A survey of the impact of the first few rounds of coronavirus aid shows that most of those who lost jobs or wages due to the pandemic were facing severe economic hardship.
In a post-Trump era, the GOP must decide which of the former president’s policies to keep – and which to scrap.
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The number of people assisted by food banks had been growing over the two decades before the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, these nonprofits are facing even more demand.
When they moved instruction online, many schools began distributing grab-and-go lunches.
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It helped that school food service staff quickly changed their preparation, packaging and distribution methods to feed students who were no longer eating in cafeterias.
Waze depends on users to voluntarily upload information about traffic accidents and road closures.
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Research suggests apps could be designed in ways so that the ‘bystander effect’ doesn’t kick in and demotivate people from contributing to public goods.
GameStop shares soared after some retail investors teamed up to jack up the price.
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The easy answer as to why trading was halted relates to the stock’s ‘volatility’ after its dramatic climb in recent weeks. But it could also mean something fishy is going on.
If they run across some trash while they’re out paddling, what will they do about it?
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Nicknaming a lake, planning your route or simply seeing a ‘Welcome to your park’ sign can help visitors feel more like a public place is their own to some degree.
Women who work outside the home in Papua New Guinea often continue shouldering the same domestic and child care responsibilities as before.
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The positive reaction to service workers wearing masks varied by region, with those in the West on the high end and people in the Midwest at the low end.
Using nonverbal cues like hand gestures can help make communicating over video more effective.
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US cities began naming streets in Black neighborhoods for Martin Luther King Jr. after his 1968 assassination. Researchers studying these areas 50 years later found entrenched deprivation.
Trump’s tweets depict himself as the lone savior of America.
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When a community reopens its schools and COVID-19 rates increase, other factors – not the reopening of schools – may still be to blame, new research finds.
The yellow-and-red striped flag of the defeated American-backed Republic of Vietnam flies at the U.S. Capitol insurrection Jan. 6.
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Onlookers who recognized the flag wondered why the mostly white mob had ‘coopted’ Vietnamese history. But Vietnamese Americans are Trump supporters, too, some driven by a potent fear of socialism.
Online activities can squeeze out time for other important parts of growing up.
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Too much screen time doesn’t leave enough time for other important parts of growing up. Predicting which little kids will likely grow into heavy tech users could help target educational campaigns.
Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York