Are COVID-19 boosters ethical, with half the world waiting for a first shot? A bioethicist weighs in
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'Tax the rich'? Democrats' plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America's long slide from progressive taxation
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Biden urges countries to slash methane emissions 30% – here's why it's crucial for protecting climate and health, and how it can pay for itself
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Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?
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we're doing well despite Delta, but 3 major economic challenges loom
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Just 4.5% jobless during lockdowns? The unemployment rate is now meaningless
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Interest in Hire Machinery Increases by 155.4 Per Cent
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Can Queensland cash in on the NRL finals? It's all about 'event leveraging'
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Australia has finally backed a plan to let developing countries make cheap COVID-19 vaccines — what matters is what it does next
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the Greens' super-profits tax idea could end up burning muscle, not fat
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Are COVID-19 boosters ethical, with half the world waiting for a first shot? A bioethicist weighs in
People wait in line to receive a vaccine shot against COVID-19 in Belgrade, Serbia, Aug. 17, 2021. Serbia and other countries have started administering booster doses. Meanwhile, more than half t...
'Tax the rich'? Democrats' plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America's long slide from progressive taxation
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez making a fashion statement.Ray Tamarra/GC Images via Getty ImagesDemanding tax increases on the rich is back in fa…
Biden urges countries to slash methane emissions 30% – here's why it's crucial for protecting climate and health, and how it can pay for itself
Methane is the world’s second most abundant greenhouse gas, and it’s many times more potent than carbon dioxide.Vanderlei Almeida/AFP via …
Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?
A television reporter reacts to being hit by a heat ray during a demonstration of the U.S. military's Active Denial System.Paul J. Richards/AFP via Ge…
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