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Tense decision-making as CDC joins FDA in recommending Pfizer booster shot for 65 & up, people at high risk and those with occupational exposure to COVID-19

Matthew Woodruff, Emory University

Fault lines between the FDA and CDC regulatory processes have been on full display in the decisions over which groups of Americans should receive the Pfizer booster shot.

Some rich people will love at least one sweetener in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion plan

Brent W Ambrose, Penn State; David C. Ling, University of Florida; Gary McGill, University of Florida; Pat Hendershott, University of Aberdeen

The 2017 tax cuts put a $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local taxes. The richest households would see the biggest gains from eliminating or raising the cap.

Preliminary research finds that even mild cases of COVID-19 leave a mark on the brain – but it’s not yet clear how long it lasts

Jessica Bernard, Texas A&M University

Reduced brain volume in people who have experienced COVID-19 resembles brain changes typically seen in older adults. The implications of these findings are not yet clear.

Rich kids and poor kids face different rules when it comes to bringing personal items to school

Casey Stocksill, University of Denver

When students are allowed to bring personal items for show and tell, it can build their senses of self-worth, belonging and control. But poor kids often don’t get that opportunity.

Harvard’s decision to ditch fossil fuel investments reflects changing financial realities and its climate change stance

Artificial intelligence can help highway departments find bats roosting under bridges

What Harvard’s humanist chaplain shows about atheism in America

How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld overtook Stephen Colbert in ratings to become the most popular late-night TV host

The Supreme Court has overturned precedent dozens of times in the past 60 years, including when it struck down legal segregation

Study shows an abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths

How the Satanic Temple is using ‘abortion rituals’ to claim religious liberty against the Texas’ ‘heartbeat bill’

Therapy dogs help students cope with the stress of college life