Fauci’s office flooded with angry calls over beagle experiments after campaign by advocacy group that included misleading image washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Much of the onslaught stemmed from a viral and false claim that the agency Fauci leads, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had funded a medical experiment in which beagles were trapped in mesh cages filled with diseased sand flies. washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Anthony S. Fauci was swamped by so many angry messages and threats that in late October his assistant quit answering the phone for two weeks. He got 3,600 phone calls in 36 hours. washingtonpost.com/investigations…
A surge of harassment and threats in recent weeks has forced staff at his agency to spend significant time debunking misinformation and grappling with security concerns, according to officials. wapo.st/3nyGbBU
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Growing at unprecedented rates, and shaped by forces both familiar and new, dozens of African cities will join the ranks of humanity’s biggest megalopolises between now and 2100. wapo.st/3qMEwKV
Several recent studies project that by the end of this century, Africa will be the only continent experiencing population growth.
Thirteen of the world’s 20 biggest urban areas will be in Africa, as will more than a third of the world’s population. wapo.st/3qMEwKV
In each of the following African cities, we examine common themes — migration, inequality, foreign investment, conflict and planning — that underlie this transformation across the continent. wapo.st/3qMEwKV
The measure sets aside in some cases historic sums to aid workers, families and businesses, seeking to rewire the very fabric of an economy still recovering from the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021…
The bill is now headed to the Senate, where moderates including Sen. Joe Manchin III long have harbored skepticism about its price tag and policy scope — and could further seek to pare back its provisions. washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021…
The American Medical Association and more than 60 other health care associations called on employers to voluntarily implement President Biden’s contested vaccine-or-testing mandate, saying businesses had no time to waste ahead of the busy holiday season. wapo.st/3qPoQGX
In a joint statement, the health care associations said the requirements for businesses were “reasonable and essential,” citing evidence that coronavirus outbreaks have been driven by viral spread at offices, retail locations and other business settings. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11…
The health care groups’ push conflicts with Republican-led efforts to blunt Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate.
All 50 Senate Republicans filed a formal challenge through the Congressional Review Act. A vote on the rule is expected in coming weeks. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11…
Fewer boots, more slippers: How a shortage of shipping containers is changing what shows up on shelves wapo.st/3wWu2tA
Shipping containers are in such short supply that companies are having to rethink how they stock shelves, placing a premium on smaller, more compact merchandise: squishy toys and slippers instead of televisions and hiking boots. washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
To maximize every inch, retailers and freight companies must master a math exercise with a dizzying array of answers, whether that’s 500 artificial Christmas trees or 80,000 Pop It fidget toys.
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management HQ move reduced Black employees, created mass vacancies, report says wapo.st/3nqMsPT
A new GAO report found the Bureau of Land Management's relocation to Colorado two years ago reduced the number of Black employees.
Dismantling the D.C. office also drove out the most experienced employees and created widespread staffing shortages. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Despite warnings, the Trump administration pushed ahead with the relocation — which is now being reversed by Biden.
The move dramatically worsened diversity, with more than half of Black employees retiring or quitting rather than moving to Colorado. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…