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The first season of “The Mandalorian” last year wasn’t just a great show, it was the result of an entirely new paradigm in film and TV production. Stagecraft, the enormous LED-wall volume ILM used to shoot that season has since

President Joe Biden’s plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines.

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Joe Biden wants to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure and jobs. These 4 charts show where the money would go.  USA TODAY Biden promises ‘once-in-a-generation’ investment during pitch for $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan  CNN Biden green infrastructure push about jobs

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. President Joe Biden’s massive $2 trillion infrastructure plan carries with it a corresponding tax

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Thursday that “vaccine inequity” during the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the need for developing nations to be able to make vaccines.

Protests were held Thursday is several cities, including Yangon. Security forces have been unable to crush the massive public resistance to the Feb. 1 coup despite their use of escalating violence, including routinely shooting protesters.

New York Times reporter Jason DeParle says a provision in the new COVID relief package has the makings of a policy revolution — and would “roughly cut child poverty in half.”

It’s Opening Day in baseball, and that means you’ll still be able to eat unhealthy food while watching the game. But ordering that hot dog or beer will be different this year. (Image credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty