Norway has joined the rest of Europe in isolating Russia. But as a country bordering Russia, it’s feeling the effects more immediately than others — in everything from climate action and nuclear waste control to cross-border trade.
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What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism
What springs to mind when you hear May Day? In the U.S. and abroad, the day has grown to encompass a spectrum of meanings. But the themes have remained the same: worker unity, suppression and rebirth.
Moderna asks FDA to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for very young children
The company said two doses of the vaccine administered 28 days triggered levels of antibodies equivalent to what has protected older children and adults.
Most Americans have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the CDC reports
So many people caught omicron over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. now have antibodies to the virus in their blood.
Biden will make Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, available to more pharmacies
The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease.
Their mom died of COVID. They say conspiracy theories are what really killed her
As America approaches a million deaths from COVID-19, many thousands of families have been left wondering whether available treatments and vaccines could have saved their loved ones.
These airlines are letting passengers banned for mask violations back on planes
Travelers who were once banned by major U.S. airlines for violating the federal mask mandate may soon be allowed to fly again.
Juneau’s anti-war message to Vladivostok is stuck in delivery limbo
The U.S. Postal Service and private couriers FedEx, UPS, and DHL all suspended service to Russia after it invaded Ukraine.
Students with disabilities have a right to qualified teachers — but there’s a shortage
In 2019, 44 states reported special education teacher shortages to the federal government. This school year, that number jumped to 48.
The judge who tossed mask mandate misunderstood public health law, legal experts say
When U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle tossed out the federal government’s transportation mask mandate on Monday, she relied in part on her interpretation of the term “sanitation.”