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A demonstrator joins fast-food workers and their supporters on Feb. 9, 2021 in Los Angeles to protest unsafe working conditions and campaigns of intimidation against workers who call out their employers due to job safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.

'Minimal To Non-Existent': Safety Inspector Shortage Worsened In Pandemic, Leaving California Workers Vulnerable

Vacancies in the ranks of field inspectors, who conduct investigations, only worsened during the pandemic, crippling the agency’s ability to protect millions of workers who faced new risks from COVID-19.

Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field to the first turn during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1 in Louisville, Ky. The colt has failed a second drug test following the race.

Churchill Downs Has Suspended The Trainer Of The Kentucky Derby's Winning Colt

Medina Spirit tested positive for a type of banned steroid known as betamethasone after winning the legendary race on May 1. The same steroid was found in a second test.

Truck driver José Mendoza has a Humana HMO plan through his employer. It has a $5,000 deductible and 50% coinsurance, leaving him financially vulnerable.

A $10,322 Tab For A Sleep Apnea Study Is Enough To Wreck One Patient's Rest

The University of Miami Health System charged truck driver José Mendoza six times what Medicare would pay for an overnight test. He got trapped by his high-deductible health plan and sky-high billing.

A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot.

Maryland Repeals State Song That Called Lincoln A 'Tyrant'

Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.

Pastor J.P. Conway leads the Acklen Avenue Church of Christ in Nashville. When members started telling him they got vaccinated, he began keeping track. Now, he says 99% have been immunized.

Houses Of Worship Grapple With The Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide

Congregations are figuring out how to safely meet in person now that the COVID-19 vaccine is more widely available. But vaccination remains divisive even as it allows them to come together again.

San Diego County Offering Free, Pre-Approved Housing Plans For Granny Flats

The county has posted two permit-ready, no-cost floor plans that are sized at 600 and 1,200 square feet. Other floor plans will be added in coming weeks.

Houses Of Worship Grapple With The Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide

Congregations are figuring out how to safely meet in person now that the COVID-19 vaccine is more widely available. But vaccination remains divisive even as it allows them to come together again.

Billy Graham (left) with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, both holding the same Bible. 1957.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Billy Graham

Stream now or tune in Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Calling COVID-19 "a terrible wake-up call," an independent review panel says national and international leaders failed to respond adequately to the pandemic. Here, members of the Bavarian state Parliament sit among clear panels in Munich last October.

COVID-19 Was 'A Preventable Disaster,' WHO-Ordered Report Says

The coronavirus found a world vulnerable to the worst effects of a pandemic despite warnings from experts and a string of recent global health threats. The system, the report said, remains "unfit."

Alex Gibney's new documentary on HBO is called <em>The Crime of the Century. </em>It details the role of the medical system in creating the opioid crisis.

Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century'

Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney investigated the opioid crisis. He says it was created by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors, all looking to profit.

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