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Why is Trump still challenging the election?
20 Nov 2020
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The Washington Post explores President Trump’s plans to overturn the results of the election by delaying and disqualifying votes in key states, ...
As COVID-19 cases rise, U.S. leaders enact new restrictions
19 Nov 2020
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CBS provides an overview of some of the coronavirus-related restrictions announced by state and local leaders this week. And the Washington Post repor...
Trump’s attempts to overturn the election are not working
18 Nov 2020
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In Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, the local board of canvassers temporarily withheld certification of the presidential election. The Detroit Free...
Who is first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine?
17 Nov 2020
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CNET breaks down who is first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved. National Geographic explains the recommendations from the CD...
As the pandemic worsens, health-care workers are burning out
16 Nov 2020
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Ed Yong writes for the Atlantic that doctors and nurses have become our most valuable resource in fighting COVID-19 — and warns that these healt...
Despite challenges, Biden moves ahead with transition
13 Nov 2020
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The Washington Post explains how the Biden team is planning to work around obstruction from the Trump administration as it prepares for office. The Po...
What seat-belt laws can teach us about mask mandates
12 Nov 2020
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The Atlantic explains the implications of news that the U.S. hit a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations this week. And the Wall Street Journal r...
Why a peaceful transfer of power matters
11 Nov 2020
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The Wall Street Journal and NPR explain the implications of delaying the transfer of power from one administration to the next. And the Washington Pos...
Even in defeat, Donald Trump defines the Republican Party
10 Nov 2020
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The Washington Post reports on Republican leaders supporting President Trump's baseless efforts to challenge the results of the election. Politico say...
President-elect Biden gets to work; Trump refuses to concede
09 Nov 2020
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Stat breaks down the president-elect’s plan to address the pandemic. Politico provides an overview of contenders for various positions in a futu...
Biden wins, Harris makes history
07 Nov 2020
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With a victory in Pennsylvania Saturday morning, Joe Biden has secured enough electoral votes to win the presidency. Senator Kamala Harris will become...
Biden takes lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania
06 Nov 2020
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The Wall Street Journal reports on where the presidential race stands. The Washington Post and Poynter break down why Fox News and the Associated Pres...
The states that will decide the presidential election
05 Nov 2020
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The Wall Street Journal and Politico break down the latest election results. Vox reports on the passed ballot measures that are significantly shifting...
Wisconsin goes to Biden, and more election updates
04 Nov 2020
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The Washington Post has the latest election results. Politico reports that voting during the election went fairly smoothly, despite a few hiccup...
Here’s what you need to know as election results come in
03 Nov 2020
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PBS NewsHour explains how the Associated Press will call races in the election starting tonight. Reuters interviewed executives at five major TV news ...
The presidential candidates make their closing arguments
02 Nov 2020
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The Wall Street Journal describes the presidential candidates’ final days on the campaign trail. The News & Observer says law enforcement de...
The voters who could tip the scales for Trump or Biden
30 Oct 2020
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President Trump is less popular among suburban voters, particularly suburban women, in this election. Vox explains why. Politico says Latinos make a s...
How Trump's businesses have made millions off his presidency
29 Oct 2020
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David Fahrenthold reveals in a Washington Post investigation that the Trump Organization has received at least $2.5 million in taxpayer funds during t...
Why Texas and Georgia are competitive this election year
28 Oct 2020
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Robert Draper writes for Texas Monthly that while it seems likely President Trump will win Texas, trends are pointing toward the state becoming more a...
How Supreme Court decisions are shaping the election
27 Oct 2020
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On Monday night, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–3 decision that Wisconsin mail-in ballots postmarked by November 3 but received after Election D...
Here’s why polling isn’t the best way to judge the 2020 race
26 Oct 2020
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The New Yorker looks at the value of polling ahead of the election, and why lots of people are getting a sense of déjà vu after 2016&rsq...
The debates are over. Here's how each candidate can win.
23 Oct 2020
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Apple News has a collection of the best coverage of the debate. Vox breaks down 14 crucial states that provide a path to victory for either presidenti...
How the U.S. went on the offense in global cyberwarfare
22 Oct 2020
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The Washington Post reports on reported Iranian and Russian plots to interfere ithe presidential election. And Wired profiles one of the leading archi...
