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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 trailer is here
Elisabeth Moss’s June is on the run in the new teaser for Season 4 of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” There’s eery silence on the road as she tries to get to Canada after escaping Gilead. Ann Dowd’s Aunt Lydia knows it’s no ordinary escape, though. “She’s out there planning who knows what kind of atrocities to…… MORE
India exits recession but rapid growth is still a long way off
India’s economy is out of recession but still a long way from returning to rates of growth seen before the pandemic. Asia’s third biggest economy recorded a rise in gross domestic product of 0.4% in the final three months of 2020, compared with the same period a year earlier, according to official statistics published on…… MORE
House vote key first step for Democrats’ stimulus plans
Not even halfway through President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office and the House of Representatives is on track Friday to pass his $1.9 trillion relief bill. This package, the culmination of weeks of behind-the-scenes work by a dozen committees, a strategic and aggressive lobbying campaign targeted both inside and outside the beltway, and…… MORE
A middle schooler was insecure about his haircut. So his principal fixed it himself instead of disciplining the boy for wearing a hat
We’ve all had at least one bad haircut in our lifetimes, and chances are, we remember how that bad haircut made us feel. Jason Smith, the middle school principal at Stonybrook Intermediate and Middle School in Indianapolis, Indiana, understood that feeling. And that’s why it was a no-brainer to jump into action for one of…… MORE
Stocks are falling. But it’s not all bad news
A burst of anxiety is ricocheting across financial markets as Wall Street sets expectations for the next phase of the pandemic, which could take hold this spring and summer as vaccinations rise and coronavirus cases fall. What’s happening: US stock indexes, which have repeatedly hit all-time highs in recent weeks, took a leg lower on…… MORE
Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit
Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end “discriminatory” testosterone limits imposed on female athletes. Semenya is hyperandrogenous — meaning she has naturally high levels of the male sex hormone — and is fighting against new rules introduced in 2019 by track and field’s…… MORE
Unemployment-benefits fraud victims are getting tax bills — and major headaches
Theodore Taylor was pretty surprised when he received a tax document recently from Ohio’s unemployment agency showing that he had been paid $1,300 in benefits last year. A Philadelphia resident, Taylor was employed in Pennsylvania during all of 2020 — by the Internal Revenue Service. So when he got a 1099-G tax document earlier this…… MORE
Must-watch videos of the week
A dog owner demonstrates her love, dolphins show off, and the internet uses its powers for good. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Protected pupper Sid the dog fell into a frozen pool and was stuck underneath a sheet of ice. His owner, Jennie Tatum, did not hesitate to plunge into the pool…… MORE
Black History Month: Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) overcame prejudice on multiple levels to become a key ally of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and one of the most important civil rights leaders of the 20th century. An openly gay Black man during the Jim Crow era, Rustin was arrested for having sex with men at a time when homosexuality…… MORE
