U.S. child poverty rates drop to record low
Census Bureau data released Tuesday shows America's child poverty rate plunged in 2021, accelerating a decade-long decline. The decline was spurred by government assistance programs including pandemic...
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The GOP backlash against student loan forgiveness
22 Republican Governors sent a letter to President Biden on Monday, asking him to withdraw his student loan forgiveness plan. The governors are saying that only 16 to 17% of Americans have federal stu...
13 Syys 202211min
How the U.S. and its allies are giving Ukraine an edge
The Ukrainian military says it’s retaken more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory from Russia. American officials say the advance was in part due to increased intelligence sharing with the Unite...
12 Syys 202211min
The heated final weeks of Georgia's Senate race
The Senate race going on in Georgia right now is neck and neck, between Republican Herschel Walker and incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock. It’s one of the rare competitions between two Black candidates...
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Famine is coming to East Africa
More than 7 million people in Somalia are in dire need of food assistance. And the UN has warned that famine there is “at the door." East Africa has had four straight failed rainy seasons, for the fir...
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Russia pushes European energy to the brink
Russia has stopped gas flow to Europe. The Nord Stream pipeline has been a key source of natural gas for decades, providing heat and electricity across the region. And the result of Russia’s actions a...
7 Syys 202211min
What to know about the new boosters
How soon after a COVID infection, or after your last booster, can you get the new shot? Axios' Adriel Bettelheim explains what we know about the new boosters tailored to the Omicron sub-variants that ...
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Biden’s MAGA warning
President Biden spoke in Philadelphia last night, with a warning about former President Trump, his followers, and what he said was their potential to harm American democracy. Plus, the water crisis i...
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