Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Heroes of 2020: Three Americans Share Why They Volunteered For COVID Vaccine Trials
Without tens of thousands of volunteers around the world, the US would not currently have two vaccines to battle the coronavirus. These are those volunteers’ stories.
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8 Years After Sandy Hook, Gun Safety Groups Are Stronger and Ready to Push Biden to Take Action
As President-elect Biden steps into the White House in January—and with a much more powerful grassroots movement in place—gun-safety activists are pushing him to prioritize reform measures.
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A Timeline of Failure: How the GOP Has Continued to Hold Up Coronavirus Relief
It’s been over 200 days since Democrats passed an extension of federal unemployment benefits and additional $1,200 stimulus checks.
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Student Loan Debt Is Ruining Lives. Can We Just Cancel It?
About 45 million borrowers in the US collectively owe $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, a burden that has left millennials worse off than their parents, delayed marriages and children, widened the racial wealth gap, and had devastating mental health consequences.
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Betsy DeVos Owns a $40 Million Yacht, but Thinks Helping People Afford College Is ‘Insidious’
Student debt cancelation and tuition-free college may seem extreme to DeVos, who owns a $40 million yacht, but not to those facing the cost crisis of America’s higher education system.
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A COVID Vaccine Could Be Weeks Away for Some Americans. Here’s What You Need to Know.
You have questions about coronavirus vaccines? We have answers.
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Meet Biden’s Cabinet Picks: A Climate Champion, a Woman Who Faced a Man With a Machine Gun, and More
Biden’s initial cabinet choices indicate that he plans to surround himself with a group of diverse, experienced officials with whom he already has relationships.
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Don’t Listen to Scott Atlas: America’s Senior Citizens Don’t Have to Die for Thanksgiving
Dr. Scott Atlas, a member of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, has angered public health medical experts with his cavalier attitude toward death as the US sets new records for cases and hospitalizations nearly every single day.
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Need Health Insurance? The ACA Marketplace Is Now Open Until Dec. 15.
A lot has happened in the past 10 days—so much so that you may not realize that the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season began on Nov. 1.
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National Security Officials Are Sounding the Alarm About Trump’s Refusal to Concede
“The [9/11] commission also concluded that avoiding future disruptions in transitions was deeply in the national interest.”



















