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Why the Starbucks union vote is such a big deal
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports on how the Starbucks union vote is about much more than Starbucks. BBC News is covering a deadly truck crash in Mexico...
Why Biden’s spending plan may not solve the housing crisis
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot of money in Biden’s spending plan targeted at the affordable-housing crisis. Vox looks at why it may not do much about skyro...
Was Elizabeth Holmes’s testimony enough to save her?
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The case of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes may turn on her testimony. The Wall Street Journal looks at the moments that might sway jurors. Forbes e...
Here’s what happens if Biden’s immigration overhaul passes
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Build Back Better bill touches many areas. Yahoo News explains how it would change the American immigration system. In a crucial week for Presiden...
How Biden’s spending plan could transform U.S. health care
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post looks at how the roughly $2 trillion spending bill Congress is debating would overhaul U.S. health care. A jail term is the latest...
In Conversation: America’s child-care system is broken. Can we fix it?
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic exposed something every working parent in the U.S. already knew: This country’s child-care system is broken. Even after more than $...
Why Delta is still dangerous as Omicron variant spreads
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is getting lots of attention, but many hospitals are still struggling to deal with the effects of Delta. The Wa...
The untold story of Mississippi’s sole abortion clinic
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The story of how Mississippi ended up with only one abortion clinic matters across America, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules in Dobbs v. Jack...
How activists are preparing for a post–Roe v. Wade America
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the Supreme Court hears a major abortion case, Politico looks at how activists on both sides of the issue are already planning for a world where Ro...
The brutal shadow system keeping migrants out of Europe
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In an extensive investigation, the New Yorker takes a look inside the coastal patrols and brutal, secretive detention centers that Libyan forces use t...
What we know — and don’t — about the Omicron variant
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of questions about the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The Atlantic breaks down what we know so far. And Fox News interviews Na...
Who gets to claim self-defense in fatal shootings?
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Closing arguments have concluded in the trial of the three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was out jogging. Th...
How a $2 trillion plan could transform the social safety net
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
House Democrats passed President Biden’s $2 trillion spending plan to revamp the country’s health-care, climate policy, education, and tax...
In Conversation: Jelani Cobb on the backlash to critical race theory
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb says conservatives weaponizing critical race theory aren’t acting in good faith. He speaks with Apple News To...
Why it’s time to check in on Europe’s unusual border crisis
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The House has approved a bill containing around $1.9 trillion in social spending. The key part of President Biden’s agenda faces obstacles in th...
House votes largely on party lines to censure Paul Gosar
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The House censured Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Washington Post has the sto...
Fears for U.S. medical system as health-care workers quit
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors and nurses are quitting at alarming rates, raising questions about the future of the U.S. medical system. The Atlantic tells their stories. If...
What the jury must decide in the Rittenhouse trial
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The New Yorker explains what jurors have to decide in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Mugshots can stay online forever, embarrassing people for years. ...
People with disabilities say flying is routinely dehumanizing
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China, presidents Biden and Xi are to gather for a virtual summit. The Wall Street Journal has the story. Wh...
In Conversation: Does blood hold the key to the fountain of youth?
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People have been searching for a way to delay or even reverse the effects of old age for centuries — and new research shows that our own blood m...
Election workers feel threatened, scared, and ignored
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Reuters investigation into Trump supporters who threatened election workers finds that many of the harassers remain unrepentant, and that law enforc...
How police officers punish their own
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There was emotion and tension in the courtroom as Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Chicago Tribune has the ...
Starbucks pushes back against efforts to unionize
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the National Labor Relations Board will mail union ballots to Starbucks employees at three locations in New York. Bloomberg explains that it co...
The clean-water crisis that huge new spending may not fix
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Congress has approved major funding to fix aging water infrastructure. But frustrated people in Jackson, Mississippi, are skeptical their dilapidated ...
Experts fear Astroworld won’t be the last deadly concert
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The deadly crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival was just the latest fatal concert incident. Safety experts tell the Washington Post it won’t b...
In Conversation: How an opioid addiction drove one engineer to rob banks
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Tony Hathaway was arrested outside of a KeyBank in Seattle, police and the FBI had been looking for him for months. Hathaway had robbed 30 banks ...
