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Attacks against Asian Americans have increased since the coronavirus pandemic began. Tell us how you cope with this anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the form of a list poem. (Image credit: Katherine Du)

The massing of Chinese ships around a contested reef in the South China Sea is drawing unusual attention. The Philippines fired off a diplomat protest calling on China to withdraw some 180 vessels.

NPR’s Noel King talks to Elliot Spagat of The Associated Press, who was one of the few journalists allowed into a Texas facility housing migrants, about what he saw.

FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan  Whitehouse.gov Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official on the President’s American Jobs Plan  The White House White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of

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A federal push to reach both residents and staff at long-term care facilities is winding down, leaving many workers who care for the elderly and vulnerable unvaccinated. (Image credit: Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images)

The case tests whether the NCAA’s limits on compensation for student athletes violate antitrust law. Its outcome could have enormous consequences for college sports. (Image credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Pandemic spotlights lack of economic safety net that can be rolled out quickly when needed, and a lack of an adequate data infrastructure for targeted assistance, report says

The president will begin selling his proposal on Wednesday, saying it would fix 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, while also addressing climate change and racial inequities and raising corporate taxes.

What’s In President Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal  NPR Infrastructure was a Trump punchline but is a window into Biden’s soul  CNN Biden to announce up to $4 trillion infrastructure plan with massive tax hikes  New York Post Biden is facing a Roosevelt