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many mouths to feed 7/7/2020
The Secondhand Refrigerators Feeding New Yorkers Community fridges across the city are fighting food insecurity, reducing waste, and uniting neighbors.
By Brock Colyar

coronavirus 7/7/2020
The U.S. Keeps Seeing Record Numbers of Coronavirus Cases There’s only one state where new cases are currently decreasing.
By Claire Lampen, Hannah Gold, and Amanda Arnold

coronavirus 7/7/2020
When Will Schools Reopen? Everything we know about when it will be safe for schools to resume in-person classes — and what it will look like when they do.
By Erica Schwiegershausen

black holes 7/7/2020
Scientists Discover the Hungriest Hole New research shows that the universe’s fastest-growing supermassive black hole is gobbling up one sun per day.
By Kelly Conaboy

coronavirus 7/6/2020
What Will College Be Like in the Fall? Most universities say they plan to resume in-person classes, but life on campus will be a lot different.
By Erica Schwiegershausen

health 7/6/2020
And Now, a Confirmed Case of Bubonic Plague According to Chinese officials, a herdsman in Inner Mongolia has contracted the disease.
By Hannah Gold

hot bod 7/3/2020
Is Hiking the Only Summer Activity That’s Basically Still the Same? Perhaps this is why it’s so popular right now.
By Maggie Lange

coronavirus 7/2/2020
Here’s What We Know About Asymptomatic COVID-19 Carriers There’s still a lack of clarity about what an asymptomatic case could mean for the future of one’s health.
By Amanda Arnold and Katie Heaney

work 7/2/2020
5 Vulnerable Workers on the Anxiety of Returning to the Office “They basically have the power of life or death over me right now.”
As told to Anna Silman

health 7/2/2020
Everything to Know About Alcohol and Coronavirus Experts explain what we do (and don’t) know about alcohol and COVID-19.
By Katie Heaney
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