545 migrant children are still separated from their parents
21 Oct 2020
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A new court filing from the ACLU and the Department of Justice reveals that 545 children separated from their families due to the Trump administration...
Inside the partisan websites posing as local media
20 Oct 2020
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The Wall Street Journal reports on a rise in websites that look like local media but have partisan aims and connections to political operatives and do...
These states had the best pandemic responses in the country
19 Oct 2020
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As the U.S. prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, Politico looks at which states responded well to the first wave — and what the rest of...
Dueling town halls: Biden and Trump offer different messages
16 Oct 2020
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Last night, Donald Trump and Joe Biden competed for airtime in a pair of dueling town hall debates. Apple News Spotlight has a roundup of coverage. Th...
Inside the powerful group remaking America’s courts
15 Oct 2020
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The Atlantic calls Amy Coney Barrett a “luminary” of the conservative legal movement and traces her rise to the Federalist Society, which ...
What happened on day two of the Amy Coney Barrett hearings
14 Oct 2020
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Vox and the Washington Post recap the second day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearings. As the court allows the 2020 census c...
The possibility of expanding the Supreme Court
13 Oct 2020
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National Geographic looks at how the number of Supreme Court seats has changed throughout history. And Politico Magazine explains how Republicans have...
What to expect at the Amy Coney Barrett hearings this week
12 Oct 2020
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As the Senate begins its debate over the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court, the Wall Street Journal says the hearings hold significant ris...
Inside the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
09 Oct 2020
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USA Today breaks down revelations that six members of a militia group were arrested and charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whi...
Key takeaways from last night’s VP debate
08 Oct 2020
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Check out Apple News Spotlight for a complete review of the first and only vice presidential debate. Politico explains Joe Biden’s plan to addre...
Why $4 trillion in bailouts didn't save the economy
07 Oct 2020
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The Washington Post reports on the president’s call for an end to stimulus-bill negotiations. The Washington Post also offers an extensive analy...
The White House is a hot spot. What’s it like to work there?
06 Oct 2020
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The Washington Post and the Atlantic are out with pieces that look at the role of the White House’s permanent household staff and some of the ri...
How sick is President Trump? Here’s what we know.
05 Oct 2020
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The Wall Street Journal breaks down the latest developments regarding President Trump’s health after his diagnosis with COVID-19 late last week....
President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. Here's what we know.
02 Oct 2020
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President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19. Bloomberg and CNN have the latest updates. Zeynep Tufekci writes for the Atlanti...
Breonna Taylor decision renews criticism of grand juries
01 Oct 2020
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NBC breaks down how grand juries work and what the public should understand about their findings. And USA Today reports on the delayed release of the ...
The first debate was a train wreck. Here’s what to know.
30 Sep 2020
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Check out Apple News’s Spotlight Collection for full coverage and analysis of the first presidential debate. NBC News delivers reactions from a ...
How remote learning hurts low-income students
29 Sep 2020
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Alec MacGillis writes for ProPublica and the New Yorker about the lasting effects of remote learning on low-income students and the public school syst...
Trump’s taxes: Here are the major revelations
28 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post and NBC summarize reporting from the New York Times about more than two decades of President Trump’s tax information. The Wa...
How will we know a coronavirus vaccine is safe?
25 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post has a profile of Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron, who announced this week that no police officers would be charged for th...
Protests erupt over Breonna Taylor decision
24 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post has the latest developments related to Breonna Taylor’s killing. USA Today explains “wanton endangerment” &mdash...
The economic crisis hits the middle class
23 Sep 2020
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The Wall Street Journal looks at how the economic crisis is hurting white-collar workers in the United States. In an investigation, NPR finds th...
President Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee
22 Sep 2020
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NBC News says the president plans to announce his pick for a Supreme Court justice nominee at the end of the week. Reuters profiles two federal appell...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy and the Supreme Court’s future
21 Sep 2020
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Apple News has a collection of the best coverage of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy. The Washington Post has the latest on where President ...
Another allegation of sexual assault against President Trump
18 Sep 2020
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The Guardian has exclusive reporting on the latest allegation of sexual assault levied against President Trump. In the Atlantic, E. Jean Carroll is pu...
Two candidates, two plans to address coronavirus
17 Sep 2020
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Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its plan for vaccine distribution once a vaccine has received FDA authorization. USA Today lays out the ...
