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Texas Power Grid Collapse Impacts Millions, Black and Brown Communities Are Worst Hit

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'Not Ready to Give Up:' Democrats Push Senate to Keep Popular $15 Minimum Wage in Stimulus Bill

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Attorney Benjamin Crump On Overhauling U.S. Policing

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Biden Bombs Iranian-Backed Militias in Syria, Jeopardizing Nuclear Talks with Tehran

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Asian American Communities Organize Against Rise in Hate Crimes, Say More Policing Is Not the Answer

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COVID Deaths Soar in Brazil as Bolsonaro Blasts Lockdowns. Experts Warn It Will 'Get Worse'

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Millions Mark International Women's Day as Pandemic Deepens Inequality, Violence Around the World

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Democracy Now!

How to Wear a Mask, When to Wear Two to Reduce COVID Transmission and Increase Vaccine Effectiveness

While COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations appear to be waning, the United States has a long way to go before people can safely return to everyday life without masks. Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, says it's vital to stay vigilant even as vaccinations ramp up. "If we can get our transmission down as low as possible, that is actually going to make the vaccines more effective."
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