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As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the pandemic, prices have also been creeping up on everything from groceries to used cars. Inflation poses a political test for the Biden administration and the Democratic Party.

Inflation Is A Big Political Test For President Biden's Economic Agenda

As the economy continues to recover, prices have been rising. Polls show many Americans are worried about inflation, and that could have ramifications for the Biden administration.

At the funeral of the late congressman and civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., last year, former President Barack Obama called on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, if needed, to secure voting rights.

Why Possibly Changing The Filibuster Brings Threats Of Political 'Nuclear' War

The procedure has evolved at many points in history, clearing breakthroughs on civil rights and a recent GOP judicial spree. Those issues show why the two parties see changing it now as existential.

A woman walks in a park along Yangtze River in Wuhan on Jan. 19, 2021. Residents of the city of 11 million, which was the first epicenter of COVID-19, have conflicting emotions as they reckon with the aftermath of the virus and their 76-day lockdown.

Wuhan's Lockdown Memories 1 Year Later: Pride, Anger, Deep Pain

Jan. 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the strict lockdown imposed on the first epicenter of COVID-19. Here's what residents have to say about their experience.

Public Radio Stations Rebuke 'N.Y. Times' Over Actions In Correcting 'Caliphate'

In fresh fallout over the collapse of the Caliphate podcast series, executives at more than 20 influential public radio stations rebuke The New York Times for perceived ethical failings.

Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal authorities as well as several local departments are looking into whether any off-duty officers were involved in the attack.

Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot

More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Many celebrated on social media at the time. But now they could face federal charges and find themselves out of a job.

An illustration shows medical student Elizabeth Blackwell at Geneva Medical College (later Hobart College) in upstate New York, as she eyes a note dropped onto her arm by a male student, during a lecture in the college's operating room.

'Doctors Blackwell' Tells The Story Of 2 Pioneering Sisters Who Changed Medicine

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn her medical degree. Her sister Emily followed in her footsteps. Janice Nimura tells the story of the "complicated, prickly" trailblazers.

Ietef "DJ Cavem Moetavation" Vita plants seeds with daughter Libya LeaDonvita in the garden at their home outside Denver. Vita is among a growing list of Black gardening enthusiasts-turned-entrepreneurs across the country who've launched seed businesses during the pandemic-inspired gardening boom.

Black Entrepreneurs Sow Seeds Of Healthier Eating During Pandemic Gardening Boom

Denver-based rapper DJ Cavem Moetavation started pushing beats and beets by distributing free seeds. Black-owned companies like his are trying to encourage more people of color to grow their own food.

Jodee Pineau-Chaisson sits in her office in Springfield, Mass., on Jan. 12. Pineau-Chaisson, a social worker, contracted the coronavirus last May and continues to have symptoms even months after testing negative for the virus.

When Does COVID-19 Become A Disability? 'Long-Haulers' Push For Answers And Benefits

Many patients suffering from long-term effects can no longer work and want the Social Security Administration to provide guidance on who qualifies for disability benefits.

Gayle Smith told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on May 12: "There is no question but that we need a grand plan and the United States needs to be at the forefront of that," she said.

Biden Wants To Share COVID Vaccines Globally. Here's The Activist Helping Him

When the 2014 Ebola outbreak was spiraling out of control, Gayle Smith worked on the team that devised the Obama administration's response.

Eileen Carroll, left, sits for a portrait as her daughter, Lily, 11, attends school remotely from their home in Warwick, R.I. on Dec. 16. When Carroll's other daughter tested positive for the coronavirus, state health officials told her to notify anyone her daughter might have been around. Contact tracers, she was told, were simply too overwhelmed to do it.

Do-It-Yourself Contact Tracing Is A 'Last Resort' In Communities Besieged By COVID-19

The coronavirus is spreading so fast that cases are outpacing the contact-tracing capacities of some local health departments. Some have asked people who test positive to do their own contact tracing.

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