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In a historic moment breaking national gender barriers, the Senate confirmed Haas School of Business professor emerita Janet Yellen to be treasury secretary Monday.
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President Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday was met with happiness and relief from Berkeley City Council and campus community members.
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The nation’s low minimum wage could be costing the federal government more than $100 billion a year, a UC Berkeley Labor Center study published Thursday finds.
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Rather than use vaccines as an opportunity to rectify the dysfunction of the initial U.S. response to COVID-19, officials have once again dropped the ball.
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UC Berkeley students and city officials universally expressed disgust and shock in the wake of a violent insurrection that took place when President Donald Trump’s supporters mobbed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Four members of the greater UC Berkeley community are likely to serve leadership positions within the incoming Biden Administration, as of press time.
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In a rare silver lining, the environment seemed to benefit from the onset of lockdowns across the globe. March brought viral news stories about venetian canals clearing, animals reclaiming boulevards and nature bouncing back. “People were certainly intrigued and amused, and you could see mountains from New Delhi and from
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This year has been apocalyptic, to say the least, but if nothing else, we’ve seen the production of some snazzy 2020-themed merch.
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She’d assumed I was a cleaning lady rather than a kid doing a chore for her parents. I wondered if she would have assumed the same had I been white-passing.
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The climate emergency will require a mix of decisive and inclusive action, and the Biden-Harris administration has already shown it is up for the challenge.
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