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What A Day4 Aug 2020

Work From Homeroom

The school year is officially beginning in some states and there have already been disruptions due to students and staff testing positive for Covid-19. A huge number of students will learn remotely for now, with only 6 of the nation’s 25 largest school districts saying they will do in-person teaching.

Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington all have primaries today. We highlight some noteworthy races and ballot initiatives to watch out for.

And in headlines: several parts of the world face extreme weather, thousands of Germans protest Covid-19 restrictions, and some thought-provoking updates from the first cruises to set sail since the pandemic began.

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Trump's Odds Of Getting Conviction Reversed

Trump's Odds Of Getting Conviction Reversed

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to appeal his criminal conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to sway the 2016 election. His sentencing is scheduled for July 11, just a few day...

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The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe

The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe

We’ve been hearing that the far-right is on the rise in Europe for a decade now. And yet, with a few exceptions, these parties are nowhere near taking power. Even in the EU Parliament, where the far-r...

15 Jun 202433min

SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...For Now

SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...For Now

In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court preserved broad access to the abortion drug mifepristone — at least for now. The justices dismissed the case on a technicality, ruling that the a...

14 Jun 202420min

Rep. Jamie Raskin On Project 2025

Rep. Jamie Raskin On Project 2025

House Democrats on Tuesday launched an official task force to take on the far-right agenda Republicans envision under a second Trump presidency. The group of Democrats aims to directly counter the pla...

13 Jun 202419min

Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict

Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict

A Delaware jury on Tuesday convicted Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, on three federal felony gun charges. The verdict makes Biden the first member of a sitting president’s immediate family to...

12 Jun 202420min

How Climate Change Is Impacting Reproductive Health

How Climate Change Is Impacting Reproductive Health

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Justice Department to weigh in on two cases that deal with whether cities and states can hold fossil fuel companies responsible for the effects of climate c...

11 Jun 202416min

Israel Hostage Rescue Mission Kills Scores of Palestinians

Israel Hostage Rescue Mission Kills Scores of Palestinians

Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel’s war cabinet, resigned from his post on Sunday. His announcement came one day after Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas in an operation that killed ...

10 Jun 202421min

Why Is the SAT Back (Again)?

Why Is the SAT Back (Again)?

Until recently, many people—and colleges—rejected the SAT as a racist and classist metric that perpetuated social divides. But now it’s being championed as a tool for closing some of those same gaps! ...

8 Jun 202430min

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