have for the first time modeled how climate refugees might move across international borders. This is what we found.
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"The world can now expect that with every degree of temperature increase, roughly a billion people will be pushed outside the zone in which humans have lived for thousands of years."
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Warding Off Development: Local Control, Housing Supply, and NIMBYs
Local control of land-use regulation creates a not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) problem that can suppress housing construction, contributing to rising prices and potentially slowing economic growth. I study how increased local control affects housing...
Florida sets COVID-19 record with 173 more deaths reported Thursday
Florida reported 173 more COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, which is the most of any day throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The Florida Department of Health also says COVID-19 infections are on the rise, with 10,249 more cases on Thursday.
Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
NEW YORK (AP) â Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the job Monday in more than two dozen U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic...
Congressman John Lewis of Georgia
Congressman John Lewis news, articles, updates, photos and videos from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Lewis, longtime US House member from Atlanta, was also known for his role in the civil rights movement
In Puerto Rico, an Epidemic of Domestic Violence Hides in Plain Sight - Type Investigations
After Hurricane Maria, the number of women killed by their partners doubled. Survivors say the governmentâs misguided response has put more lives in danger.
A Liberal North Carolina Town Has Unanimously Voted to Give Its Black Residents Reparations
Phew, 2020 sure is something different.
Whatâs behind the explosive new fight over Covid-19 data
White House steps up attacks on Fauci â Feds to ship point-of-care tests to nursing homes
Activist Interrupts Florida Governor: "Shame on You! You Are an Embarrassment!"
"We are getting record-breaking cases every day, and you are doing nothing," activist Thomas Kennedy shouted at Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Viola Davis: âMy Entire Life Has Been a Protestâ
The Oscar and Emmy winner overcame long odds to make it in Hollywood. Then the real work began.
At hundreds of rehabs, recovery means work without pay
Despite deadly injuries and multiple investigations into illegal labor practices, work-based rehabs are an American growth industry.
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Wow, this is an impressive deep dive into the murky, poorly regulated world of rehab facilities.
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Know Your Rights: Hazard pay & sick days for gig workers â Working Washington
Effective June 26th, gig workers are now entitled to $2.50 in hazard pay for each restaurant or grocery delivery made inside the Seattle city limits. Effective July 13th, gig workers in Seattle now have the right to take a paid sick day when...
Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed â And Why They Disagree
FiveThirtyEight is tracking six infectious disease models to get a full picture of where the coronavirus death toll could be headed in the coming weeks
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) provides a one-time benefit to assist with one monthâs rent to Miami-Dade County low- and moderate-income households experiencing financial hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.