"US gun violence is back in the spotlight after mass shootings this May in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas."

>"After a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, US biosecurity board revisits policies governing risky pathogen experiments."

"The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away. The fees that companies pay would rise sharply."

>"President Joe Biden kicked off his administration with lofty goals to revamp America's immigration system, but with the end of the year approaching, lawsuits and infighting have stalled policy changes, officials have fielded criticism _...Read More_

"We know how this ends: The coronavirus becomes endemic, and we live with it forever."

"Not until October 23, 2019, did the hammer drop: Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its App Store because of the BBC report. "

>"Civic boosters in central Montana hoped for some federal money to promote tourism. A disinformation campaign got in the way."

This is a good article introducing Owners vs Renters as a major fault line in politics, with Nithya Raman as the lens. Incumbency Protection is the big operating principle of LA, she violated it, and the city's political elite wants _...Read More_

"Let’s learn from the pandemic and protect those who need it most—and not just from COVID-19."

>"The best job perk is self-determination."

>"The benefits of a $15 minimum would greatly outweigh the costs."

Joe Biden told his Mexican counterpart that he would end the previous administration’s “draconian” immigration policies, capping off a week that saw the president advance a flurry of policies and executive orders reforming the immigration _...Read More_

US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in.

>"The arrests, part of an investigation into alleged subversion under a national security law, targeted _...Read More_