April 2021

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: People stand on the Bow Bridge at the Central Park on April 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Liao Pan/China News Service via Getty Images)

US Reopens as Vaccines Rise, But Hesitancy Slows Progress

By Travis Caldwell As May arrives, the US is taking a major step toward resuming normal life, with cities, businesses and entertainment venues announcing plans to begin reopening after the deadly winter surge of Covid-19 infections. The travel industry is gearing up for a big summer season. This week, Delta will resume filling the middle

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Idaho students fill the gallery as H377 is debated and passed by the Idaho Senate Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise. The Idaho Senate has approved legislation aimed at preventing schools and universities from “indoctrinating" students through teaching critical race theory, which examines the ways in which race and racism influence American politics, culture and the law. (Darin Oswald /Idaho Statesman via AP)
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Idaho Lawmakers Pass Bill Targeting Critical Race Theory

By Leah Asmelash, CNN As some public school districts move toward embracing critical race theory in their curriculums, others — like in Idaho — are doing the opposite. Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prohibit public schools, including public universities, from teaching that “any sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin is

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) look on in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. On the eve of his 100th day in office, Biden spoke about his plan to revive America???s economy and health as it continues to recover from a devastating pandemic. He delivered his speech before 200 invited lawmakers and other government officials instead of the normal 1600 guests because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden Bets on Boom to Sell Historic Economic Agenda

Analysis by Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston A building Biden boom may be about to reshape America’s politics. As the economy roars into life after its pandemic shutdown, soaring growth and rising stock markets may seem to undermine the President’s case for trillions of dollars in spending as Republicans and some moderate Democrats balk at

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Michael B. Jordan stars in WITHOUT REMORSE Photo: Nadja Klier © 2020 Paramount Pictures

Without Remorse Review: Michael B. Jordan’s Clancy Test

Review by Brian Lowry Michael B. Jordan puts his considerable star power to the test in “Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse,” an action movie that basically feels like the extended coming attraction for a possibly better one down the road. Whatever the intricacies in Clancy’s book, they’re largely abandoned in a violent revenge tale that a

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Why a Black Captain America Matters More Than Ever

Opinion by Peniel E. Joseph Note: This op-ed contains spoliers for ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.’ As a lifelong comic book fan, I see a Black Captain America as a long-overdue revolution in popular culture — one that recognizes, rather than runs away from, the centrality of the struggle for racial justice to the

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Kamala Harris to Join Madame Tussauds History-Makers

By Eoin McSweeney Kamala Harris will soon be making more history when she becomes the first United States vice president to have a figure on display at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York City. The attraction in Times Square released photos Wednesday of the work done so far on busts of Vice President

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Biden’s First 100 Days: Wins, Challenges and What’s Next

By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his term and issuing more executive orders so far than his three predecessors. Those efforts have paid off, with the

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COVID-19 Vaccines: FDA Approval Could Boost Public Trust

By Jacqueline Howard As a condition of the emergency use authorizations issued for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, those companies are expected to work toward asking the US Food and Drug Administration for full approval — and some health officials are hoping it will happen soon. These vaccines have been in use since mid-December

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Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrive before President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Biden, Harris Address Racism and Policy in Joint Interview

By Betsy Klein President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday agreed with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott that the United States as a nation is not racist, but added that the country has a history of racism that cannot be overlooked. Biden, pressed on if he thought America was racist, told NBC

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