After being deployed on Jan. 6, the National Guard will fully depart the US Capitol grounds this week. / The Washington Post Texas Gov. Abbott is set to sign a bill that will allow Texans to carry handguns without a license. / The Texas Tribune "White tears hit different in a
Helen Branswell: Here’s how the Covid pandemic in the United States reaches its end. / STAT Stores in the US begin to give away their abundance of hand sanitizer. “It’s worth more to us gone.” / The Wall Street Journal Kaitlyn Tiffany: We’ve just lived through the most online
In 2020, more than twice as many folks were displaced within their own country by climate disaster as were forced out as refugees. / The Guardian “We think we’re taught history. But we’re really taught propaganda.” Geography is the chessboard of history. / Uncharted Territories Israeli population cartography incorporated Palestinians
Federal prosecutors say there was a "leadership meeting" among right-wing extremists in the days leading up to Jan. 6. / BuzzFeed News See also: "All your 1/6 Commission questions, answered." / Wake Up to Politics If you don't think Republicans can minimize the Jan.
As fighting winds down in a ruined Syria, Iran and Russia compete for influence and spoils of war. / The Washington Post A senior official with Hamas says he expects a ceasefire with Israel "within a day or two." / BBC News Analysis of the Israeli leadership’s grim status
As US Covid cases reach their lowest levels in a year, India just set the new global record for daily coronavirus deaths. / CNN, Associated Press The five profiles that capture Americans' attitudes toward the Covid vaccine: the enthusiast, the watchful, the cost-anxious, the system distruster, and the Covid
The US will release an additional 20 million doses of Covid vaccines, bringing the total being shipped out to 80 million. / Yahoo! News Generation Z showed improved mental health during the start of the pandemic. Why? Better sleep and more time with family. Meanwhile, veterinarians report feeling toasted. / The Wall
The CDC defends its latest mask guidance, and says the decision wasn't influenced by political pressure. / PBS Related: Scientists say you're going to want to hold onto your masks for when cold and flu season rolls around. / STAT Australia could reopen its international border by the
Today, after the Israeli military ordered the building evacuated, an airstrike destroyed the AP and Al Jazeera offices in Gaza City. / Associated Press As the Israeli-Palestinian violence continues to escalate, the White House hasn't taken a meaningful public stand. / NPR See also: How social media misinformation is
The CDC says people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can safely participate in indoor and outdoor activities without a mask. Meanwhile, Singapore re-imposes Covid curbs. / STAT, Reuters “Is it OK to ask someone for proof of vaccination status?” “Is oral sex more Covid-safe than kissing?” And other questions
