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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died. She Leaves Behind a Vital Legacy for Women — and Men

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Police Reform: Here's How America Should Rethink Safety

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Black Lives Matter Could Reshape 2020 Elections

The protests could be a political bonanza for Democrats, galvanizing its most reliable voting bloc and boosting voter registration. But it's not clear whether the party is poised to take advantage, especially at the national level.

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The Hunt to Find Where COVID-19 Originated

Scientists are tracing where the pandemic came from—and predicting where it will go next. Here's an inside look at their work
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Education May Become the Pandemic’s Latest Casualty

Children tumble off a yellow school bus, where every other seat is marked with caution tape. Wearing whimsical masks—one has whiskers, another rhinestones—they wait to get their temperatures checked before filing into the one-story school
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Why COVID-19 Testing Delays Are Problematic

Patients are waiting weeks for COVID-19 test results, if they can get tested at all. That's a problem for both individuals and public health

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Revenge of the Never Trumpers

Meet the Republican dissidents fighting to push Donald Trump out of office—and reclaim their party
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Trump Steps Back Into Coronavirus Spotlight

Facing lagging poll numbers and dwindling public confidence, President Trump is restarting the regular coronavirus briefings
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How Trump's Mistakes Became Biden's Big Breaks

No nominee in recent memory has done so well by doing so little as Joe Biden, who has opened up a sizable lead in the presidential election by sitting back and letting voters focus on President Trump
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Survey: Many Americans 'Dissatisfied' With U.S.

When asked how they feel about the state of the U.S., 71% of respondents said they felt angry, and 66% are fearful

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As Coronavirus Continues to Spread in the U.S., the Clinical Trials Cancer Patients Rely on Are Disappearing

Since the start of the pandemic, the National Cancer Institute says enrollment in trials has dropped by about 10% each month
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COVID-19 Killed the Hug. What Will Replace It?

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