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Millions of Americans are starting to receive money from the COVID-relief bill. NPR and New York Magazine’s the Cut spoke with people about how they are spending the money. The Biden administration has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with the growing number of unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News looks at what’s happening and the W...

Apple News Today talks to Alexis Madrigal, co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project at the Atlantic . Madrigal explains how data failures deeply hindered the U.S. government’s pandemic response. Plus, when we can expect life to return to normal.

The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic one year ago. But Stat reporter Helen Branswell saw the global health crisis coming months in advance. Branswell sits down with Duarte Geraldino to discuss the early signs of the pandemic and why world leaders didn’t take action sooner.

Since the start of the pandemic, more than 2.3 million women have left the workforce. In January, women’s participation in the labor force hit its lowest level since 1988. In the latest episode of a special series, Shumita Basu talks with Jen Gann, features editor at New York Magazine ’s the Cut , about the toll the pandemic has taken on women.

Duarte Geraldino talks with journalist Akilah Johnson about her reporting on COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on Black Americans. Johnson spent much of the pandemic covering health care at ProPublica and is now at the Washington Post . To understand why the disease hit Black Americans so hard, she says, you have to start with the tale of John Henry. It’s part of our special series ma...

March 11 marks one year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. In a special series, Apple News Today is speaking with journalists who’ve done exceptional work covering the subject over the past 12 months. In the first episode, Shumita Basu talks with Eli Saslow, the Washington Post reporter behind the series Voices From the Pandemic . Saslow...

Following a string of high-profile attacks on Asian Americans, two writers go beyond the headlines to look at the long history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the United States. Connie Wun writes for Elle and Harmeet Kaur for CNN .   Employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Alabama are deciding whether to form a union. Bloomberg News went to the town and spoke with workers on all sid...

The House canceled Thursday’s session after the U.S. Capitol Police warned of a possible plot by a militant group to attack the building. The Washington Post has more.   Critics say President Biden isn’t being tough enough with the world’s authoritarian regimes. In the New Yorker , Robin Wright argues that Biden’s actions against Saudi Arabia fall short. Her colleague...

As COVID-19 vaccine production ramps up in America, some state governors are lifting pandemic restrictions even as the CDC warns against reopening too fast. CNN looks at the tension between state and federal leaders. After the deep freeze, Vox explains how many Texans, and people in nearby states, are still dealing with damage done to water supplies. Shipping companies are using James Bond–l...

Today, the Supreme Court will hear two election-law cases that may decide the fate of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Vox ’s legal expert Ian Millhiser breaks it all down. Some of the the biggest pro sporting events have seen big drops in ratings during the pandemic. In the Atlantic , Jemele Hill argues that Americans aren’t as crazy about sports as we’ve been led to believe. Sho...

Two former aides have accused New York governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. NBC News has the latest on the allegations, his response, and the coming investigation. More and more civilians are taking part in tactical-training courses in which they learn how to shoot to kill. Rachel Monroe recently took some of these courses, typically taken by law enforcement and military personnel, and wrot...

The Conservative Political Action Conference features the biggest stars in the GOP — the people who might lead the party in the future. NPR reports that this year, it’s still all about Donald Trump. A Politico analysis says potential Republican presidential candidates will have to decide whether to run as Trump Ultra, Trump Lite, or Trump Zero. President Biden is making important...

Tomorrow, an FDA advisory committee meets to review the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and decide whether to grant it emergency authorization. Brown University School of Public Health dean Dr. Ashish Jha explains to NPR why he’s telling his family to take it if that’s what’s offered. The pressure is rising for South Dakota’s top law-enforcement officer to step down...

For the first time since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, key officials who were in charge of security that day have testified before Congress. The Washington Post reports that one big question raised at the hearing was whether domestic terror is taken as seriously as foreign threats. Politico reports on Democratic claims of a double standard for Biden cabinet nominees that affects women and...

International agreements are to make sure all countries have equitable access to vaccines. But Vox argues that the U.S. and other wealthy countries need to do more. One obstacle to fair distribution is price transparency: NPR looks at why many developing countries are paying much higher prices for doses. Since Election Day, at least six Facebook employees have resigned while calling out the compan...

The United States is near half a million deaths from COVID-19, the most in the world. Politico writes that while this crisis has exposed some of the deepest flaws in our public-health system, it has also revealed possibilities for improvements going forward. Merrick Garland, who was previously snubbed for a Supreme Court seat, has been tapped by President Biden for the role of attorney general. NP...

The blackouts in Texas have led to significant political fallout. CNBC looks at the claims politicians are making and the facts about the outage. Many Republicans are working to make upcoming elections a referendum on reopening schools. Political reporter Dave Weigel writes for the Washington Post on why the GOP sees this issue as a key way to speak to suburban voters. In one small Brazilian city,...

The crisis is not over in Texas, as power outages and brutal weather continue to have a broad impact. The Texas Tribune looks at how people are suffering from food shortages and the loss of clean drinking water . Life expectancy in America dropped by an entire year over the first six months of 2020. Bloomberg News looks at new CDC data that captures some the realities of the pandemic in hard numbe...

New York governor Andrew Cuomo and California governor Gavin Newsom drew praise early in the pandemic but have recently come under criticism. Bloomberg News looks at why their popularity has taken a turn for the worse. And the Wall Street Journal looks at the impact on Cuomo’s approval ratings. Conservative organizations raised hundreds of millions of dollars to support baseless challenges t...

For the first time in months, average new daily coronavirus infections have fallen below 100,000 in the United States. The Washington Post looks at possible reasons for this decline. And NPR speaks with an epidemiologist who warns that the country still has a long road ahead. A Marshall Project investigation into the use of police dogs finds a city where they are regularly unleashed against Black...

Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate for a second time this weekend, but his legal troubles may just be beginning. CNN has a roundup of his post-impeachment legal challenges. And Vox looks at recent developments in Trump investigations in Georgia and New York. Today, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organizat...

Today, Donald Trump’s defense team make their case in the Senate impeachment trial. Axios breaks down the arguments we can expect to hear. The Washington Post explores the history behind Trump’s First Amendment defense. And the Hill says many Republicans have already signaled that their minds are made up. Two companies that make voting machines have filed multimillion-dollar antidefama...

Yesterday, House impeachment managers revealed new information about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Washington Post has key takeaways, including previously unseen footage of the attack. Can businesses pay their employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Bloomberg Law spoke with employment attorneys who explain why this is a legal grey-area. Several state lawmakers across the country have intr...

On day two of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, NPR has a detailed timeline of events, showing the groundwork that led to the Capitol insurrection was laid far in advance. A dysfunctional sense of smell is common for people with COVID-19. Many are still struggling with it months after first getting sick. The L.A. Times spoke with patients who are suffering and the doctors and scientists who...