"Hooked" episode 1: The Fatal Funnel
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Apple News Today: In Conversation is bringing you a special episode — the first installment of Hooked, a new podcast series from Apple TV+. &nbs...
Could your neighborhood be a cancer hot spot?
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacrifice zones” where residents breathe high levels of carcinogens. ProPublica revea...
Island nations, at risk of disappearing, urge climate action
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rising sea levels are an existential threat to island nations. CNBC looks at how their leaders are stepping up the fight to get big countries to do mo...
Here’s what the GOP’s Virginia win could mean nationally
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Politicians across America are studying Tuesday’s races for clues on how to win in next year’s midterms. Politico has key takeaways. And t...
The people who clean up after climate disasters
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Police reform is on the ballot today in Minneapolis, where George Floyd’s murder ignited a new debate over the role of law enforcement. FiveThir...
What to know as Supreme Court considers Texas abortion ban
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today the Supreme Court hears cases challenging the new Texas law that prohibits almost all abortions. SCOTUSblog explains what to watch. The CDC is e...
In Conversation: Kids were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. How could that happen?
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nashville Public Radio’s Meribah Knight speaks with Shumita Basu about her reporting for ProPublica on the juvenile-justice system in Rutherford...
How China and the U.S. are falling short on climate action
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the global environmental summit in Scotland, National Geographic looks at numbers showing that many of the world’s largest polluters ar...
Paid leave appears dead in Congress. Here’s what that means.
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CNN reports on President Biden’s outreach to Democrats on Capitol Hill, as he works to push his economic and climate agenda forward. In the Atla...
Democrats want billionaires to pay up in new tax plan
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats have tax proposals to raise money for big new spending. Bloomberg explains how one plan goes after billionaires. Thousands of American worke...
Here’s what to watch in next week’s governor’s races
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Next week’s governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey will be watched for national implications. Vox explains what to look out for, and ...
What’s driving the extreme weather on the West Coast
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
USA Today reports on the furious storm unleashed from a “bomb cyclone” slamming the West Coast, bringing fierce winds and hazardous floodi...
In Conversation: Think the stock market is rigged? You may be right.
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data shows high-level execs often get unusually good returns trading their own companies’ stocks. But regulators say insider trading is hard to ...
Why the world is watching Congress’s climate-change moves
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
World powers are watching to see if the U.S. can pull off major action on climate change ahead of a global summit, Time reports. Countless murders wer...
Democrats ramp up unusual legal fight with Steve Bannon
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trump ally Steve Bannon has defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Democrats are set to hold him...
The problem of cops who won’t get vaccinated
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Police officers are dying of COVID at alarming rates, but some are pushing back hard against getting vaccinated. USA Today looks at how communiti...
Why time may be running out for Biden’s climate plan
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden’s climate agenda seems to be in trouble, the Guardian reports. The Atlantic says he cannot declare victory on climate without on...
Murder trial begins in the killing of jogger Ahmaud Arbery
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was shot and killed while jogging in 2020. As the murder trial begins, NPR reports from the Georgia community where his ki...
In Conversation: Delivery workers feel exploited. They’re fighting back.
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Delivery workers are a vital part of New York City’s infrastructure, so much so that during the pandemic, they were hailed as heroes. But this c...
What’s holding up federal aid to renters?
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Congress approved $47 billion to pay back rent and prevent evictions. NPR explains why so little of that money has made it to the millions of people w...
The latest moves in the Capitol-attack investigation
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The House committee probing the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed a former Justice Department official described as having been at the c...
Why so many American workers are on strike right now
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Supply-chain issues and labor shortages mean companies are fighting for workers. Time reports on how growing numbers of employees are testing their po...
NFL coach out after revelations of offensive emails
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Gruden is stepping down as Las Vegas Raiders coach following revelations of racist, antigay, and misogynistic emails. The Wall Street Journal has ...
Why U.S. child care is in crisis and what to do about it
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Day-care providers are struggling with a worker shortage while federal relief has been slow to help. USA Today looks at what’s happening, as wel...
In Conversation: Is bipartisanship dead?
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the past few decades, it seems like Congress has been stuck in a perpetual state of gridlock. Lawmakers may say they want to work together, but wh...
Journalists share Nobel Peace Prize for press-freedom fight
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Nobel Peace Prize went to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their work fighting for press freedom under dangerous circumstances. BBC ...
