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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hungary no longer a democracy: report NGO describes ‘a stunning democratic breakdown.’.

According to the report's methodology, Hungary is now a "hybrid regime," having lost its status as a "semi-consolidated democracy" due to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's continued assaults on the country's democratic institutions.

Poland isn't far behind, according to the report, which says there have been spectacular attacks on the judiciary by the ruling Law and Justice party. »

(CNN) For the first time in its 115-year history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system Wednesday morning.

The New York City subway has been shut down because of weather: Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 .

"If this were a normal moment, we would have planned this for months," New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg said. »

New bill would forgive medical school debt for COVID-19 health workers Many still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A lawmaker from a COVID-battered state has introduced a bill to forgive student loan debt for health care workers treating patients on the coronavirus front line, many of whom still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars from medical school.

But a 50% bonus won't go far for many young doctors, who on average leave medical school with $200,000 in debt, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. »

“Black Mirror” debuted its fifth round of episodes in June 2019 and often takes over a year off in between seasons.

I’m sort of keen to revisit my comic skill set, so I’ve been writing scripts aimed at making myself laugh.”.

The most recent run of “Black Mirror” episodes featured high profile actors like Miley Cyrus and Anthony Mackie. »