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Waiving vaccine patent rights may help end the pandemic

President Biden announced that the U.S. will support waiving patent rights for the COVID vaccines — a major move that follows a call domestically, and internationally, for America to provide much quicker and greater assistance to the rest of the world. William Brangham looks at the potential impact of this decision and the reaction to it with Madhavi Sunder of the Georgetown University Law Center.

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Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
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It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled
It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled
The controversy around the state’s once-celebrated ethnic studies curriculum reveals deeper schisms afflicting public schools nationwide
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In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency - KFF Health News
In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency - KFF Health News
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction. County officials say criminalization only worsens homelessness.
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A Major Wine Company Is Leaving the State, as Gen-Z’s Drinking Habits Shift
A Major Wine Company Is Leaving the State, as Gen-Z’s Drinking Habits Shift
A major wine distributor plans to leave California and lay off nearly 2,000 employees this fall, citing changes in the industry that have made the home state of the U.S.’s wine country an “unsustainable” market amid a national downturn.
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