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The U.S. Is Running Out of Excuses Not to Share Its Vaccines With the World


The U.S. Is Running Out of Excuses Not to Share Its Vaccines With the World
Slate
14 hrs ago
Joshua Keating
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People walk past notices announcing that the Covishield, AstraZeneca-Oxford’s Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine is out of stock at a vaccination centre in Mumbai on April 20, 2021 amidst rising Covid-19 coronavirus cases. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/Getty Images
In just a few months, the U.S. has gone from a pandemic basket case to one of the world’s top performers, as its vaccination program has ramped faster than that of any other large country except the U.K. As a result, the Biden administration has been under pressure for weeks to begin shipping vaccines abroad, but it has resisted, arguing that its first priority is the safety of Americans. ....

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Trial of Derek Chauvin, Charged in George Floyd's Death, May Be Delayed. Here's Why.


Trial of Derek Chauvin, Charged in George Floyd’s Death, May Be Delayed. Here’s Why.
Slate
3/6/2021
Daniel Politi
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People gather for a press conference outside the Hennepin County Government Center on February 25, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled to go on trial Monday for the May 25 killing of George Floyd. But that plan was put in question Friday after the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court has to reconsider whether to add a third-degree murder charge against Chauvin. Floyd died May 25 after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes as Floyd repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. Opening statements were expected to begin March 29 after a jury selection process. ....

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