Today's Headlines: $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Scales Senate Hurdle With Bipartisan Vote

Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty
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$1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Scales Senate Hurdle With Bipartisan Vote

$1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Scales Senate Hurdle With Bipartisan Vote

By Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley

The vote was a breakthrough after weeks of wrangling among White House officials and senators in both parties, clearing the way for action on a top priority for President Biden.

Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty

Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty

By Jason DeParle

The most comprehensive study yet of the federal response to the pandemic shows huge but temporary benefits for the poor — and helps frame a larger debate over the role of government.

Wearing Masks Indoors Again? Some States Are a Vehement No.

Wearing Masks Indoors Again? Some States Are a Vehement No.

By Patricia Mazzei

After the C.D.C. advised masking indoors in areas with high rates of Covid-19, some locales went back under mask mandates. But there was also defiance and hostility.

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Portraits of Kolkata's Rickshaw Pullers

Travel | The World Through a Lens

Portraits of Kolkata's Rickshaw Pullers

By Emilienne Malfatto

The dense metropolis is among the only places in India — and one of the few left in the world — where fleets of hand-pulled rickshaws still ply the streets.

We're Ben and Jerry. Men of Ice Cream, Men of Principle.

Opinion | Guest Essay

We're Ben and Jerry. Men of Ice Cream, Men of Principle.

By Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

We support the company's decision to end the sale of its ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Today's Videos

Biden Pledges to Bolster Federal Purchases of Domestic Goods

Video Video: Biden Pledges to Bolster Federal Purchases of Domestic Goods

By The New York Times

President Biden unveiled a plan to increase the percentage of U.S.-manufactured components required in products purchased by the federal government from 55 percent to 75 percent.

New York City Offers $100 Incentive to Get Vaccinated

Video Video: New York City Offers $100 Incentive to Get Vaccinated

By The Associated Press

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said the city would give $100 to residents who receive their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine at city-run vaccination sites.

Rising Temperatures Threaten Salmon in the West

Video Video: Rising Temperatures Threaten Salmon in the West

By The Associated Press

As droughts continue and water temperatures climb, salmon in parts of Oregon and California are developing health issues, like fungus. Scientists are working to move some young salmon to cooler waters.

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