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Obama invokes Nazi Germany in warning about U.S. democracy

Former U.S. President Barack Obama address the participants at a summit on climate change. Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast / AP

Former President Barack Obama warned a crowd at the Economic Club in Chicago this week that Nazi Germany provides an example of what happens if citizens fail to “tend to this garden of democracy," per the Associated Press. “Things can fall apart fairly quickly," he said.

He also spoke on the importace of the media, saying the press often irritated him but is "vital to democracy," the AP reports. President Trump expressed starkly different views in his rally in Florida Friday night.

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Pandemic-induced remote work is chipping away at a recent trend of Americans staying put — but only for the well-off.

Why it matters: Telework has been lauded as a geographic equalizer, allowing talented people from all over the country to go for jobs in superstar coastal metros. But the benefits have largely been limited to wealthier workers — so far.

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States are requesting fewer doses of the coronavirus vaccine as demand for the shots plummets, according to AP.

Why it matters: Over half of all American adults have now gotten at least one shot of a vaccine, and 42% of adults are fully vaccinated. But administering more vaccines may become more difficult because adults who are enthusiastic about getting vaccinated have likely already received at least one dose.

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