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Kevin McCarthy, Top House Republican, Opposes Bipartisan Commission To Probe U.S. Capitol Attack
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came out Tuesday against a bipartisan proposal to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The announcement comes a day before the House of Representatives is slated to vote on the legislation.
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In Challenge To Roe, Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Law
It is the second time in weeks that the court’s new conservative majority has signaled a willingness to reconsider long-established legal doctrine, this time on abortion, and just weeks ago, on guns.
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80% Of Asian Americans Say They Are Discriminated Against
A recent survey found that nearly 80% of Asian Americans don’t feel respected and say they are discriminated against by their fellow Americans. Additionally, a significant portion of respondents of multiple races said they were unaware of an increase in hate crimes and racism against Asian Americans over the past year.
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Microsoft Board Investigated Bill Gates’ Relationship With Employee, Deemed It ‘Inappropriate’
Microsoft’s board of directors hired a private law firm to investigate a decades-old “intimate relationship” Bill Gates had with a company employee. The investigation, according to a company spokesman, took place in the months before the billionaire resigned from the board last year.
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Modern Pipeline Panic Recalls Perils Of Gas Lines For Past Presidents
Federal safety officials found it necessary this past week to remind Americans not to put gasoline in plastic bags. Hey folks, that’s dangerous. Remember?
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President Biden Dissolves Controversial Trump Orders On Race And Culture
President Biden has revoked a number of executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump in the last year of his administration, mostly in response to the protests over systemic racism and police violence.
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Scientists Urge Federal Government To Restore Protections For Gray Wolves
A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed.
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Confused By CDC’s Latest Mask Guidance? Here’s What We’ve Learned
The shift in guidance was a dramatic reversal from the country’s top public health agency, which has been criticized for being too conservative (and convoluted) in its earlier guidelines for those who are vaccinated. The latest changes have left a lot of people with a lot of questions, which NPR’s science, health and education reporters are here to answer.
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Israeli Airstrike Flattens Building Housing AP And Other Media In Gaza City
In the latest in a series of attacks, an Israeli airstrike Saturday leveled a high-rise building after the military ordered occupants to evacuate. Inside were the offices of several media outlets — including The Associated Press and Al-Jazeera— and residential apartments.
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‘Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented’: Behind The Underfunding Of HBCUs
LISTEN BY AILSA CHANG, JASON FULLER & SARAH HANDEL Tennessee could owe a historically Black university more than a half-billion dollars after it withheld funding for decades. A bipartisan legislative
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Active-Duty Marine Corps Major Charged In January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
An active-duty officer in the U.S. Marine Corps has been arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting police during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.
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CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, With Some Exceptions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that fully vaccinated adults can safely resume activities indoors or outdoors without masks or distancing, in gatherings large or small. The announcement marks a major milestone in the effort to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.