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aids researchCover subject Dr. David Ho continues to
direct the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research
Center, and President Trump pledged to
end HIV transmissions in the U.S. by 2030rudy giulianiAs President Trump’s personal lawyer,
he’s played a key role in White House
dealings with Ukraine—and, subsequently,
the impeachment inquirythe american soldierNearly two decades after the war on
terror began, the U.S. is still in Iraq and
Afghanistan; the latter war has become the
longest in U.S. history1996 2001 2003
jimmy carterCarter became the longest-lived President
in U.S. history on March 22 and—despite
a year of health problems—still volunteers
and teaches Sunday schoolthe personal computerComputing has gotten even more personal
than predicted three decades ago, with
users logging on from phones, laptops and
smart watchesendangered earthThe U.S. has begun the process of
withdrawing from the Paris Agreement,
and the U.N. says runaway climate change
is 11 years away if humanity doesn’t actmelinda gatesMelinda Gates, who was featured alongside
fellow philanthropists Bill Gates and Bono,
pledged $1 billion in October for gender-
equality efforts in the U.S.1982 1988
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mark zuckerbergFacebook is the focus of debates about its
role in the spread of misinformation, and
politicians like Elizabeth Warren have
proposed breaking up the companythe protesterYoung people have taken to the streets
worldwide for bolder gun control and
action on climate change, as pro-democracy
demonstrations continue in Hong Kong(^) By Olivia B. Waxman
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