A new twist in the fight over the debt ceiling
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A judge has the controversial Texas abortion ban on hold. The Texas Tribune explains why it’s not clear the new ruling will actually increase ac...
What role did pharmacies play in the opioid crisis?
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NPR reports on a high-profile civil trial that focuses on the role pharmacy chains may have played in America's deadly opioid epidemic. Several people...
Understanding the global impact of the Facebook outage
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp have started to come back online after a massive outage. CNN and the Washington Post have more on the cause and the ...
Pandora Papers reveal how elites hide vast fortunes
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on the newly revealed Pandora Papers, which detail an opaque financial universe where global elites shield their riches fr...
In Conversation: Bob Woodward and Robert Costa on the final months of Trump’s presidency
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like inside the White House when Donald Trump lost — then denied losing — the election? Journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Co...
The government didn’t shut down, but Dems are divided
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Congress avoided a government shutdown on Thursday, sending a stopgap spending bill to President Biden’s desk with funding for another nine week...
Lawmakers go to bat over looming shutdown deadline
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. government faces a looming shutdown if Congress can’t pass a spending bill by midnight tonight — but that didn’t stop lawma...
Biden’s agenda is on the line. Here’s who may hold the key.
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Politico reports on how Democratic senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are frustrating some in their party by continuing to offer few specifics on...
A trillion-dollar coin? How to end the debt-ceiling debate.
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would suspend the debt ceiling, forcing Democrats to devise a new strategy. As the U.S. runs the risk of defaul...
Here’s what you need to know about booster shots
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mixed messages on COVID-vaccine booster shots are leaving Americans with lots of questions. The Wall Street Journal has some answers. National Geograp...
In Conversation: Investigation reveals what Facebook hides about its platforms
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook’s internal research shows that Instagram, a platform the company owns, can be harmful to teenagers’ mental health. But Facebook h...
Biden border policy criticized as Haitians are deported
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration’s move to deport thousands of Haitian migrants is drawing further criticism. NBC looks at the latest developments, and ...
Federal police reform is dead, but states have solutions
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Talks on a federal police-reform bill collapsed in Congress, marking the end of bipartisan negotiations on the issue after George Floyd’s death....
How the child-care shortage could damage the whole economy
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Child-care workers are quitting in droves and day-care owners are struggling to replace them. The Washington Post and Politico look at the impact for ...
Lawsuit against doctor tests new Texas abortion ban
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Texas doctor who violated the state’s new abortion ban now faces a lawsuit. The Washington Post looks at this early test of the law’s ...
Why the U.S. is deporting Haitians from the Mexico border
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration is deporting Haitian migrants from the U.S.–Mexico border after thousands gathered in a makeshift camp under a bridge. ...
In Conversation: The story of Jane Roe, her baby, and abortion in America
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many people may not know that the woman at the center of Roe v. Wade — whose real name is Norma McCorvey — never got the abortion to which...
Hospitals at capacity struggle to treat non-COVID patients
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hospitals in states with low vaccination rates are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. ProPublica looks at the harmful, or even fatal, consequences fo...
"We have been failed.” Gymnasts say FBI ignored sex abuse.
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Four elite gymnasts testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, saying the FBI fa...
Why at-home COVID tests are so expensive in the U.S.
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
California governor Gavin Newsom survived a historic attempt to oust him from office. The L.A. Times breaks down how Newsom defeated this recall effor...
Republicans push false election-fraud claim in Newsom recall
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With polls indicating that Governor Gavin Newsom is likely to win the recall election in California, some Republicans are trying to taint the results ...
What counts as a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate?
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some people are trying to bypass COVID-vaccine mandates by claiming getting the shots goes against their faith. CBS News looks into what constitutes a...
In Conversation: How America’s 9/11 response led to the Capitol insurrection
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In his latest film for ‘Frontline,’ documentary filmmaker Michael Kirk lays out how the United States went from a moment of national unity after a...
Victims’ families fight to see secret 9/11 files
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden says he’ll open up secret government files about the 9/11 attacks. ProPublica investigates what answers they may provide to ques...
How 9/11 launched a new era of security spending
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the 9/11 terror attacks, federal defense spending surged. The Wall Street Journal explains how the funding increase transformed the national-sec...
