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What do we know about that strain? Zeynep Tufekci, a contributing writer with a knack for prediction, called it a ticking time bomb. A more transmissible variant of COVID-19 is a potential catastrophe in and of itself … The short-term implications of all this are significant, and worthy of …

Two young Georgia brothers successfully ran their bowtie business in spite of the pandemic. Not only did they rake in the cash, but they also helped those in need.  Treandos Thornton, 8, who is currently in the third grade in Atlanta, Ga., started his own bowtie company, T&N Bow Ties …

A Black female frontline worker said she intends to sue a police department in upstate New York after they used “excessive force” during what she described as an unlawful arrest. Shana Shaw, who was driving at the time of the incident, was stopped by Ulster County Deputy Sheriff Brian Woltman …

Photo: Phil Walter (Getty Images) It’s been nearly a year since “Megxit” rocked the British royal family, a move that was perhaps foreshadowed by the October 2019 news that Meghan Markle had filed suit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail and The Mail. The suit alleged …

With the trial date for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery still undecided, lawyers for the father and son accused in the death near Brunswick, Ga, on February 23, 2020, have submitted several requests to the court. The men, Travis and Gregory McMichael,  who chased Arbery, 25, in their truck before …

Data released from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) shows minority business owners are desperate for a loan they did not receive until the program’s last weeks. The PPP ran from April 3 through August 8, and handed out more than 5 million loans worth $525 billion. The funds were designated …

Photo: Sean Rayford (Getty Images) Recent motions filed by attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael—the father and son accused of chasing down and fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Ga., on February 23, 2020—appear to have one agenda in mind: Remove all indications of Arbery’s very humanity. In the motions …

Vanilla Ice has come under heavy criticism for performing maskless at an indoor concert at the Mar-a-Lago Club on New Year’s Eve in Palm Beach, Fla. Footage of the event surfaced after Donald Trump Jr. shared a Facebook video, resulting in an onslaught of backlash amid the surging spread of …

Let me guess: we haven’t even made it to mid-January and you’ve already reneged on your New Year’s resolutions. You may even be thinking about giving up altogether. Well, you’re not alone. According to The University of Scranton, only 9.2% of people will successfully achieve their New Year’s goals, while …

Photo: HarperCollins, HarperCollins, Illustration: Angelica Alzona It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root If you weren’t one of the millions resigned to spend New Year’s Eve alone this year (thanks again, COVID), you may have placed special significance on who joined you to welcome in 2021, a …