One woman’s struggle to escape from a Chinese detention camp
07 Apr 2021
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For years, China has been forcing ethnic minorities from the Xinjiang region into what it calls poli...
How the pandemic is hurting the oldest and youngest workers
06 Apr 2021
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The Minneapolis police chief’s testimony was one of the biggest moments of the Derek Chauvin m...
The wild finishes of a March Madness like no other
05 Apr 2021
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Public-health experts are warning of the potential for a fourth wave of COVID-19 in the U.S. The Atl...
The Derek Chauvin trial: “I believe I witnessed a murder”
02 Apr 2021
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Today marks the end of the first week in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police o...
What everyone got wrong about legal marijuana
01 Apr 2021
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A growing number of Americans are getting COVID shots, and states and private companies are racing t...
GOP star Gaetz under investigation, denies sex allegations
31 Mar 2021
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Today, President Biden is expected to reveal the first phase of his multitrillion-dollar infrastruct...
Chauvin murder case reignites debate over televised trials
30 Mar 2021
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As Derek Chauvin faces murder charges over the death of George Floyd, the whole trial will be stream...
Opening statements begin in trial over George Floyd’s death
29 Mar 2021
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The Suez Canal traffic jam is on its way to getting solved. Bloomberg reports on progress in moving ...
Meet the crack team fighting to free the Suez container ship
26 Mar 2021
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Dredgers, tugboats, helicopters, and a legendary team of salvage experts: Bloomberg News reports on ...
Republicans and Democrats fight to reshape how America votes
25 Mar 2021
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Democrats and Republicans are in a battle to reshape voting rights in this country. CNN looks at the...
Megan Rapinoe takes fight for equal pay to Congress
24 Mar 2021
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The experiences of multiple U.S. administrations has showed how difficult it is to manage immigratio...
Can your boss make you get a COVID vaccine?
23 Mar 2021
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Ten people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Color...
Capitol attack reveals extremists in police ranks
22 Mar 2021
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The Department of Justice may seek sedition charges against some of those who stormed the U.S. Capit...
Why hate-crime cases rarely make it to court
19 Mar 2021
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Many people want the murders in Georgia — where six of the victims were women of Asian descent...
Calls for action on anti-Asian hate after Georgia killings
18 Mar 2021
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Asian-American communities are calling for more action after the killings in Georgia, in which most ...
When will kids get COVID-19 vaccines?
17 Mar 2021
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Children are now taking part in trials of COVID-19 vaccines. National Geographic and the Wall Street...
Biden’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy
16 Mar 2021
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The $1.9 trillion coronavirus-relief bill is just one of many big plans the Biden administration is ...
Stimulus checks arrive in America’s bank accounts
15 Mar 2021
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Millions of Americans are starting to receive money from the COVID-relief bill. NPR and New York Mag...
A year into the pandemic, when will life return to normal?
12 Mar 2021
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Apple News Today talks to Alexis Madrigal, co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project at the Atlantic....
“This is going to be so bad.” The journalist who saw the pandemic coming.
11 Mar 2021
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The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic one year ago. But Stat re...
For women promised more, a year that “shattered our reality”
10 Mar 2021
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Since the start of the pandemic, more than 2.3 million women have left the workforce. In January, wo...
Black Americans & COVID-19: The impact of racism on the body
09 Mar 2021
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Duarte Geraldino talks with journalist Akilah Johnson about her reporting on COVID-19 and its dispro...
The Pandemic Year: “I want this virus to die inside me”
08 Mar 2021
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March 11 marks one year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a glob...
The Pandemic Year: Special Series Preview
05 Mar 2021
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It’s Amazon vs. unions. These workers will decide who wins.
05 Mar 2021
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Following a string of high-profile attacks on Asian Americans, two writers go beyond the headlines t...
Is Biden letting the world’s dictators off the hook?
04 Mar 2021
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The House canceled Thursday’s session after the U.S. Capitol Police warned of a possible plot ...
Two developments are transforming the U.S. pandemic debate
03 Mar 2021
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As COVID-19 vaccine production ramps up in America, some state governors are lifting pandemic restri...
Maybe America’s love for pro sports is wildly exaggerated
02 Mar 2021
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Today, the Supreme Court will hear two election-law cases that may decide the fate of the landmark V...
The sexual-harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo
01 Mar 2021
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Two former aides have accused New York governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. NBC News has the ...
Trump speech to kick off fight for the GOP’s soul
26 Feb 2021
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The Conservative Political Action Conference features the biggest stars in the GOP — the ...
South Dakota AG refuses to step down after deadly crash
25 Feb 2021
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Tomorrow, an FDA advisory committee meets to review the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and d...
How Capitol security failed to stop the insurrection
24 Feb 2021
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For the first time since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, key officials who were in charge of s...
Rich countries corner global vaccine supply
23 Feb 2021
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International agreements are to make sure all countries have equitable access to vaccines. But Vox a...