Here’s why the accused 9/11 planner is still awaiting trial
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty years after 9/11, the accused mastermind behind the attacks is still awaiting trial at Guantanamo Bay. NBC News investigates why the process is...
Here’s how expiring jobless benefits can affect everyone
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of Americans are losing jobless benefits because federal aid has expired. The Washington Post looks at the impact on them and the broader eco...
In Conversation: What happened when a man made a chatbot of his dead fiancée
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Fagone is a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. In a recent article, Fagone details how Joshua Barbeau created an A.I.-powered chatbot based...
Expert answers to your questions about COVID safety for kids
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A doctor and Washington Post columnist addresses parents’ concerns about how to keep their kids safe as classrooms reopen. Days after Hurricane ...
End of eviction ban threatens 750,000 households
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida are causing deadly floods in East Coast states, CNN reports. A new report says 750,000 households could be hit by e...
Controversial Texas abortion ban comes at pivotal moment
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CNN reports on a new Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy that’s now in force. The U.S. Supreme Court did not block it from goi...
Ida’s warning: Cities aren’t ready for fast-growing storms
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic explains how Ida’s rapid intensification may be a warning that states need new hurricane emergency plans, because storms can now ga...
Danger and darkness: Louisiana reels from Hurricane Ida
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CNN reports on the dangerous impact of Hurricane Ida. Around a million customers lost power as the devastating storm moved inland, flooding streets an...
In Conversation: Jason Parham on how Black Twitter became a cultural force
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Parham is out with a three-part feature in ‘WIRED’ chronicling how Black Twitter came to exist in its current form. To put together this his...
U.S. braces for more attacks as Afghan evacuations continue
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reuters reports that U.S. troops at Kabul's airport are bracing for more possible Islamic State attacks as they work to evacuate Americans and Afghan ...
The national implications of California’s recall election
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CNN reports on casualties following what the Pentagon calls a “complex attack” on the airport in Kabul. Vox explains how the unusual desig...
Democrats approve a budget plan. Now comes the hard part.
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The House passage of the $3.5 trillion budget plan came after moderate Democrats secured a pledge that a vote on a separate, bipartisan infrastructure...
Taliban takeover creates a money problem for Afghans
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The L.A. Times explains the extremely difficult economic situation Afghanistan now faces under Taliban control. Severe drought in California is taking...
What it’s like on the ground after Haiti’s earthquake
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Miami Herald reporter joins us from Haiti to talk about recovery efforts following the country’s recent 7.2-magnitude earthquake. Interest in ...
In Conversation: Craig Whitlock on 20 years of U.S. lies about Afghanistan
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Whitlock is the Washington Post reporter behind The Afghanistan Papers. Whitlock obtained a trove of government documents that revealed the fals...
Dispatch from Kabul: Life after the Taliban takeover
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kabul’s airport is in chaos as Afghans who helped U.S. forces try to get out. An Al Jazeera journalist describes what life is like in the city n...
Images tell the story of what's at stake for Afghan women
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty years of photos in the Atlantic show some of the gains women in Afghanistan made after the Taliban was deposed, and what they stand to lose now...
Global powers hedge bets as Taliban takes Afghanistan
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign correspondents for the Washington Post look at what the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan means for nearby Pakistan, China, and India. A...
What happens to Afghans who helped U.S. troops?
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CNN reports that the Biden administration is expected to recommend COVID-vaccine booster shots for most Americans. The Washington Post looks at the ch...
How America’s Afghanistan exit will affect the world
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New Yorker writer Robin Wright looks at the long-term impact of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Apple News has a collection of the best reportin...
In Conversation: E. Alex Jung on who writer Anthony Veasna So might’ve been
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Veasna So was a burgeoning literary star when he died of a drug overdose at 28 last year. For New York Magazine, Jung spoke with So’s friend...
Former Army officer reflects on U.S. mistakes in Afghanistan
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A former Army officer argues in the Atlantic that the U.S. military made major mistakes in Afghanistan, and says the collapse of government security f...
U.S. tosses expiring vaccines as the world waits for doses
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many unused COVID-vaccine doses in the U.S. are being thrown away, even as many countries can’t get enough shots. NPR explains why transferring ...