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For many college students, pandemic life is disappointing. For others, it is a financial crisis.

Aides helped Cuomo draft book while simultaneously obscuring nursing home deaths.

Analysis: Biden is using his ‘infrastructure week’ to argue that government can do big things that the private sector cannot.

New top story on Hacker News: Update on campaign targeting security researchers

New top story on Hacker News: Baltimore plant ruins 15M Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccines

New top story on Hacker News: Is the “cult” of Y Combinator good or bad for Africa’s startup ecosystem?

PM-covid-update

Pentagon issues new rules overturning Trump’s ban on transgender troops.

Man Is Charged With Smuggling in Crash That Killed 13 Migrants in California

Jill Biden, in California, Lends Support to Farmworkers Seeking Vaccinations

Investigators say a Trump aide took it upon himself to award hefty pandemic contracts.

New top story on Hacker News: The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope

40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done

Clerk Who Questioned $20 Bill Watched Floyd Arrest With ‘Disbelief and Guilt’

Investment Firm’s Collapse Put Unseen Risks on Full Display

Matt Gaetz investigado por posible tráfico sexual, según fuentes

Nationals Player Tests Positive for Virus Before Opening Day

As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll

Factory Mix-Up Ruins Up to 15 Million Vaccine Doses From Johnson & Johnson

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Meets Skepticism, Signaling Fight to Come

As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds

Biden bets that tackling climate change will create jobs, not kill them.

As devastating video played in court, George Floyd’s brother was there to watch.

Bloomberg Employees Get Access to Hospital’s Vaccine Slots

New top story on Hacker News: BBC: The cost of speaking up against China (Uyghurs)

New top story on Hacker News: Cyble (YC W21) Is Hiring

A federal judge threw out a confidentiality agreement signed by a Trump campaign aide.

For Syrians, the pandemic has increased the need for humanitarian assistance, but donations prove ‘woefully inadequate.’

‘It Wasn’t Right’: Young Witnesses Offer Emotional Testimony in Chauvin Trial

The Morning

Baseball’s back, so teams are deciding whether their stadiums will continue to serve as vaccination venues.

G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90

Biden to call for increase in corporate taxes to pay for $2 trillion infrastructure plan.

Democrats debate their strategy for pushing through voting rights legislation.

Biden to Pay for Infrastructure Plan With 15 Years of Corporate Taxes

New top story on Hacker News: U.S. human rights report documents China's genocide in Xinjiang

New top story on Hacker News: Latest Research News: New drug to regenerate lost teeth

New top story on Hacker News: Hershey Fonts: Not Chocolate, the Origin of Vector Lettering

Chauvin Trial: Day 2 Key Moments

‘No Place for a Child’: Inside the Tent Camp Housing Thousands of Migrant Children

Scenes from Day 2 of the Derek Chauvin trial.

State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms

Democrats Splinter Over Strategy for Pushing Through Voting Rights Bill

After a day of emotional testimony, here’s what experts expect next.

State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms

Biden Announces Actions to Combat Anti-Asian Attacks

Houston Hangs On and Reaches the Final Four

New top story on Hacker News: Find eng jobs at over 800 fast-growing YC startups on ycombinator.com/jobs

New top story on Hacker News: Innernet: open source Rust based Tailscale alternative by Tonari

New top story on Hacker News: Tar is an ill-specified format

Climber in Academia

UConn Reaches Final Four With Tight Win Over Baylor

Canada suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55.

‘No Excuse Not to Be Vaccinated’ in Texas, Which Expands Eligibility to All Adults

‘Believe Your Eyes,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury on First Day of Derek Chauvin Trial

Mike Pompeo grows more combative as he eyes 2024.

Banks Face Billions in Losses as a Bet on ViacomCBS and Other Stocks Goes Awry

A reporter in Minneapolis breaks down Day 1 of the trial.

And the winner is . . .

New top story on Hacker News: Git email flow vs. GitHub flow

Democrats start preparing a path for Biden’s spending plans, but it will be a bumpy one.

With an Eye on 2024, a Rarely Bashful Pompeo Grows More Combative

Biden Pushes Mask Mandate as C.D.C. Director Warns of ‘Impending Doom’