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Confederate Monuments and Other Disputed Memorials Have Come Down in Cities Across America. What Should Take Their Place?

On July 1, Richmond, Va.’s, monument to Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson — which had towered above the city’s Monuments Avenue since 1919 — was taken down from its pedestal. The announcement was a victory for advocates who had called

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Biden Details Proposal To Advance Racial Equity In America

The Democrat’s proposal seeks to address the country’s racial wealth, opportunity and jobs gaps. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

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Introducing TIME’s One-Stop Coronavirus Dashboard

In July of any other year, many of us would be starting our mornings catching up on the score of last night’s game, or checking in on the stock market. But in 2020, the most important number—the one we all

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FDA Cites Increased Reports of Injury After Americans Use—and Sometimes Ingest—Unauthorized Hand Sanitizers

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. health officials are warning Americans again to avoid a growing list of imported hand sanitizers that may be contaminated with the toxic chemical methanol. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday there have been increasing reports of

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Midwest Could See Surge In COVID-19 Cases Unless States Are More Careful, Fauci Warns

Early indications are that Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky could face similar increases to those seen in the South, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells ABC’s Good Morning America. He urges states to be cautious. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch/AP)

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Stimulus cash boosted for big families after ultra-Orthodox, Arab pressure

Government agrees to payouts for every child, increases funds for newly released soldiers; proposal now expected to be brought for final Knesset votes

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GitHub starts publishing a public roadmap

GitHub today announced that it will start publishing a public roadmap to help its users understand when it will ship new features across its various versions of the GitHub code repository and products like GitHub Actions, its mobile app and

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Here Are the 2020 Emmy Nominations

The 2020 Emmy nominations are here. Leslie Jones, Laverne Cox, Josh Gad and Tatiana Maslany announced nominations for the 72nd annual Emmy Awards on Tuesday morning. Jimmy Kimmel will host the awards ceremony, to be broadcast on ABC, on Sept.

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Swimmer Killed in Shark Attack Off Maine’s Coast Identified as New York City Woman

(PORTLAND, Maine) — Authorities in Maine said Tuesday the woman killed in a rare shark attack off the state’s coast was a 63-year-old resident of New York City. The shark bite killed Julie Dimperio Holowach, the Maine Department of Marine

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‘It has to work’: COVID-19 vaccine researchers’ high-stakes quest

It’s already been a big year for Dutch virologist Hanneke Schuitemaker, and, if all goes well, it could get much bigger. The global head of viral vaccine discovery at Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen oversaw the development of an Ebola

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