Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Supreme Court Rules You Only Have Until Early Friday to Fill Out the Census
Advocates fear the consequences of stopping the count early could be devastating, particularly for low-income people, people of color, and immigrants.
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Joe Biden’s Plan for Caregivers Is ‘First of Its Kind’ From a Presidential Candidate
Biden’s caregiver proposal is the most wide-ranging care policy ever proposed by a major party’s presidential nominee, according to experts.
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Trump Is Trying to Undermine Mail-In Voting. Here Are Five Ways to Ensure Your Ballot Is Counted.
If you’re one of the many people who wants to vote-by-mail, but is nervous about doing so after Trump’s attacks on the process, there’s some good news.
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Biden Proposes $2 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Change and Create Millions of Jobs
“When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is ‘hoax.’ When I think about climate change, the word I think of is ‘jobs.’”
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Stay Outdoors but Avoid Large Crowds: How to Celebrate Fourth of July While Protecting Yourself From COVID-19
Medical experts have advised Americans to spend time outdoors, practice social distancing, wash and sanitize their hands, avoid large crowds, and limit contact with people outside of their household.
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This Is Fine: The Best Coronavirus Memes on the Internet Right Now
In the past six weeks alone, states began to reopen, civil unrest exploded following the police killing of George Floyd, and now, some states have begun to hit pause on reopening as COVID-19 case counts have skyrocketed.
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Here’s Every High-Profile Republican Who Has Endorsed Biden So Far
The list of Biden endorsers includes former Trump administration officials; former Republican senators, representatives, and governors; and hundreds of former GOP national security officials.
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Trump Says He Ordered COVID Testing to Be Slowed Down
Nearly 120,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 and case counts are surging in several states, including Texas and Florida, both of which recorded more than 4,000 new cases on Saturday, setting new single-day records.
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Facebook Removed Dozens of Trump Ads That Used a Nazi Symbol
“The Nazis used red triangles to identify their political victims in concentration camps. Using it to attack political opponents is highly offensive.”
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4 Black Men Were Found Hanged in 3 Weeks. What Is Happening?
“For African-Americans in America, hanging from a tree is a lynching. Why was this cavalierly dismissed as a suicide and not investigated as a murder?”


















