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If COVID-19 Vaccines Bring An End To The Pandemic, America Has Immigrants To Thank

Katalin Karikó works at BioNTech, the company that partnered with Pfizer to make the first COVID-19 vaccine to get emergency authorization in the United States. Jessica Kourkounis hide caption

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If COVID-19 Vaccines Bring An End To The Pandemic, America Has Immigrants To Thank

Scientists and investors born outside the U.S. played crucial roles in the development of COVID-19 vaccines — a remarkable vindication for the argument that innovation depends on immigration.

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Some Mayors Sound Alarm About What Happens If Federal Relief Falls Short

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If COVID-19 Vaccines Bring An End To The Pandemic, America Has Immigrants To Thank

by Joel Rose

If COVID-19 Vaccines Bring An End To The Pandemic, America Has Immigrants To Thank

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Supreme Court Dodges Trump's Plan To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court Dodges Trump's Plan To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census

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From Congress To Local Health Boards, Public Officials Suffer Threats And Harassment

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Politics

From Congress To Local Health Boards, Public Officials Suffer Threats And Harassment

by Danielle Kurtzleben

From Congress To Local Health Boards, Public Officials Suffer Threats And Harassment

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The Key Johnny Jewel

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Chain School of Seven Bells

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Business

What It's Like To Run A Restaurant In The Pandemic

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'Our Houses Are Not Safe': Residents Fear Taliban In Afghanistan's Capital

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World

'Our Houses Are Not Safe': Residents Fear Taliban In Afghanistan's Capital

by Diaa Hadid , Fazelminallah Qazizai

'Our Houses Are Not Safe': Residents Fear Taliban In Afghanistan's Capital

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Holocene Bon Iver

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Health Care

What Does Zero ICU Capacity Mean For Southern California?

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Movie Reviews

Chadwick Boseman's Last Movie, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' Reviewed

by Bob Mondello

Chadwick Boseman's Last Movie, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' Reviewed

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Maxayne Lewis

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Inmates Are Among Most Vulnerable In The Pandemic. When Will They Get Vaccinated?

by Ari Shapiro

Inmates Are Among Most Vulnerable In The Pandemic. When Will They Get Vaccinated?

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August Twelve Khruangbin

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Black Lives Matter Movement Is Fracturing As It Grows In Power

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A Texan Helps People Visualize How Immense COVID-19 Death Toll Is

by Marisa Charpentier | KUT

A Texan Helps People Visualize How Immense COVID-19 Death Toll Is

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Atlantic Keane

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Bimini Bay Tennis

National Security

List Of Federal Agencies Affected By A Major Cyberattack Continues To Grow

by Ryan Lucas

List Of Federal Agencies Affected By A Major Cyberattack Continues To Grow

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Health

Latest On FDA Authorization For Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine

by Richard Harris

Latest On FDA Authorization For Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine

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Waltzing Riverbed Way Mellotron Variations

Elections

Do Democrats Have A Chance To Win Runoffs With Strong Health Care Message?

by Sam Whitehead

Do Democrats Have A Chance To Win Runoffs With Strong Health Care Message?

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Chameleon Emancipator & 9 Theory

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Supersymmetry Arcade Fire

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On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again

Paul McCartney has released McCartney III, the latest in a trilogy of solo recordings that stretches back to 1970. Mary McCartney hide caption

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Music Interviews

On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again

by Mary Louise Kelly , Dave Blanchard

On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again

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Maybe I'm Amazed Paul McCartney

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She Got Me Luca Hänni

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