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Five People Were Shot At A Texas Park Where Hundreds Had Gathered, Police Say
A Twitter video showed a large crowd of people fleeing after about 30 rounds of gunfire were heard at Village Creek Park in Fort Worth.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Unemployment Is Higher For Low-Wage Workers, Women, People Of Color
The overall jobless rate was 14.7% in April.
Venessa Wong
He Had A Plan In Place Before He Died Of COVID-19: Don't Spend Much On A Funeral. Feed People Who Are Homeless Instead.
“One thing about my dad is he was always someone who, in the positive sense of the word, was a hustler. If he ever had a goal in mind, he would do whatever it took to achieve that goal.”
Henry J. Gomez
Hundreds Of People Are Seriously Ill After A Deadly Gas Leak In India
At least 11 people have died after styrene gas leaked from the LG Polymers factory in the city of Visakhapatnam, although it is feared the death toll will rise.
Nishita Jha
Kevin Spacey Likened People Losing Their Jobs Over The Coronavirus To His Career Fallout Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
Spacey said on a podcast that he knows what it's like to "be told that you can't go back to work or that you might lose your job and that it's a situation you have absolutely no control over."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
The Coronavirus Is Killing People Of Color At Outsized Rates. Local Lawmakers Want The Justice Department To Investigate Who Is To Blame.
Nearly three dozen local lawmakers are sending a letter asking DOJ to look at possible civil rights violations in how governments have responded to the coronavirus.
Kadia Goba
The People Behind Netflix’s Hit “Never Have I Ever” Say The Show Is Elevating The Conversation About Representation On TV
“It’s long overdue to get this representation,” lead actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan told BuzzFeed News. (Spoilers ahead!)
Krystie Lee Yandoli
A 29-Year-Old People Magazine Staffer Who Loved Dogs, Tea, And Taylor Swift Died Of The Coronavirus
“I feel like Alison truly lived her dream and in her 29 years accomplished more than any of us will if we live to 100."
Julia Reinstein
Kim Jong Un Came Back And Some People Are Sorry For Saying He Was Really Ill
Kim Jong Un reappeared in North Korean state media last week, after an extremely unusual three-week absence.
Megha Rajagopalan
1.7 Million People Are Currently Role-Playing As Ants On Facebook
Lift! Lift! Lift! Lift! Lift! Lift! Lift! Lift!
Ryan Broderick
People Want To Go Back To Normal. Delivering Pandemic Groceries Made Me Question Whether We Should.
Volunteering to buy a neighbor's groceries during the coronavirus pandemic made me think hard about how we’ve always done things.
Caroline O'Donovan
There Are Thousands Of Empty Hotel Rooms Across The US. Why Can’t Homeless People Use Them Through Quarantine?
“I refuse to go in a shelter because I refuse to lose my life. I don’t want to die because I’m homeless,” said Rosetta Johnson, who sleeps in her car in New York City.
Amber Jamieson
Hulu’s “Normal People” Evokes How Intense First Love Can Be
The new adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel offers the best kind of romantic nostalgia.
Anne Helen Petersen
Opinion: We'll Need A Lot Of People To Make Contact Tracing Work. I Know Where To Find Them.
Taxpayers paid to train and prepare thousands of Americans to do community work overseas. They all got fired last month.
Peter Vincent
"Pray 4 Me": A Nursing Assistant Devoted To Elderly People Died Trying To Deliver Care During The Coronavirus Outbreak
Across the country, health care professionals in nursing homes are dying and facilities are being blamed for not doing enough to protect them. Maurice Dotson, who loved his work and his patients, was one casualty. "He clung to people who could not help themselves."
Michael Sallah
Ontario Has Given Its Police Access To People's COVID-19 Test Data
A civil liberties group says the order violates the privacy of Ontarians.
Lauren Strapagiel
A Stanford Professor’s Wife Recruited People For His Coronavirus Study By Claiming It Would Reveal If They Could “Return To Work Without Fear”
An email sent to a Silicon Valley middle school’s private listserv tried to recruit families for the antibody study, promising “peace of mind” about their immunity to the coronavirus.
Stephanie M. Lee
These Are The People Who Will Be Affected By Trump's New Immigration Ban
The policy will not apply to those coming to the country temporarily, such as agricultural workers or students, or to children or spouses of citizens who are outside the US.
Hamed Aleaziz
Scientists Are Calling For Vaccine Experiments That Would Deliberately Infect People With The Novel Coronavirus
“Normally, deliberately giving someone an infection that is potentially lethal would be unacceptable,” one bioethicist said. “But in extreme times, like a plague, you might look to extreme measures.”
Dan Vergano
Their 5-Year-Old Daughter Died Of The Coronavirus. Now They're Urging People To Take The Virus Seriously.
Skylar Herbert was a bubbly, affectionate young girl. When she died Sunday, she became the youngest known victim of the coronavirus in Michigan.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Trump Says His 60-Day Immigration Ban Will Only Apply To People Applying For Green Cards. But The Order Is Still "Being Written."
The policy announcement comes during a time when the immigration system has already slowed down significantly.
Hamed Aleaziz
At Least Seven People Contracted The Coronavirus During Wisconsin's Elections, Officials Say
In-person voting went ahead earlier this month after Republicans fought a delay and mail-in ballots. Now people are beginning to get sick.
J. Lester Feder
New York City's Coronavirus Essential Workers Are Overwhelmingly People Of Color
“We’re telling you that no one should be out here because it’s dangerous, but we’re sending you out there and we’re not giving out any masks.”
Kadia Goba
Everyone Wants To Know If They Already Had The Coronavirus. Some People May Be Preying On That.
“I think we should expect to see companies continue to pop up selling unproven, and in some cases probably just bad, testing,” a former FDA lawyer said.
Stephanie M. Lee
How A Vegan TikTok Star Became A Daily Pick-Me-Up For Millions Of People
Through TikTok, actor Tabitha Brown has found her way to more than 2 million viewers' hearts — and stomachs.
Michael Blackmon
The Photographer Who Took The Viral Photos Of People In Scrubs Blocking Anti-Lockdown Protesters In Denver Described What Happened
Alyson McClaran said one of the anti-lockdown protesters pushed his car against a man in scrubs who was peacefully blocking protesters in Denver.
Tasneem Nashrulla
At Least 16 People Were Killed In A Shooting Rampage In Canada
The suspected gunman impersonated a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer during a manhunt before he died, authorities said.
Stephanie K. Baer
Jair Bolsonaro Still Thinks The Coronavirus Is Like A Cold. He's Putting People In Favelas In Mortal Danger.
Brazil's president is putting lives at risk with his flippant attitude about the coronavirus. In the country’s densely populated favelas, this could become a nightmare.
Severino Motta
Gorgeous Photos Show How Farms Are Helping People During The COVID-19 Crisis
Maine farmers are showing their resilience and leaning in to the COVID-19 crisis.
Greta Rybus
19 Cringeworthy Things People Have Actually Done In The Midst Of This Pandemic
Prepare to cringe.
Stephen LaConte