Climate change report predicts mass migration in the U.S.
16 Sep 2020
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For ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine, Abrahm Lustgarten reports that the devastating effects of climate change will cause mass migration in ...
The historic peace agreement between Israel and the UAE
15 Sep 2020
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The L.A. Times reports on President Trump’s visit to California and Joe Biden’s remarks about the wildfires in the state. The L.A. Times a...
As wildfires spread in the U.S., so do conspiracy theories
14 Sep 2020
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CNN details recent conspiracy theories — which law enforcement has made clear are untrue — that have emerged about the Oregon wildfires. A...
Some teachers have already died of COVID-19 this school year
11 Sep 2020
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As schools reopen, the Washington Post reports that at least six teachers across several states have died of COVID-19 since early August. The Post als...
The Trump tapes: What the president knew about COVID-19
10 Sep 2020
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CNN and the Washington Post report on revelations that President Trump knew more about the dangers of COVID-19 during the early stages of the pandemic...
The West Coast is in flames. It doesn’t have to be this way.
09 Sep 2020
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The LA Times has the latest on the massive fires burning across California. And ProPublica explains why the country doesn't effectively manage these w...
A tale of two economies
08 Sep 2020
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Politico describes how the pandemic is making economic inequality in the United States even worse. The Atlantic profiles people who have kept their we...
Could a vaccine be approved in October?
04 Sep 2020
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Stat explains the process the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would follow to approve a COVID-19 vaccine before clinical trials have ended. The Was...
Debunking COVID-19 death-count misinformation
03 Sep 2020
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Foreign-born voters make up an unprecedented 10% of eligible voters. FiveThirtyEight looks at the impact of this group, as well as the challenges newl...
The CDC bans evictions through the end of the year
02 Sep 2020
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Politico describes the evictions ban that was enacted through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. Meanwhile, CNBC explains how ...
The police response to right-wing protesters
01 Sep 2020
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The Washington Post looks at recent clashes between left- and right-wing protesters and asks whether law enforcement is treating both equally. CNN rev...
Political pressure casts doubt on FDA’s independence
31 Aug 2020
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The Washington Post gives an inside look into how the White House pressured the FDA to rush the approval of convalescent plasma as a treatment for COV...
What would a second Trump term mean for America?
28 Aug 2020
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On the final night of the Republican National Convention, President Trump highlighted his record in office, and painted a dark picture of the country ...
Pence addresses voters amid a trifecta of crises
27 Aug 2020
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Apple News has coverage of the third night of the RNC. The Washington Post is out with a profile of Mike Pence that describes his role in the White Ho...
The sibling rivalry inside the Trump family
26 Aug 2020
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Apple News has the highlights from the second night of the Republican National Convention. The Washington Post profiles the president’s e...
RNC speakers say suburbs are under threat. Is it true?
25 Aug 2020
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Apple News has key takeaways from the first day of the RNC, where a big theme was that America’s suburbs are at risk. Politico reports that the ...
How Trump has forever changed the Republican Party
24 Aug 2020
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Gerald F. Seib writes for the Wall Street Journal that Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the Republican Party. And, in the Washington Post, Ashl...
Joe Biden closes out the DNC, while Republicans look ahead
21 Aug 2020
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Apple News has a roundup of Democratic National Convention coverage. And Politico describes the lessons Republicans have learned from the DNC as they ...
After Kamala Harris wins VP nomination, a look at her record
20 Aug 2020
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Roll Call and Politico look at Kamala Harris’s legislative record and her positions on key issues and policies. The Washington Post fact-ch...
A week after severe weather, Iowans feel abandoned
19 Aug 2020
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Vox explains the policies that make up the Democratic platform. A news anchor from Iowa tells PBS NewsHour that many residents are still desperate for...
Highlights from the first night of a virtual DNC
18 Aug 2020
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Apple News provides a roundup from the first night of this year’s unconventional Democratic National Convention. Bloomberg has some key takeaway...
Crisis at the Postal Service ahead of the 2020 election
17 Aug 2020
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For further reading on everything related to the U.S. Postal Service: The Washington Post gives an overview of how policy and organizational chan...
As Congress leaves town without a deal, economists worry
14 Aug 2020
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FiveThirtyEight surveys economists about their predictions for the U.S, without a federal stimulus bill. At the start of the pandemic, grocery-store e...
