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A staff member wearing a mask serves customers at a restaurant in San Mateo, Calif., on May 17.

Restaurants Are Welcoming Back Diners, But Say Mask Rules Have Them Relying On Trust

The National Restaurant Association is recommending to its members that employees continue to wear masks until the government clarifies how the guidance applies to a requirement to keep workers safe.

A number of studies have found that Black-owned homes are undervalued when compared to those of white homeowners. This is especially true in historically Black neighborhoods. A 2018 report by the Brookings Institution finds that adds up to $156 billion in cumulative losses for Black homeowners.

A Black Woman Says She Had To Hide Her Race To Get A Fair Home Appraisal

Two low home appraisals spurred a Black woman in Indianapolis to administer her own fair housing test. The result led her to file a complaint alleging housing discrimination.

Treated Denver wastewater flows into the South Platte River in April. In what may be the largest U.S. project of its kind, Denver will use excess energy from sewage wastewater to heat and cool a new agriculture, arts and education center.

How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate

Evolving technology is making it possible to turn sewage wastewater into energy that can heat and cool large buildings. The largest such project in the U.S. is under construction in Denver.

Construction of an Amazon facility in Connecticut has been halted after a seventh noose was found by workers at the site on Wednesday.

Amazon Shuts Down A Construction Site In Connecticut After A 7th Noose Is Found

The latest noose was found hanging from a beam during a lunch break on Wednesday. Amazon says a $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the identity of the culprits.

Dating Apps Are Making It Easier To Swipe Right For A Match Who's Vaccinated

Some of the largest dating apps are allowing users to filter potential matches by their vaccination status, while offering vaccinated users access to premium features like "boosts" and "super likes."

Buildings were destroyed in a massive fire during the Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob attacked the Greenwood neighborhood, a prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Okla., in 1921. Eyewitnesses recalled the specter of men carrying torches through the streets to set fire to homes and businesses.

A Century After The Race Massacre, Tulsa Confronts Its Bloody Past

Survivors and their descendants say facing the truth about the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people.

Last year, in her first year of medical school at Harvard, Pooja Chandrashekar recruited 175 multilingual health profession students from around the U.S. to create simple and accurate fact sheets about COVID-19 in 40 languages.

How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

No New COVID Deaths in Area; Local Vaccinations Top 73,000

Indiana health officials have released another encouraging COVID-19 report for southwest Indiana.The state’s Department of Health announced no new…

Former Ambassador Gordon Sondland alleges that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reneged on an agreement to pay his legal fees.

Impeachment Witness Gordon Sondland Is Suing Mike Pompeo And U.S. For $1.8 Million

Sondland, who testified about a "quid pro quo" between Trump and Ukraine, says the former secretary of state reneged on an agreement to pay his impeachment-related legal fees.

New York City public schools will stop offering remote learning options in the coming school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.

New York City Schools Will Fully Reopen With No Remote Option This Fall

It's unclear how the nation's largest school district will be able to accommodate 100% of its students in person under current social distancing guidelines.

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