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Who Gets 5G — And Who Gets Left Behind — Has Some Worried About Digital Inequality

As wireless companies continue to roll out 5G — the next generation of wireless technology — advocates worry this latest high-speed update will widen the digital divide.

Robert Bozick (right), a demographer at the RAND Corporation, and Beverly Weidmer, a survey director, review maps of a neighborhood selected to be included in the California Neighborhoods Count at the think tank's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.

Outspending Every Other State On The Census, California Starts Its Own Count Too

This year, some homes in California may be asked to participate in two headcounts. To check the accuracy of the 2020 census, the state is sending out its own workers to survey certain neighborhoods.

People walk past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 census in April in Seattle. A group of House Democrats have introduced a bill that would grant the U.S. Census Bureau's request to delay major deadlines for delivering results of the count because of the pandemic.

'We're Running Out Of Time': Census Turns To Congress To Push Deadlines

Census Bureau officials say they can no longer meet the current legal deadlines for delivering the 2020 census results. Some House Democrats have introduced a new bill to grant four-month extensions.

Judge Damon J. Keith, pictured in October 2017 in his Detroit office, died on Sunday at the age of 96.

Judge Damon J. Keith, Judicial Giant And Civil Rights Icon, Dies At 96

The Detroit native, one of the nation's longest-serving federal judges, was a tireless champion of civil rights and civil liberties.

Protesters march to the monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. Protesters gathered in Richmond over the Fourth of July weekend, including white nationalists and Black armed groups.

An Uneasy July 4th In Richmond, Va., As Armed Groups Gather Warily

Black protesters and Boogaloo boys, both carrying weapons but offering radically different visions of America, assembled in the former capital of the Confederacy over the holiday weekend.

President Trump holds coronavirus response event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. May 15, 2020.

FRONTLINE: The Virus: What Went Wrong?

Airs Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, June 18 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), demonstrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 3, 2017. A federal judge on Tuesday became the third judge to rule against the administration's plans to end DACA after federal judges in California and New York handed down similar decisions.

Federal Judge Upholds DACA, Calling White House Decision To Rescind It 'Capricious'

The U.S. District Court judge put his decision on hold for 90 days to give the Department of Homeland Security time to provide a better explanation as to why the program is unlawful.

Jessica Malley, infusion room supervisor at Scripps Green Hospital, conducts a test while standing in the plexiglass booth at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, May 4, 2020.

Scripps Health Creates Booth To Ensure Staff Safety During Mass Testing

The process to test for coronavirus can expose health care workers because patients may sneeze or cough from the procedure but protective masks, gloves and gowns are in limited supply.

A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Communities In The Amazon

The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.

The Coronavirus Is Spreading Through Indigenous Amazon Communities

The governor of Amazonas, Colombia, says it was impossible to cut the area off from Brazil, even as the virus spiked. Now the Colombian border town of Leticia is a coronavirus hot spot.

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