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Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears effective in adolescents

By John Bonifield and Lauren Mascarenhas Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears to be effective in adolescents, the company said Tuesday. In a Phase 2/3 trial of 3,732 children ages 12 to 17 in the United States, blood tests showed that the vaccine produced an immune response that was equivalent to earlier findings in adults. The trial wasn’t designed to look specifically at efficacy. However, initial observations found that none of the children who received the vaccine got sick with Covid-19 starting 14 days after their second dose. Four of the children who received the placebo tested positive for

These iconic civil rights leaders have lost most of their friends. But their hope endures

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By John Blake and Suzanne Malveaux We lost civil rights icons. They lost friends. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Xernona Clayton and Andrew Young are some of the last remaining members of a generation of civil rights activists who reshaped the US and challenged their country to become a genuine multiracial democracy. But they are also survivors who have witnessed some of their closest friends in the movement die during a sobering stretch over the past year. John Lewis. The Rev. C.T. Vivian. The Rev. Joseph Lowery. Vernon Jordan. All towering figures, all now gone. “They’re still a few of us

A vaccine marvel is bringing America back

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Analysis by Stephen Collinson America has never been closer to the end of this pandemic, which has inflicted the most universally experienced crisis and assault on national morale since World War II. The near-miraculous vaccines have the virus — which has ravaged the nation — in retreat. Deserted cities that once echoed at night to the wail of ambulance sirens are stirring. Travelers are taking to skies and once again filling un-mothballed jets. Life, nervously for many — and unbelievably for almost all — is being restored. Americans are getting used to seeing each other inside, unmasked, and learning how

Memorial events, marches and White House meeting to mark one year since George Floyd’s death

By Nicquel Terry Ellis It’s been a year since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking global protests and supporters, activists and his family will honor Floyd with a series of celebrations of his life and marches Tuesday. From Dallas to Washington, DC, to Minneapolis, Floyd’s name will echo across the country in recognition of a man who has become a symbol in the fight for racial equality and police reform. Floyd’s sister Bridgett Floyd, his daughter Gianna Floyd and Gianna’s mother, Roxie Washington, will visit the White House at the invitation of President Joe Biden. The

Why civil rights attorney Ben Crump can’t slow down

By John Blake When he gives a speech, Ben Crump often springs an uncomfortable question on his audience. The man who has been called “Black America’s attorney general” asks listeners if they can name five Black people who have been killed by excessive police force. Audience members rattle off names like George Floyd, Michael Brown and Breonna Taylor. Crump then asks them to name one White man who has died under similar circumstances. “Not to worry,” Crump says after a minute of awkward silence. “I’ll wait for you to give me a name.” Crump says the exercise is designed to

George Floyd’s death was a year ago and traumatizing details are everywhere. Here’s how to cope

By Sandee LaMotte It’s been nearly a year since George Floyd was killed, and many additional details of the agonizing moments surrounding his death have been released. Some of the most graphic scenes are from body camera footage from three of the former Minneapolis police officers who have yet to stand trial: Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao. They were three of the four officers responding to a call accusing Floyd of using a fake $20 bill at a convenience store. The footage shows two perspectives of the events before and after the nine minutes and 29 seconds

Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after being shot in head in London

By Jessie Yeung and Maria Fleet British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in critical condition after being shot in the head in London, her political party said on Sunday. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha Johnson has been brutally attacked and sustained a gunshot wound to her head,” the Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) said in a statement. “She is currently in intensive care and in a critical condition.” The party said the attack happened “following numerous death threats as a result of her activism.” London’s Metropolitan Police responded to reports

Half of US states have fully vaccinated at least 50% of adults. We need to keep going to prevent future outbreaks, official says

By Christina Maxouris At least 25 states — plus Washington, DC — have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adults, data published Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Those states are Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington state and Wisconsin. The state with the highest proportion of adults who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is Maine — with more than 62% of people 18 and over having completed their

Chicago mayor is only granting interviews to journalists of color for her two-year anniversary

By Nicole Chavez and Kerry Flynn Denouncing the lack of diversity amid Chicago media outlets, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced that she will only give journalists of color one-on-one interviews to mark her two-year anniversary as the Windy City’s top bureaucrat. “I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn’t just in City Hall,” the mayor tweeted on Wednesday. “It’s a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.” The lack of

Legal scholar explains the origins of America’s policing crisis and how it may change

Analysis by Brandon Tensley Since George Floyd’s murder last May, the US has engaged in another reckoning with racial caste, examining the enduring menace of police brutality against Black Americans. What change has this perpetual interrogation of anti-Black police violence led to? Over the past year, city and state lawmakers have passed more than 140 police oversight and reform bills designed to address police behavior and accountability. On Capitol Hill, the Democratic-led House in March passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act without Republican support. But the bill’s path in the 50-50 Senate, where most pieces of legislation need

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