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US intelligence concludes Prince Mohammed approved the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, but the Biden administration says penalizing him would risk American interests. / The New York Times This morning,...
The House of Representatives votes on the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill today. It has already lost its minimum wage provision. / CNBC, NPR Anne Helen Petersen: The future of the...
US regulators find the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to be safe and effective, paving the way for it to be authorized within days. / BBC News A sweeping new...
A federal judge has banned Biden's 100-day moratorium on deportations, but did not require them to resume at their previous pace. / Associated Press The Biden administration has...
The United States' Covid-19 death toll passes half a million people. Mourners share stories of their loved ones on an Instagram post from the White House. / BBC News,...
In February 2011, frigid temperatures took down part of Texas's power infrastructure. Officials ignored the warnings, setting the state up for last week's disaster. / BuzzFeed News After...
Dozens of Texans died during this week's winter storm, but the true death toll won't be known for weeks or months. / The Texas Tribune Last year,...
The Biden administration pledges $4 billion to a coronavirus vaccination program for poorer countries. Boris Johnson pledges to donate most of the UK's surplus supply. / Reuters, BBCA 90-year-old...
Millions in Texas are now under a boil-water notice. / NPR This morning, Texas's energy authority announced all controlled outages have ended, and local utility companies may now...
Millions in Texas are still without power, while more snow and ice are expected to sweep across the South and East in the coming days. / The New York...
Amid record low temperatures in Texas, more than four million people remain without power. / NBC News "It limped along on underinvestment and neglect until it finally broke under...
Two days before Presidents Day, the Senate acquits former President Trump of inciting an insurrection (no matter Sen. McConnell's condemnation afterward). / POLITICO, VoxThe vast majority of Republicans...
Republican senators face a historic choice after both sides in the impeachment trial of former President Trump rest their case. / The Hill A desire to "overwhelm the problem"...
Biden says the US will have enough doses by July to inoculate 300 million Americans. / Associated Press Fauci: In April, "virtually everybody and anybody, in any category, could start...
Today’s newsletter was delayed by a technical glitch. Sorry about that! The Biden administration is considering whether to impose domestic travel restrictions, including on Florida, to contain coronavirus...
The Senate voted 56 to 44 to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, rejecting the argument that the trial is unconstitutional. / The Washington Post Takeaways from the first day of...
A team of WHO scientists in China says the coronavirus likely first spread to humans through an animal. / The GuardianA new study finds that people with dementia are...
The WHO says Ebola has returned in an area of Congo that was one of the epicenters of the second-largest outbreak. / Bloomberg Biden refuses to lift economic sanctions...
"This is the definition of defamation." Legal experts weigh in on voting software company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News. / CNN Following the Smartmatic lawsuit, Fox News...
Ed Yong: How Covid-19 has changed science this past year—and offered the industry an opportunity for self-correction. / The Atlantic Scientists have been overwhelmed by media attention...
Israel becomes the first country where vaccinations are beginning to drive down Covid numbers. / BuzzFeed News The side effects of the Covid vaccine's second dose are a...
Why rich countries should foot the bill for the world’s vaccination: to save several trillion dollars. / The New Yorker Now trending: Criminals selling forged negative Covid-19...
Following the deadliest month of the pandemic so far, US cases and hospitalizations are plummeting. / Associated Press Also: "More Americans have now received at least one dose [of...
David Leonhardt: The news about the vaccines continues to be excellent—and public discussion of it continues to be more negative than the facts warrant. / The New...