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   Number 1: ‘I Was Just Thinking About My Son.’ Shot In His Own Home, a Gun Violence Victim Shares His Story

   Across the U.S. in 2021, tens of thousands of people were shot. They were shot in schools and supermarkets, in churches and offices, in the streets and in their homes. Many were killed, many more were injured; the vast majority of victims were within inner-city communities. And as staggering as the total is, it does not speak to the ripple effect and trauma that these incidents cause. Here is one of those victims' stories.

   January 15, 2022·6min
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   Number 2: Sen. Sherrod Brown Has Some Thoughts About ‘Succession’

   On the evening of Jan. 3, Connie Schultz, the Pulitzer-winning syndicated columnist and author, was trying to watch HBO’s Succession, but she kept having to pause it because something reminded her husband of his work. “I am watching #Succession with the chairman of the Senate banking committee,” Schultz informed her quarter-million Twitter followers, “and holy cannoli the ongoing commentary.” Neither Schultz nor the husband in question, Sen.

   January 15, 2022·7min
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   Number 3: An N95 Is the Best Mask for Omicron. Here’s Why

   As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 masks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) current mask guidance does not recommend one type of mask over another, instead specifying that people should wear a mask that fits snugly and covers the nose and mouth. CDC Director Dr.

   January 14, 2022·10min
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   Number 4: Why People of Color Are More Likely to Die in Accidents Like the Bronx Apartment Fire

   The apartment fire that killed 17 people, including eight children, in the Bronx on Sunday morning has become one of the deadliest fires in modern New York City's history. The blaze reportedly started after a space heater that was being used in one of the units malfunctioned. It's the second major fire incident of the new year in the northeast after a rowhouse in Philadelphia was engulfed on Jan. 5, resulting in 12 deaths. Nine of those victims were children.

   January 12, 2022·6min
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   Number 5: Joe Biden Defended the Filibuster for Years. Now He Wants to End It for Voting Rights

   Joe Biden seems like an unlikely advocate for demanding the Senate change its long-standing rules. Biden spent 36 years and 12 days as a Senator, often burning hours pacing and pontificating behind his desk in the Senate chamber. He’s described his time as a Senator from Delaware as “the best” of everything he’s done. Aides call him a Senate “institutionalist.

   January 12, 2022·6min
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