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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefly posted new guidance to its website stating that the coronavirus can commonly be transmitted through aerosol particles, which can be produced by activities like singing. Here, choristers wear face masks during a music festival in southwestern France in July.

CDC Publishes — Then Withdraws — Guidance On Aerosol Spread Of Coronavirus

The CDC says the guidelines were posted to its website in error. The now-deleted updates were notable because so far the agency has stopped short of saying that the virus is airborne.

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The pandora papers reveals how the rich and powerful hide their money. A whistleblower speaks out against Facebook. And, what does Biden have planned for the trade war against China?

Facebook whistleblower says the social media giant is putting profit over user safety

A Facebook whistleblower has revealed that the social media giant tried to hide evidence that suggested it knew the platform was used to spread hate, violence and misinformation.

Week In Politics: Biden Meets With Putin, ACA Sees Another Supreme Court Victory

President Joe Biden says he's optimistic about U.S./Russia relations; plus, does a third ruling from the Supreme Court upholding the ACA mean the decade-long fight to dismantle it is over?

Can gerrymandered districts be redrawn along nonpartisan lines?

On this edition of Your Call, we examine partisan voting districts. In 2012, Republicans held the House even though they got 1.4 million fewer votes than…

The World Health Organization says it will start assigning new names for variants of the coronavirus based on letters from the Greek alphabet — part of an effort to help avoid stigmatization around the virus.

Alpha, Beta Instead Of Britain, South Africa. Why The WHO Is Renaming COVID Variants

The new names won't replace the scientific names already assigned to new variants, but the WHO said it's making the change to help avoid fueling stigma toward nations where new variants arise.

Almanac - Friday 10/2/20

It's International Non-Violence Day, part of the celebration of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi...Today is Friday, 2nd of October of 2020It is the 276th…

Almanac - Friday 10/23/20

It's Boston Cream Pie Day...Today is Friday, the 23rd of October of 2020It is the 297th day of the year.69 days remain until the end of the year.59 days…

Dev Patel plays Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, in <em>The Green Knight.</em>

The Only 'New' Thing About Cross-Cultural Casting Is Who's Getting The Roles

Dev Patel as a knight of the Round Table, Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, the mostly nonwhite casts of Bridgerton and Hamilton — all belong to a tradition that has its roots in live theater.

Almanac - Tuesday 12/8/20

It's the birthday of the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera...Today is Tuesday, the 8th of December of 2020It is the 343rd day of the year23 days remain…

James Loewen "could clearly illustrate a problem of injustice, often historical but tied to the present, and motivate the reader or listener to want to take action to solve that problem," one of his peers writes.

James Loewen, Author Of 'Lies My Teacher Told Me,' Dies At 79

The sociologist and anti-racist activist died on Thursday. His work focused on dispelling myths about racial progress in American history and using education as a tool to further racial justice.

Why Trump's Lawyers Say He Can't Be Tried For Incitement Of Insurrection

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers say he cannot be tried by the Senate for incitement of insurrection because he is no longer in office.

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