White Evangelical Resistance Is Obstacle in Vaccination Effort
Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics.
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Marriage Counterfactuals in Japan: Variation by Gender, Marital Status, and Time | demotrends
Family demographers have long been interested in the debate surrounding changes in the marriage institution, associated with concepts such as the deinstitutionalization of marriage and the Second D…
Biden’s plan to rev up the electric car market is complicated by battery supplies
The ambitious plans of President Biden and major auto manufacturers could be scuttled by a severe shortage. This week, Biden has to decide whether to intervene in a dispute between two major battery makers that could determine whether there's enough supply to make 340,000 electric vehicles in the United States.
Denver council passes group living amendment after hours of public comment | Focus on Denver | coloradopolitics.com
By a vote of 11-2, the Denver City Council approved a high-profile zoning change early Tuesday that will raise the maximum number of unrelated adults who may live in a
Colorado judicial employees speak out about alleged sexism across branch
The allegations of misconduct and sexism within the Colorado Judicial Branch that prompted the state Supreme Court to authorize an independent investigation are emblematic of a larger cultural prob…
Colorado's chief court administrator resigns amid Post investigation
Colorado’s chief court administrator, the second-highest ranking administrative official in the state’s Judicial Department, resigned Thursday amid a Denver Post investigation into a $2.5 million c…
How can Denver recognize its once-thriving Chinatown?
Residents want to provide more accurate context about the city's Asian-American history, which could mean adding historic markers in LoDo, where Denver's Chinatown once flourished.
Lessons for the coronavirus from the 1899 Honolulu plague | OUPblog
Public health officials all over the United States—indeed globally—are trying to decide how to deal with the world’s coronavirus pandemic. They know the Public health officials all over the United States—indeed globally—are trying to decide how to deal with the world’s coronavirus pandemic. They know the coronavirus originated in China, and they know they can identify it with certainty. But they do not know what might kill it, and they have no cure for anyone who contracts it.
Pandemic and epidemic influenza, 1830-1848 - PubMed
Four major influenza epidemics were recorded between 1830 and 1848. The 1830-1831 epidemic may have originated in China; then and in 1833 influenza advanced westward out of Russia into Europe. In 1836-1837, influenza diffusion was largely north to south, and in 1847-1848 the disease swept through th …
M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law
The move served as a warning to Republicans in other states who are trying to restrict voting, and is likely to put new pressure on other organizations and corporations to consider pulling business out of Georgia.
Delta and Coca-Cola Reverse Course on Georgia Voting Law, Stating ‘Crystal Clear’ Opposition
Prominent Black executives had called on companies to publicly oppose a wave of similarly restrictive voting bills that Republicans are advancing in almost every state.
The New York Times analyzed the state’s new 98-page voting law and identified 16 key provisions that will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers.