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  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Thanksgiving in a pandemic means new American traditions

    In Illinois, families are renovating garages and remaking plans to cater for Covid-19

  • Sunday, 8 November, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Not everyone is celebrating Biden’s win in the land of ‘Trump Democrats’

    A blue ripple in a Michigan swing county was swamped by new, mostly white, Republican voters

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Wisconsin voters brave pandemic to watch election results together

    Republicans in Kenosha gather in Italian restaurant while Democrats convene in car park tent

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
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    Most US states will allow voting without mask to prevent clashes

    Safety measure waived amid politicisation of face coverings worn to stop virus spreading

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    US race relations
    For white Americans, anti-racism training has never been more necessary

    A ‘racial healing circle’ in Chicago holds lessons for how to discuss white privilege

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
    AnalysisCoronavirus pandemic
    Many Trump supporters unruffled about Covid even as US cases rise

    President’s backers say his quick recovery is further proof that coronavirus risk is overblown

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
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    The college coronavirus calamity that hasn’t happened

    So far, most US universities have kept Covid-19 infections under control

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
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    Chicago’s entrepreneurs fight for funds in city’s risk-averse business world

    But tech start-ups profit from a tight-knit commercial culture despite concerns about local crime and social divisions

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    US presidential election 2020
    Trump comments embolden far-right Proud Boys

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  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
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    A new era of hunger has hit the US

    After six months of coronavirus chaos, many Americans are hungry for the first time in their lives

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    US-China relations
    WeChat ban deals another blow to America’s ethnic Chinese

    A lawsuit challenging the order argues it breaches rights to freedom of expression, religion and due process

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Trump tries to capitalise on unrest with law-and-order pitch

    President hopes to switch focus from pandemic to crime in final weeks of election campaign

  • Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
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    Addiction recovery online: a pandemic silver lining

    Access to a global network of round-the-clock meetings has been an unexpected boost for many in recovery

  • Tuesday, 18 August, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Youngest American voters dislike the choice in front of them

    Donald Trump and Joe Biden are failing to inspire Gen Z, which could mean lower turnouts

  • Friday, 14 August, 2020
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    Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi: ‘We have taken the baton’

    The activist on protest in a pandemic, defunding the police — and why the dream of racial justice could be realised this time

  • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
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    The guru business thrives as people contemplate mortality

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  • Monday, 6 July, 2020
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    For reds and blues to listen to each other, they first need to be heard themselves

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    How coronavirus reminded me that life is a risky business

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  • Monday, 22 June, 2020
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  • Monday, 15 June, 2020
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  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
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    Lockdown stress puts paid to a coronavirus baby boom

    Couples reported their relationships improved in the pandemic, even if they had less sex

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