Pedestrians walk along Boston's fashionable Newbury Street, Sunday, May 2, 2021. 

US mask policy falls in line with global recommendations

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Pedestrians walk along Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street, May 2, 2021. 

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At this point during the pandemic, should people wear masks in public? After saying no in May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its stance and the reversal actually falls in line with much of the rest of the world. Also, since the 2019 revolution in Sudan, laws that restricted women’s dress and behavior have been abolished. But for many women, those political changes are not enough. And we hear from Roman Dobrokhotov, the editor-in-chief of Russian news publication The Insider, who was arrested Wednesday as part of the Kremlin’s crackdowns on individual journalists.

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To mask or not to mask? US policy change falls in line with global recommendations.
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After the revolution, Sudanese women ask what’s next?
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