How America can learn from its pandemic mistakes
22 Feb 2021
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The United States is near half a million deaths from COVID-19, the most in the world. Politico write...
The political fallout from the winter energy crisis in Texas
19 Feb 2021
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The blackouts in Texas have led to significant political fallout. CNBC looks at the claims politicia...
U.S. life expectancy falls by entire year as pandemic rages
18 Feb 2021
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The crisis is not over in Texas, as power outages and brutal weather continue to have a broad impact...
Are New York and California turning on their governors?
17 Feb 2021
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo and California governor Gavin Newsom drew praise early in the pandemi...
Have we turned a corner on COVID-19? Not yet.
16 Feb 2021
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For the first time in months, average new daily coronavirus infections have fallen below 100,000 in ...
Trump’s legal challenges are just getting started
15 Feb 2021
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Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate for a second time this weekend, but his legal troubles may ...
Trump’s team makes his case
12 Feb 2021
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Today, Donald Trump’s defense team make their case in the Senate impeachment trial. Axios brea...
“They would’ve killed Mike Pence”: impeachment day 2
11 Feb 2021
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Yesterday, House impeachment managers revealed new information about the insurrection at the U.S. Ca...
To understand Trump’s impeachment trial, start with April 7
10 Feb 2021
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On day two of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, NPR has a detailed timeline of events, showing...
What it’s like to face a $1 million COVID hospital bill
09 Feb 2021
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Former president Donald Trump’s lawyers will argue the Senate cannot constitutionally try him ...
The arguments for and against convicting Trump
08 Feb 2021
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The impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump starts tomorrow. CNN has a preview of argumen...
Democrats strip Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees
05 Feb 2021
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Democratic Senators moved ahead on a COVID-relief bill without Republicans in an overnight session. ...
Roadblocks emerge in Democratic drive for $15 minimum wage
04 Feb 2021
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 is a key measure in Democrats’ pandemic-stimulus packa...
The Capitol rioters reveal a new type of American extremism
03 Feb 2021
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Democrats are moving forward to pass a COVID-19 relief bill through a process known as “budget...
Is it worth worrying about the national debt during COVID?
02 Feb 2021
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Republicans say Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus proposal will add too much to the nati...
Who could get stimulus checks and how big they might be
01 Feb 2021
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Ten Republican senators are proposing a $600 million plan as an alternative to President Biden&rsquo...
Why it’s so hard to book vaccine appointments
29 Jan 2021
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By the end of this week, President Biden will have signed more than three dozen executive actions. R...
Biden seeks to restore Obama’s health-care legacy
28 Jan 2021
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The Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration’s signature accomplishment, has survived fou...
The Democrat who could make or break Biden’s climate agenda
27 Jan 2021
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President Biden has big plans to tackle climate change. The Washington Post profiles West Virginia s...
What to know about the new COVID-19 variants
26 Jan 2021
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New variants of COVID-19 are emerging. The Wall Street Journal breaks down what we know so far about...
McConnell’s big gamble with Trump impeachment
25 Jan 2021
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President Biden has promised that 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be administered in his fir...
Where does the GOP go without Trump in the White House?
22 Jan 2021
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Many Republicans are asking where the party goes after the Trump presidency. Time looks at the inter...
President Biden moves quickly to undo Trump’s legacy
21 Jan 2021
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With over 400,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus, Joe Biden inherits a country with no clear pl...
Special Episode: Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States
20 Jan 2021
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The Wall Street Journal recaps President Biden’s first message to the nation as president. Blo...
Can Joe Biden unite the nation?
20 Jan 2021
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The Wall Street Journal reports on President Trump’s final pardons, which include ones for his...
President Trump’s lasting impact on American policy
19 Jan 2021
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Politico reviewed 30 areas where President Trump has made major policy changes thatmany people may h...
Biden prepares a 10-day sprint
18 Jan 2021
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The Washington Post reports on the Biden administration’s plan to take immediate action agains...
Biden’s agenda collides with Trump’s impeachment trial
15 Jan 2021
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Politico reports on how the Senate trial of Donald Trump could complicate the Biden administration&r...
Trump impeached again as states brace for more violence
14 Jan 2021
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After the impeachment vote, PBS NewsHour looks at what lies ahead for President Trump as the Senate ...
How the Republican tide has turned against Donald Trump
13 Jan 2021
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Politico reports that some congressional Republicans are backing impeachment. And the Washington Pos...
Capitol Police officers suspended for actions during attack
12 Jan 2021
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Politico reports on the Capitol Police officers suspended after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building...
Democrats prepare to impeach Trump
11 Jan 2021
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Politico reports that Democrats agree that President Trump should be held accountable over the attac...
Democrats call for Trump’s removal from office
08 Jan 2021
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National Geographic provides some historical background on the 25th Amendment. And Vox breaks down w...
Congress confirms Biden win after mob storms Capitol
07 Jan 2021
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The Wall Street Journal reports on how Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s win after a pro-Trump mo...
