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Vice President Harris delivers opening remarks during a meeting Thursday with top business leaders who gathered to discuss the Northern Triangle in Central America.

Harris Pushes Companies To Invest In Guatemala, Honduras And El Salvador

Vice President Harris met with a dozen companies and NGOs that have agreed to invest in the Northern Triangle countries. It's part of an effort to address the root causes of migration to the U.S.

This map, showing each state's number of Electoral College votes following the 2010 census, will change after the first results of the 2020 national head count are released.

Census To Release 1st Results That Shift Electoral College, House Seats

The Census Bureau is set to announce state population counts from its 2020 tally at a 3 p.m. ET press conference. The counts are used to determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif., on Monday where he announced a new round of $600 stimulus checks residents making up to $75,000 a year. Newsom also announced a projected $75.7 billion budget surplus compared to last year's projected $54.3 billion shortfall.

Facing A Recall And A Massive Surplus, Gov. Newsom Proposes More Stimulus Checks

Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to send billions in state surplus dollars back to residents. Republicans who support recalling Newsom from office are questioning his timing.

Mark Prausnitz, Georgia Tech Regents professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, holds a vaccine patch containing microneedles that dissolve into the skin.

A Vaccine Patch Could Someday Be An Ouchless Option

Scientists around the world are working on a way to inject vaccines painlessly. The trick is to make the needles so small. they don't interact with the nerve endings that signal pain.

Paul Mooney attends a photo shoot at the Apollo Theater Jan. 5, 2008 in New York City.

The Man Known As The 'Godfather Of Modern Black Comedy' Has Died

Paul Mooney spent decades behind the scenes writing for such shows as Saturday Night Live, In Living Color and, along with his friend Richard Pryor, Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx. He was 79.

Thea Lee was named head of the Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which enforces trade commitments and investigates forced labor and child labor around the world.

Longtime AFL-CIO Official Takes Up Key Labor Post In Biden Administration

Former AFL-CIO trade official Thea Lee was appointed by President Biden to lead the section of the Labor Department that oversees labor rights and investigates forced labor and child labor overseas.

Protesters held a rally in March at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza in solidarity with Asian Americans who have recently been the targets of hate crimes across the United States.

Man Arrested In San Francisco Stabbing Of 2 Asian Women

The two women, age 84 and 63, were attacked while waiting at a bus stop on Tuesday, police said. It's the latest in a string of nationwide violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic.

How Niki De Saint Phalle Channeled Pain Into Joyful, Vibrant Works Of Art

The artist said she learned to "translate emotions, fear, violence, hope and joy into painting." An exhibition of her work is now on view at MoMa PS1 in New York.

Wendy and Robert Jackson have been married for 15 years and now are social distancing at home.

He's Immunocompromised. She's An ER Doctor. They Are Living Together, Apart

Wendy Jackson, a pediatric emergency doctor, is working through the coronavirus crisis. Her husband, Robert, had a kidney transplant four years ago. They keep 6 to 8 feet between themselves at home.

The cast of "Uncle Vanya." Recorded in August 2020 from the Harold Pinter Theatre in London after the production’s sold-out run closed early due to the coronavirus pandemic, the play is directed by Ian Rickson and directed for screen by Ross MacGibbon. Starring Toby Jones in the title role and Richard Armitage as Astrov, the cast also features Rosalind Eleazar as Yelena, Aimee Lou Wood as Sonya, Anna Calder Marshall as Nana, Dearbhla Molloy as Mariya, Roger Allam as Serebryakov and Peter Wight as Telegin.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Uncle Vanya (U.S. Premiere!)

Stream or tune in Friday, May 7, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. & Sunday, May 9 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2

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