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Saturday

'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

Dr. Daria Osipchuk prepares to intubate a young man in severe respiratory distress from COVID-19. Scott Kobner/Los Angeles County Department of Health Services hide caption

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The Picture Show

'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

Dr. Scott Kobner is the chief emergency room resident at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. His black-and-white photos show the suffering, anxiety and chaos unfolding in overrun COVID units.

'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

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Friday

'A Katrina-Scale Crisis': Austin Is Desperate For Help In Weather Disaster

People wait in long lines at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. The weather disaster is an "absolutely awful nightmare," says Austin City Council member Natasha Harper-Madison. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021

'A Katrina-Scale Crisis': Austin Is Desperate For Help In Weather Disaster

The Texas weather calamity is an "absolutely awful nightmare," says City Council member Natasha Harper-Madison. "We're desperately waiting for state and federal cavalry to come a runnin'."

'A Katrina-Scale Crisis': Austin Is Desperate For Help In Weather Disaster

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Thursday

Several Days Into The Texas Deep Freeze, Food Is Scarce

People wait in long lines at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. The large supermarket chain said the "unprecedented weather event in Texas has caused a severe disruption in the food supply chain." Montinique Monroe/Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021

Several Days Into The Texas Deep Freeze, Food Is Scarce

Amid power and water shutdowns, the extreme cold is disrupting the food supply. Customers are finding empty grocery shelves across Texas and people desperate to stock up are forming long lines.

Sunday

Stacey Plaskett: Trump Trial Needed 'More Senators With Spines, Not More Witnesses'

Del. Stacey Plaskett, one of the House managers in former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, defends the decision not to call witnesses. "As all Americans believed at that moment, the evidence was overwhelming," she says. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates

Stacey Plaskett: Trump Trial Needed 'More Senators With Spines, Not More Witnesses'

Plaskett, a House manager in former President Trump's Senate trial, defends the decision not to call witnesses. "As all Americans believed at that moment, the evidence was overwhelming," she says.

Stacey Plaskett: Trump Trial Needed 'More Senators With Spines, Not More Witnesses'

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Sunday

Biden Says U.S. Won't Lift Sanctions Before Iran Returns To Nuclear Deal

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, speaks during a meeting with military commanders in Tehran on Sunday. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP hide caption

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World

Biden Says U.S. Won't Lift Sanctions Before Iran Returns To Nuclear Deal

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said Sunday that all U.S. sanctions must end before Tehran will return to its commitment under the 2015 nuclear accord.

Saturday

Chicago Reports Tentative Deal With Teachers Union To Reopen Schools

Mayor Lori Lightfoot (left) and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson (second from left) visit a preschool classroom at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 11. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/AP hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Chicago Reports Tentative Deal With Teachers Union To Reopen Schools

The teachers union said "there is no agreement yet" but a framework its members must review. The city said it's planning for pre-K and special education programs to resume in person this week.

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

People make three-finger salutes during an anti-coup march on Saturday in Yangon, Myanmar. Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country's military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites.

Myanmar Blocks Facebook, Twitter As Anti-Coup Protests Grow

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Wednesday

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

A health care worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 10. Seniors in Florida's Leon County have had trouble signing up for the vaccine and a local reporter tried to help them. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

Sudden demand flooded a county website and its phone lines. So CD Davidson-Hiers found herself in the middle of the chaos, fielding calls from residents eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

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Friday

Thursday

GameStop Stock Mania: Why Everyone Is Talking About It And Many Are Worried

Video game retailer GameStop has seen its stock soar, driven higher by a group of amateur day traders on Reddit, who are taking on Wall Street hedge funds. The frenzy has gotten the attention of regulators and lawmakers. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

GameStop Stock Mania: Why Everyone Is Talking About It And Many Are Worried

GameStop has seen its stock soar, driven higher by a group of amateur day traders on Reddit, who are taking on Wall Street hedge funds. The frenzy has gotten the attention of regulators and lawmakers.

Wednesday

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

Housing discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, local zoning laws and other issues, says Andre Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Dan Brandenburg/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

Andre Perry of Brookings says discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, zoning laws and other issues in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is less involved.

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

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Sunday

New Zealand Records 1st Suspected COVID-19 Community Case Since November

"This is a reminder to all of us that the pandemic continues and that this is a tricky virus," New Zealand's director-general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, said Sunday. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

New Zealand Records 1st Suspected COVID-19 Community Case Since November

A 56-year-old woman who had traveled to Spain and the Netherlands for work late last year has tested positive for the coronavirus. It's New Zealand's first probable community transmission in months.

Saturday

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

Dr. Anthony Fauci laughs while speaking at a White House briefing on Thursday. Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president declared that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

Dr. Anthony Fauci, now President Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president said that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic.

Fauci Relishes A 'Hallelujah' Moment

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Friday

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

Jaime Harrison, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says Democratic victories in Georgia are signs that come 2022, his party can break the cycle of the incumbent president's party losing ground during midterm elections. Richard Shiro/AP hide caption

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Politics

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

With President Biden and other Democratic leaders in their 70s and 80s, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee says recruiting younger candidates will be among his top priorities.

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

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Sunday

'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

Indonesian Navy divers hold wreckage from Sriwijaya Air flight 182 during a search and rescue operation at sea near Lancang island on Sunday. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

Authorities said they know the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737-500 that went down in the Java Sea with 62 people on board.