Warnock wins in Georgia, Democratic Senate control in sight
06 Jan 2021
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Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections. Victory in the...
What Georgia’s elections mean for its political future
05 Jan 2021
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Politico reports that the runoffs in Georgia are shaping up as a first salvo in a 2022 rematch betwe...
Trump caught on tape pressuring Georgia election official
04 Jan 2021
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The Washington Post has obtained a recording of President Trump pressuring Georgia Secretary of Stat...
It wasn’t all bad: A look back at good news from 2020
24 Dec 2020
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Apple News has collected the best good news stories of this year. The Washington Post profiles Peter...
Trump slams stimulus bill, grants clemency to 20 people
23 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post spoke with White House insiders about President Trump’s surprise message l...
Inside the 5,593-page bill: pandemic relief, plus surprises
22 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post breaks down the surprising details in the 5,593-page spending bill just passed b...
Congress strikes a stimulus deal. Here’s what’s in it.
21 Dec 2020
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Congress has struck a deal for a new pandemic stimulus package. The Washington Post reports on what ...
The Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis
18 Dec 2020
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NPR reports on the billionaire Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Mem...
What does it mean to distribute a vaccine equitably?
17 Dec 2020
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California has made a commitment to distributing coronavirus vaccines equitably. NPR reports that so...
The fate of the Senate comes down to Georgia
16 Dec 2020
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Politico reports on why President-elect Biden is campaigning for Democrats in Georgia’s runoff...
Electoral College confirms Biden’s win as he calls for unity
15 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post reports on how some Republicans have started to acknowledge Joe Biden’s El...
When is my turn? Is it safe? Vaccine questions answered.
14 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post provides us with answers to some common questions about the leading coronavirus ...
How new state laws could transform future elections
11 Dec 2020
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The Hill reports that many state legislatures are considering changes to election rules — in s...
The years of work that made COVID-19 vaccines possible
10 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post breaks down the science and research behind the leading coronavirus vaccines. Po...
Why there’s no new pandemic stimulus? A fight over lawsuits.
09 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post explains a key sticking point in coronavirus stimulus negotiations: liability sh...
Trump is trying to undo the election. Is this a coup?
08 Dec 2020
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A new Washington Post report reveals the president’s calls to Pennsylvania’s house speak...
How the wealthy could get a COVID-19 vaccine first
07 Dec 2020
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The Atlantic reports that hospitals across the U.S. have passed their breaking point. And NPR and Ka...
How conspiracy theories put election workers in danger
04 Dec 2020
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The Washington Post looks at the threats being directed at election officials across the country. An...
Can Trump pardon himself? What about his kids?
03 Dec 2020
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Time answers key questions about President Trump’s pardon powers. In an op-ed for the Wa...
Which countries have responded to COVID-19 best — and worst?
02 Dec 2020
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ABC News reports on Attorney General William Barr, who said on Tuesday that the Department of Justic...
Who will get a COVID-19 vaccine first? It’s complicated.
01 Dec 2020
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Bloomberg reports that Vice President Pence told U.S. governors a COVID-19 vaccine is just weeks awa...
Why athletes have more access to COVID-19 tests than nurses
30 Nov 2020
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The L.A. Times breaks down the new coronavirus-related restrictions taking effect today in Los Angel...
Life in Lockdown: Love
25 Nov 2020
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For Vox, Elizabeth Segran talks to people about their dating experiences in the COVID-19 era. And th...
Life in Lockdown: Parenting
24 Nov 2020
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For the Atlantic, Joe Pinsker talks with Melissa Mazmanian about the unrealistic societal expectatio...
Life in Lockdown: Loneliness
23 Nov 2020
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NBC News has the stories of elderly people who have died from long periods of isolation duringthe co...
Why is Trump still challenging the election?
20 Nov 2020
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The Washington Post explores President Trump’s plans to overturn the results of the election b...
As COVID-19 cases rise, U.S. leaders enact new restrictions
19 Nov 2020
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CBS provides an overview of some of the coronavirus-related restrictions announced by state and loca...
Trump’s attempts to overturn the election are not working
18 Nov 2020
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In Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, the local board of canvassers temporarily withheld certificat...
Who is first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine?
17 Nov 2020
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CNET breaks down who is first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved. National G...
As the pandemic worsens, health-care workers are burning out
16 Nov 2020
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Ed Yong writes for the Atlantic that doctors and nurses have become our most valuable resource in fi...
Despite challenges, Biden moves ahead with transition
13 Nov 2020
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The Washington Post explains how the Biden team is planning to work around obstruction from the Trum...
What seat-belt laws can teach us about mask mandates
12 Nov 2020
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The Atlantic explains the implications of news that the U.S. hit a record number of COVID-19 hospita...
Why a peaceful transfer of power matters
11 Nov 2020
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The Wall Street Journal and NPR explain the implications of delaying the transfer of power from one ...