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Consolation and empathy in a time of plague: Some helpful readings
May 6, 2020Grief and sadness are exponentially multiplied by isolation. There is no Consoler in Chief.
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Activists file new challenge to proposed Twin Metals mine
May 6, 2020Opponents of a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota sued Wednesday to challenge the federal government’s renewal of Twin Metals’ mineral rights leases.
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Leaked CDC report projects 200,000 infections per day by June 1
May 5, 2020Trump keeps the document in the back drawer. Report says that by June, U.S. will see a sharp rise in coronavirus deaths, up to 3,000 per day.
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Trump says “safe to re-open” as infection and death rates soar
May 4, 2020President calls protesters carrying military-style rifles, confederate flags, swastikas, and nooses “very good people who want their lives back.”
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Pandemic Story: Failures, forebodings, signs of solidarity
April 29, 2020A great hazard looms. Under duress and as chaos mounts, capital may find it useful to revert to the extremist, even brutal, measures figuring in its past.
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