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The Antidote to Extremism

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Is Progress Possible? Misinformation in the Middle East

Moving Away from Capital Punishment

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The Progress Network

A New Foreign Policy

09/21/2021

Airbus unveils hydrogen-powered jets in plan for zero-emissions flights within 15 years

The European aerospace giant today unveiled three designs for hydrogen planes capable of carrying passengers up to 2,300 miles, paving the way for “clean” transcontinental flights.

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Graeme Paton

The Progress Network

02/25/2021

The Antidote to Extremism

The vaccines are coming, and an amazing summer is on the way! Plus cancer progress and how to combat misinformation and extremism.

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Emma Varvaloucas

02/25/2021

First commercial showing lactating breasts to air during Golden Globes

Parenthood brand Frida Mom is set to air what is believed to be the first commercial ever to show lactating breasts on television.

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Hannah Frishberg

02/25/2021

CDC estimated a one-year decline in life expectancy in 2020. Not so — try five days

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Peter B. Bach

02/25/2021

3 Ways Your Brain Actually Improves With Age

Yes, you might lose your keys more, but aging has its cognitive upsides, according to new research.

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Jessica Stillman

02/25/2021

Costco To Raise Minimum Wage To $16 An Hour: ‘This Isn’t Altruism’

Costco plans to edge up its starting wage to $16 an hour starting next week, CEO W. Craig Jelinek said on Thursday, revealing plans that would propel his company ahead of most of its retail competitors.

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Alina Selyukh

02/25/2021

When a Company Invests in an ‘Underdog City’

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02/24/2021

Asian American food aid expands to address hidden hunger during pandemic

As Asian Americans experience high rates of poverty and unemployment, community groups are providing free groceries and meals to thousands every day.

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Amy Yee

South China Morning Post

02/24/2021

Covid-19 vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm, CanSino release efficacy data

Wuhan unit of state-owned Sinopharm, whose first vaccine was approved for general use in December, says second product has an efficacy rate of 72.5 per cent

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Eduardo Baptista

Financial Times

02/24/2021

Why optimism about the economy is so important

Expectations for what happens to the economy shape our decisions today — and so shape the future

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The Washington Post

02/24/2021

The Joy of Vax: The People Giving the Shots are Seeing Hope, and it’s Contagious

The happiest place in medicine is a COVID vaccination clinic.

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Maura Judkis

The New York Times

02/23/2021

Can You Believe This Is Happening in America?

We used to dream big. Now we’re increasingly thinking short term.

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Thomas L. Friedman