“1619 Project,” the New York Times’ award-winning, multimedia series that examines slavery’s lingering effects on contemporary life, is about to go widescreen with the help of Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate. Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the New York Times Magazine, and NYT will work with Winfrey and Lionsgate to adapt “The 1619 […]
Deb Hardy
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‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Doctors are still frantically reaching for anything that might fight the many ways the virus can do harm.
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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air
The World Health Organization has so far dismissed the possibility of airborne transmission, except for during certain high-risk medical procedures.
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Judge abruptly reverses order to have fact-finder investigate South Florida ICE jails
MIAMI — Just hours after appointing an independent fact-finder to investigate possible “inhumane conditions, deliberate indifference and cruel and unusual punishment” at three South Florida immigration detention centers, a Miami federal judge abruptly reversed her order Monday without explanation. In an eight-page scathing order filed earlier in the day, U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. […]
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Hospitals approaching capacity across Sunbelt
The Miami area again orders restaurants closed after a holiday weekend of close-contact celebrations.
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Months of trial and error in ICUs offer clues to saving COVID-19 patients
The WHO is collating data from countries to identify crucial elements that reduce mortality.
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Kansas newspaper’s post equates mask mandate with Holocaust
The cartoon depicts Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a drawing of people being loaded onto train cars.
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‘People aren’t stupid’: Pence’s virus spin tests credibility
Vice President Mike Pence is the public face of the administration’s coronavirus response, and it’s a job that’s becoming even more difficult.
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Across Sun Belt, hopes for economy give way to renewed fears
For business owners and workers, consumers and home buyers, the past three months have delivered about the scariest ride in memory.
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Amazon homeless shelter boosts unique program for sick kids
A family homeless shelter has opened inside a gleaming Amazon corporate building on the tech giant’s Seattle campus.