Remote-learning issues multiply for disadvantaged American students
An analysis of school attendance shows the inequities. New England governors appealed for caution over the holidays. — NYT: Top Stories
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Democrats push higher stimulus payments, citing Trump; G.O.P. blocks bill
As the nation looks forward to Christmas Day, many lawmakers in Washington agree the second stimulus checks are necessary and past due. But, President Trump now has these lawmakers in limbo as he suggests that Congress should pay $2000 instead, and he
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Will Progressives be kingmakers in the New York mayor’s race?
It’s not yet clear if voters want bold ideas from the left or a leader who can manage the city out of a crisis. Or maybe they want both. — NYT: Top Stories
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President Trump: Unhappy, unleashed and unpredictable
President Trump remains the most powerful man in the world, but powerless to achieve what he most wants to do to avoid leaving office as a loser. — NYT: Top Stories
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Why Israel faces a fourth election in just two years
What to know as Israel gears up for another vote, this time set for March 23. — NYT: Top Stories
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Why ambulances are exempt from the surprise-billing ban
The welter of providers, layers of state and local regulation, and lack of information about costs made lawmakers hesitant to take up the issue. But that may change. — NYT: Top Stories
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Georgia Senate runoff targeted by misinformation ‘superspreaders’
The conservative social media personalities that spread baseless rumors of election fraud are starting to focus on the races that will decide control of the Senate. — NYT: Top Stories
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95 percent of representatives have a degree. Look where that’s got us.
All these credentials haven’t led to better results. — NYT: Top Stories
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A conservative Justice in Wisconsin says he followed the law, not the politics
Like officials in Arizona and Georgia, Justice Brian Hagedorn is a longtime Republican who is now under fire for ruling against President Trump’s challenges to the election. — NYT: Top Stories