Can Bill Gates Vaccinate the World?
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Microsoft founder Bill Gates was the most powerful and provocative private…
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The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan
The Senate is preparing to vote on another stimulus bill — the third of the pandemic.The bill has the hallmarks of a…
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Texas After the Storm
Even as the cold has lifted and the ice has melted in Texas, the true depth of the devastation left by the state’s…
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The Sunday Read: ‘Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t’
It all started when Sigrid E. Johnson was 62. She got a call from an old friend, asking her to participate in a study…
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Odessa, Part 1: The School Year Begins
Odessa is a four-part audio documentary series about one West Texas high school reopening during the pandemic — and…
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Fate, Domestic Terrorism and the Nomination of Merrick Garland
Five years ago, Judge Merrick B. Garland became a high-profile casualty of Washington’s political dysfunction. President…
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When Covid Hit Nursing Homes, Part 2: ‘They’re Not Giving Us an Ending’
When the pandemic was bearing down on New York last March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration issued a directive that…
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When Covid Hit Nursing Homes, Part 1: ‘My Mother Died Alone’
When New York was the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged as a singular, strong…
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