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January 24, 2022
COVID-infected nurses working at short-staffed nursing homes
About 11,500 long-term care center workers are now sick with COVID. “It’s been like one coworker after another, after another, everyone getting sick,” one nursing assistant said.
January 23, 2022
Biden Administration’s Rapid-Test Rollout Doesn’t Easily Reach Those Who Need It Most
In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing.
January 23, 2022
Rewilding California: New $65 million preserve straddles north and south
The 112-square-mile Randall Preserve — a gateway between LA and the San Joaquin Valley — provides a haven for wildlife and a living laboratory for scientists.
January 22, 2022
With pandemic protections gone, essential workers face omicron alone
Essential workers say they are bearing the brunt of the pandemic again but this time, there is less government support. Economists say jobs in California’s low-wage sectors could take longer to recover.
January 22, 2022
No way out: How the poor get stranded in California nursing homes
In a parallel problem to patient ‘dumping,’ many poor nursing home residents find themselves stuck inside facilities and unable to return home.
January 22, 2022
There's now a phone line to order your free at-home COVID tests
The phone number — 1-800-232-0233 — follows the launch earlier this week of a federal website to order the tests.
January 22, 2022
Interview: Chico State will start their spring semester with some in-person classes
Chico State is one of the few campuses in the California State University system reopening for mostly in-person classes. President Gayle Hutchinson believes they can safely hold most classes and that the school is prepared for anything.
January 22, 2022
A wildfire near California's Big Sur forces residents to evacuate
Those living in the Big Sur area were told to evacuate from their homes due to a wildfire that began late Friday, officials said. A wind advisory had been issued in the Bay Area.
Experts say omicron cases are falling in California but hospitalizations have yet to peak
The sampling of human waste and other methods for tracking the spread of COVID-19 show an encouraging trend, but hospitalizations are reaching record levels and health care workers are struggling to keep up.
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January 21, 2022
City buys 102 acres in South Sacramento for affordable homes, plans to convert downtown hotel to homeless housing
Councilmember Mai Vang plans to hold community listening sessions to help determine the best use of the South Sacramento property. Early ideas include adding a new park.
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Education
Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online
January 25, 2022
The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for the math section.
The Picture Show
She asked best friends to pose for her. The result is a moving study of sisterhood
January 25, 2022
From her apartment's rooftop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, photographer Lucía Vázquez documents the meaning of long-time friendships that have become as close as sisters.
Planet Money
The Great Resignation? More like The Great Renegotiation
January 25, 2022
"The Great Resignation" looks mostly like workers negotiating for a better deal.
Politics
Anti-abortion groups are raking in fundraising as Supreme Court decision looms
January 25, 2022
Susan B. Anthony List secured $20 million in pledged financial contributions, five times more than it has had at the outset of an election year over its 30-year history,
Books
They didn't get the Newbery or Caldecott but these kids' authors won big this year
January 25, 2022
The American Library Association handed out nearly two dozen awards for kids' books this week. We look at some of the winners.
Elections
Prosecutors in multiple states are investigating false Electoral College submissions
January 25, 2022
Legal experts say the illegitimate submissions should motivate Congress to update the Electoral Count Act and "firm up the guardrails" of democracy.
World
From Kabul to Virginia: An Afghan family is starting over in America
January 25, 2022
In only a matter of days, the lives of an Afghan family changed forever. After the Taliban took control of Kabul, they were forced to start over in a foreign country.
Arts & Life
'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending
January 25, 2022
The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book.
Middle East
Yemen's Houthis have launched two attacks against the U.A.E. — here's why
January 25, 2022
The attacks underscore how Yemen's civil war, which has ground on for over seven years, can flare into a regional danger.
Book Reviews
Wajahat Ali's 'Go Back To Where You Came From' is biting and funny and full of heart
January 25, 2022
Ali's memoir is intelligent and incisive in its arguments against "whiteness" but focuses, too, on hope and heart — calling for a more compassionate world through community and solidarity.
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