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• Tennessee Student Killed After Shooting at Police, Officials Say

  by The New York Times on April 13, 2021 at 9:44 am

  A police officer was seriously injured in the episode at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday.

• Virginia Opens Investigation Over Army Officer Who Was Pepper-Sprayed

  by Bryan Pietsch on April 13, 2021 at 9:40 am

  The state attorney general requested records going back as far as a decade after two officers were involved in a traffic stop during which a Black U.S. Army lieutenant was pepper-sprayed.

• Va. Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed a Black Army Medic Is Fired

  by Neil Vigdor on April 13, 2021 at 9:30 am

  Joe Gutierrez, who is accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop in Windsor, Va., has been dismissed, the town said.

• Why Closing a Nuclear Plant Could Hurt N.Y.’s Environment

  by Daniel E. Slotnik on April 13, 2021 at 9:13 am

  The nuclear power plant at Indian Point will close at the end of the month, but the shutdown could cause a spike in greenhouse gases.

• Coronavirus Surges in Some Parts of U.S. but Not Others

  by The New York Times on April 13, 2021 at 9:13 am

  Experts aren’t sure what explains the split, with worrying figures in the Northeast and Upper Midwest but largely not in the South. Here’s the latest.

• The Economy That Allows You to Get Your Job Done Is Broken

  by Molly Kinder and Martha Ross on April 13, 2021 at 9:00 am

  President Biden understands that caregiving is infrastructure, and that all families need it.

• How Can I Justify Bringing New Life Into This Terrible World?

  by Tom Whyman on April 13, 2021 at 9:00 am

  In a time of Covid-19, climate change and catastrophe, having a baby is an act of radical hope.

• We Need an Infrastructure Package for Nature

  by Paul Greenberg and Carl Safina on April 13, 2021 at 9:00 am

  The long-term needs of ecosystems should come before our knee-jerk demands to get back to life.

• What Bidenism Owes to Trumpism

  by Ross Douthat on April 13, 2021 at 9:00 am

  The Biden agenda tries to seize the populist opportunity that Trump let slip away.