WATCH: U.S. ‘out of the pandemic phase, Fauci says
The U.S. is “out of the pandemic phase,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top public health official who has helped lead the national response to COVID-19 for more than two years. “Namely, we don’t have 900,000 new infections a day…
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A Columbia University professor’s Brief But Spectacular take on Black life and literature
Columbia University professor Farah Jasmine Griffin was deeply troubled by the political turmoil happening across the U.S. during the 2016 presidential campaign. She began writing a literary memoir, “Read Until You Understand,” which explores what democracy means for the lives…
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Streaming services battle price increases, password sharing and viewership
After years of unlimited spending and major growth, the era of peak streaming may be ending. Streaming services are adjusting their plans, including most notably Netflix. This is leading to changes in pricing and the addition of more advertising, while…
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New data shows the deadly impact of gun violence on children
We’re not even four full months into the year and it’s already been a deadly one for too many children and teens. About 500 have lost their lives to gun violence in the U.S. so far in 2022, according to…
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President Zelenskyy Brings Cheer, And iPads, To Hospitalized Children
Ukraine’s leader visited a hospital in Kyiv and met children evacuated from Mariupol whose parents were killed during fierce fighting in the port city. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is…
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As colleges and universities drop admission tests, what’s the impact on enrollment?
The SAT OR ACT standardized test score used to make or break college applications for high school seniors. But the pandemic turned that all on its head as nearly 80 percent of four-year colleges and universities went test optional. Many…
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How powerful conservatives pushed the ‘Big Lie’ that the 2020 election was fraudulent
The unfounded belief that the 2020 election was rigged has become an important force in American politics, especially in this year’s Republican primaries. John Yang has more on what the non-profit news organization ProPublica and PBS’s Frontline found about how…
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Wildfires surge across the American Plains and the Southwest, forcing thousands to flee
Winds picked up Tuesday in several states, adding more trouble and complications for firefighters out west and in the plains states. Nearly a dozen large fires have burned over 340 square miles in six states recently and more than 3,500…
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