The joy of vax: The people giving the shots are seeing hope, and it s contagious
Maura Judkis, The Washington Post
Feb. 25, 2021
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1of6Staff Sgt. Lindsey Campbell, a medic with the Maryland National Guard, administers coronavirus vaccines in the parking lot of a Six Flags amusement park.Washington Post photo by Bill O LearyShow MoreShow Less
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4of6Pharmacy manager Justin Ellis checks in on people waiting to receive the coronavirus vaccine at Beatitudes Campus in Phoenix.Photo for The Washington Post by Courtney PedrozaShow MoreShow Less
As fractures emerge among Proud Boys, experts warn of a shift toward extremist violence
Marissa J. Lang, The Washington Post
Feb. 26, 2021
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Proud Boys rally in support of President Donald Trump in Washington on Dec. 12, 2020.photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein.
WASHINGTON - As members of the Proud Boys arrived at the foot of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they gathered as a unified front, donning bright orange beanies and tactical gear and carrying flags and megaphones used to lead chants that rippled through the roiling crowd.
Members of the all-male far-right group, which has a history of violence, posed for photos, displaying the OK hand gesture, which has become a white power sign, and moved through the crowd together.
World
February 26, 2021
A bird last seen more than 170 years ago in the rainforests of Borneo has been rediscovered, amazing conservationists who have long assumed it was extinct.
The Black-browed Babbler has only ever been documented once when it was first described by scientists around 1848 eluding all subsequent efforts to find it. But late last year, two men in Indonesian Borneo saw a bird they didn’t recognise and snapped photos of it before releasing the palm-sized creature back into the forest, according to Global Wildlife Conservation.
Ornithologists were astounded to find that the Black-browed Babbler was alive and well, despite not having been seen since before Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species”.
HFPA Says It Will Implement an Action Plan to Recruit Black Members
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Three days before this year’s Golden Globes Awards is set to take place, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is responding to criticism that it has failed to cultivate an inclusive and diverse membership body. Most notably, as detailed in a scathing exposé last Sunday by the Los Angeles Times, the org does not have a single Black member.
“We are fully committed to ensuring our membership is reflective of the communities around the world who love film, TV and the artists inspiring and educating them,” the HFPA said in a statement on Thursday. “We understand that we need to bring in Black members, as well as members from other underrepresented backgrounds, and we will immediately work to implement an action plan to achieve these goals as soon as possible.”
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It can begin with the occasional missed bill payment. An inability to remember names. Telling the same story repeatedly. There may be personality changes or mood swings. Confusion. Over time, it’s as if the person who once was slowly disappears.
Dementia. As the population ages, a growing number of families face this debilitating condition, which can be both emotionally and financially exhausting, and require near-constant supervision from spouses or adult children. It can be tough on any family, but in the United States, Black and Hispanic communities are hardest hit.
“We don’t exactly know why,” said Jason Resendez, executive director for the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity in Washington, D.C. “More and more evidence is pointing to a mix of factors that are health-related, such as disparities in diabetes and heart disease. But there are also social and economic factors, such as education, social isolation, smokin