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NPR's Quill Lawrence reports the VA has appealed the ruling in a class action suit for the second time.

On Wall Street, just before the close, the Dow is up 20 points.

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Public school teachers are on strike in San Francisco.

They want higher wages, better health benefits, and more special needs resources.

This is the first teacher strike there in nearly 50 years.

In New York City, more than 10,000 nurses have reached an agreement with two major hospital systems to end their strike.

The walkout began January 12th over staffing levels and workplace safety.

The strike continues at New York Presbyterian.

Academic programs aimed at helping people navigate midlife transitions are on the rise.

NPR's Alison Aubrey reports.

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The outdoor sportswear company Eddie Bauer filed for bankruptcy protection today.

It began as a Seattle fishing shop in 1920.

It grew to hundreds of stores and outfitted the first American to climb Mount Everest.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.

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Convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell refused this morning in a virtual appearance to answer questions from the House Oversight Committee about her time with Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers say she invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself.

Maxwell is serving 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.