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Pfizer’s CEO set a timeline for when Americans can expect the earliest news about shots for young children. Drew Angerer / Getty ; The Atlantic Editor’s Note: This article is part of our coverage of The Atlantic Festival. Learn more and watch festival sessions here. The vaccine timeline for young …

The verdict is in: R&B icon R. Kelly has been found guilty of sex trafficking by a Brooklyn jury. According to CBS News, Kelly was found guilty on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking in the high-profile case, which featured hours of graphic testimony from the singer’s accusers …

On the heels of the #BlackTikTokStrike that changed the dance challenge vibe TikTok became known for, director Alan Ferguson teamed up with The Body Shop to shine a light on Black TikTok creators. As part of The Body Shop’s full eco-conscious rejuvenation of its Body Butter line, the company tapped …

The Alabama flag flies over the the Alabama State Capitol on May 15, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama. Photo: Julie Bennett/Getty Images (Getty Images) If you make it to Montgomery, Ala., you’ll want to pay a visit to the state’s newest monument dedicated to three Black women whose bodies were experimented …

One sign EVs are no longer the auto industry’s neglected stepchild? Norway could sell its last gas-powered car as soon as next year. Bill Pugliano/Getty This is an excerpt from The Atlantic’s climate newsletter, The Weekly Planet. Subscribe today. One theme of this newsletter is that the world’s physical infrastructure …

Celebrity attorney and women’s rights advocate Gloria Allred described disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly as “the worst” sexual predator she’s seen in her legal career. She spoke to reporters shortly after a Brooklyn jury found Kelly guilty on Monday (Sept. 27) on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. …

Reuters – President Joe Biden‘s fellow Democrats in Congress prepared votes to head off a government shutdown and a potentially economically crippling U.S. credit default on Tuesday, but a quick resolution appeared unlikely in the face of continued Republican resistance. With government borrowing authority due to run out on Oct. …

People march during a rally to support voting rights at the Texas State Capitol on July 31, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Photo: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images) Even though people of color have made up 95 percent of the state of Texas’ growth over the last 10 years, …

Denise Bellon / AKG images In Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir remembers that as a child, she imagined her best friend, Élisabeth “Zaza” Lacoin, dying, and her schoolteacher announcing that Zaza had been called away to God. In that case, de Beauvoir thought, “Well … I should …

Cynthia Bailey announced on Instagram on Monday (September 27) that  she is leaving Real Housewives of Atlanta. “After much thought and consideration, I have made the very difficult and heartfelt decision not to return for the next season of Real Housewives of Atlanta,” captioned Bailey under a picture of herself. “Thank …