Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World
Indians turn to black market, unproven drugs as virus surges
As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming its health care system, people are turning to desperate measures to try to keep loved ones alive.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden pitches tax plan in Georgia: Right that rich pay more
The Georgia trip is part of an effort to gain momentum for the massive – and expensive – agenda Biden articulated during his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Posted inPolitics
Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
A look at what’s possible, and what’s unlikely, when it comes to action in Congress.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
People of color disproportionately exposed to air pollution, study finds
Researchers found that on average Black, Hispanic and Asian people were exposed to higher than average levels of fine particle pollution, while white people were subjected to lower than average levels.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
FDA promises to move to ban menthol in cigarettes, flavored cigars within year
A menthol ban has long been sought by civil rights and anti-tobacco groups, who say the products have disproportionately harmed Black communities.
Posted inBusiness
Biden-Powell duo seeks to define an era as Reagan-Volcker did
Forty years after Ronald Reagan and Paul Volcker oversaw a root-and-branch restructuring of the U.S. economy, President Biden and Jerome Powell are trying to do the same – only in reverse.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Billboard Awards: 16 nominations for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen
The Billboard Awards will air live on May 23.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
English rockers Genesis announce 1st U.S. tour in 14 years
Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced the tour will kick off in Chicago and wrap in Boston in December.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
A complete list of all the winners at the 2021 Oscars
Daniel Kaluuya, Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell – and even a Mainer, Erik Messerschmidt for cinematography – were among the winners at Sunday’s Academy Awards.