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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California Cop Under Investigation After Viral Video Shows Him Violently Punching Teen
“He’s on top of me and it looks like he’s about to hit me. Like, I’m reacting like any other normal human being would.”
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Trump Is Forcing Meat Plants to Stay Open Despite Virus Outbreaks. One PA Worker Has Already Died.
One Montgomery County worker, Enock Benjamin, a 70-year-old Haitian immigrant, has already died from respiratory failure brought on by the coronavirus.
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Reopening Schools Could Put Children at Risk. Trump Wants States to ‘Seriously Consider’ It Anyway.
School closures have impacted at least 124,000 public and private schools in the U.S., affecting more than 55 million students.
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McConnell’s Refusal to Help States and Cities Could Plunge U.S. Into Depression, Experts Say
Pleas for help have gone largely unanswered thus far, even though a lack of action could lead to steep cuts in state and local services such as education, housing, and health programs
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‘She Tried to Do Her Job, and It Killed Her’: NYC Emergency Room Doctor Takes Own Life
“Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was,” her father told the Times. “She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.”
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Trump Congratulated Himself Roughly 600 Times As the Coronavirus Outbreak Exploded
A new analysis found President Trump praised his work handling the coronavirus crisis far more than convey empathy or acknowledge the enormous death toll.
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‘Serious Heart Rhythm Problems’: FDA Warns Against Using Drugs Trump Promoted
Two studies released this week found that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine led to more fatalities among coronavirus patients.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Brother Has Died From Coronavirus
Like so many other Americans who’ve lost loved ones to the coronavirus, Warren was unable to say goodbye to her brother in person.
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Trump—Who Is His Own Landlord—Might Get Financial Help for His D.C. Hotel From Himself
The Trump International Hotel is located in the Old Post office building, a federally owned property that effectively makes the Trump administration the hotel’s landlord.
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‘Those Numbers Take Your Breath Away’: Why Black Americans Are Dying From COVID-19 at Alarming Rates
Public health experts say these disparities are the consequence of decades of inequitable access to health insurance, lower quality healthcare, and reduced access to basic social and economic necessities.