This doctor could decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine
13 Aug 2020
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The Washington Post profiles a top Food and Drug Administration official who will decide whether a coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective enough to...
Everything you need to know about Kamala Harris
12 Aug 2020
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Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate. Apple News has everything you need to know about the decision. The New Yorker looks at the rol...
How teachers are protecting themselves from COVID-19
11 Aug 2020
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As some schools reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, the Wall Street Journal spoke with teachers about their concerns that school districts are not...
How will the media treat the next female VP candidate?
10 Aug 2020
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CNN reports on the increase in part-time work and the number of Americans returning to jobs with fewer hours and less pay. Annie Lowrey points out in ...
Why 1 in 13 Black adults can’t vote
07 Aug 2020
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NPR reports on the recent executive order signed by Iowa’s governor restoring the right to vote to Iowans convicted of felonies. And the Guardia...
Lebanon faces a crisis within a crisis
06 Aug 2020
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After the devastating explosion in Beirut, BBC News provides an overview of the economic, political, and health crises Lebanon has faced leading up to...
Lessons from the 2020 primaries
05 Aug 2020
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Most primaries have run smoothly this year, FiveThirtyEight finds. The New Yorker highlights one government institution that has had a successful pand...
The failed American COVID-19 response, ballot delays, life on a private jet
04 Aug 2020
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Ed Yong writes for the Atlantic about America’s failure to control the spread of COVID-19, and the changes that would better prepare this countr...
Coronavirus lawsuits, the declining birth rate, teenagers work the polls
03 Aug 2020
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The Wall Street Journal says lawsuits have been filed against employers across the country over worker deaths from COVID-19. Bloomberg Businessweek ex...
$600 on the line, Supreme Court secrets, Van Gogh’s final days
31 Jul 2020
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The Wall Street Journal asks whether the weekly $600 in unemployment aid is disincentivizing people from rejoining the workforce. And PBS NewsHour has...
Have we grown numb to the soaring U.S. death toll?
30 Jul 2020
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As the United States surpasses 150,000 coronavirus deaths, NPR explains why people become numb to statistics. The Wall Street Journal explores h...
The U.S. has a child care crisis
29 Jul 2020
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POLITICO has an interview with labor economist Betsey Stevenson, who warns that the pandemic-era child care crisis will change the economy for decades...
Biden's choice
28 Jul 2020
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Ryan Lizza for POLITICO analyzes the field of possible contenders for Joe Biden’s vice presidential nominee. Many people are taking advantage of...
The federal response to protests
27 Jul 2020
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In an essay for the New Yorker, Masha Gessen delivers an ominous warning about the Department of Homeland Security under President Trump. Hannah Dreie...
Climate change and the looming migration crisis
24 Jul 2020
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ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine report on the urgency of the global migration crisis as climate change forces millions from their homelands...
Portland's “Wall of Moms”
23 Jul 2020
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Bloomberg and USA Today say a record number of lawsuits are being filed ahead of November’s elections. The Atlantic and the Marshall Project hig...
Hackers target vaccine research
22 Jul 2020
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As concerns over foreign hackers targeting U.S. vaccine research increase, congressional Republicans are introducing legislation to beef up enforcemen...
Coronavirus vaccine trials show encouraging results
21 Jul 2020
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In the race to bring a coronavirus vaccine to market, Oxford University may be winning. Bloomberg Businessweek has a profile on the researcher who has...
America honors John Lewis
20 Jul 2020
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On today’s show, we reflect on the life and legacy of the civil-rights icon and 17-term congressman. Tributes poured in from across the politica...
Two very different environmental plans
17 Jul 2020
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Welcome to Apple News Today, a new show from Apple News. In today's episode:President Trump and Joe Biden are offering two different visions for envir...
The cost of voting in a pandemic
16 Jul 2020
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Welcome to Apple News Today, a new show from Apple News. In today's episode:USA Today and Columbia Journalism Investigations look at how states and co...
Apple News Today
15 Jul 2020
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Get all the day’s news in less than 15 minutes. Start your day with Apple News Today.
Introducing Apple News Today
15 Jul 2020
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Every weekday morning, hosts Shumita Basu and Duarte Geraldino bring you up to speed on top headlines and discuss some of the most fascinating stories...