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Oakland, Calif., has named its first Poet Laureate. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga — also known as WordSlanger — will serve a two-year term aimed at making poetry more accessible to Oaklanders.
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The counting of votes to determine whether employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. can form a union begins on Tuesday.
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In Egypt, a ship the length of four football fields has run aground in the Suez Canal — backing up cargo and oil tanker traffic on one of the world's busiest routes.
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Europe faces a surge of coronavirus infections and a slow vaccination roll out. The European Union is giving itself emergency powers to curb exports of COVID-19 vaccines produced within the bloc.
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Independent Senator Bernie Sanders helped push Democrats to the left in two presidential campaigns. As chairman of the budget committee, he's working to drive the Democratic Party from the inside.
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AstraZeneca has updated the data about its COVID-19 vaccine after criticism that its previous statement was based on incomplete information. The update still finds that the shot is safe and effective.
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The lautenwerck, an instrument like a lute and a harpsichord, almost went extinct in the 19th century, but forensic musicologists are bringing it back to life.
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The civil strife in Ethiopia has continued unabated, killing thousands as Western governments and rights groups raise the alarm on the shocking level of violence.
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Women in Alaska's remote areas usually travel long distances to give birth, but the pandemic has made that difficult. Expectant mothers are spending the end of pregnancy alone in hospital-run housing.
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As part of a two-year experiment, 125 people in Stockton, Calif., were given $500 each month — no strings attached. A quarter of the city's residents live in poverty. What did researchers learn?
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The Tuskegee syphilis study is used to explain why Black Americans are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But many say Tuskegee is used as an excuse not to address current racism in health care.
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Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Colorado supermarket. Questions are raised about AstraZeneca's vaccine data. Biden team's next legislative push would boost infrastructure.