Even in death, Alexei Navalny hasn't given up the fight against corruption in Russia
22 Oct 2024
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In his posthumous memoir, Patriot, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote - "If they do fina...
A look into Trump's recent rhetoric focusing on revenge and threats
21 Oct 2024
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An NPR investigation has found more than 100 times when former president Donald Trump has said his r...
What does it take to run a free, fair and peaceful election?
20 Oct 2024
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Millions of ballots are tabulated at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Insi...
Latinos are more pro-choice than ever before. What spurred this change?
19 Oct 2024
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Two decades ago, only a third of Latinos believed abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Tod...
Hamas and Hezbollah are both without leaders. What now?
17 Oct 2024
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Today, Israel announced that they had killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas.Sinwar came to power ...
The meaning behind Israel's 'right to defend itself'.
16 Oct 2024
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"Israel has a right to defend itself and its people." It's a phrase that's been spoken by Israel's a...
Bob Woodward's newest book is making headlines
15 Oct 2024
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Legendary journalist Bob Woodward's new book War, like so many of his books about the American presi...
What would a Harris win mean for mixed-race Americans?
14 Oct 2024
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Vice President Harris' multiracial identity has not been a major focal point during her short campai...
Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
13 Oct 2024
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If you eat salmon, there's a good chance that it comes from a salmon farm in Norway. The country has...
TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege
11 Oct 2024
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For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconce...
Hurricane Milton's path of destruction
10 Oct 2024
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Hurricane Milton tore a path of destruction through Florida late Wednesday, leaving multiple dead an...
How Helene and Milton were supercharged by climate change
09 Oct 2024
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As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's central west coast, residents are preparing for the worst. ...
Hurricane Milton's triple threat
08 Oct 2024
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In the span of one day, a Category 1 hurricane headed for western Florida escalated to the highest i...
Is there finally hope in America's overdose crisis?
07 Oct 2024
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In a twist that many addiction experts thought impossible, the decades long upward trend of opioid d...
October 7th: A year of war through the eyes of those who lived it
06 Oct 2024
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The October 7th Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza have changed...
In states where votes are close, organizers are aiming to 'lose by less.' Why?
04 Oct 2024
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In a state where every vote matters, campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they're ...
Wisconsin's vote is vital to the presidency. What are residents there looking for?
03 Oct 2024
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Consider This host Ari Shapiro and WUWM's Maayan Silver speak with voters along a 15-mile road that ...
Neighbors have been helping neighbors recover from hurricane Helene
02 Oct 2024
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The effort to recover from Hurricane Helene is only beginning. But neighbors and volunteers from hum...
Conflict in the Middle East is spreading. Is a wider regional war imminent?
01 Oct 2024
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The war in the Middle East appears to be widening, almost one year after Hamas launched its attack o...
How much can the upcoming vice presidential debate impact the election?
30 Sep 2024
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In a race where so much of the polling is within the margin of error — it seems as though any one ...
Author Robert Caro on the history of power
29 Sep 2024
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Historian Robert Caro's book "The Power Broker" details how urban planner Robert Moses reshaped New ...
Are we entering a #MeToo reckoning for the music industry?
27 Sep 2024
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When Sean "Diddy" Combs sang about being a bad boy in his 2001 hit, the lyrics were a mission statem...
Meet the man in charge of prosecuting war crimes
27 Sep 2024
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Co...
Without immigrants, America's job growth would have stalled
25 Sep 2024
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The share of Americans who are in the workforce today is the highest it's been in decades. But it's ...
Young voters in GA. will have a huge stake in the election. What do they want?
24 Sep 2024
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Consider This host Mary Louise Kelly wanted to find out what young voters in Georgia are most concer...
More forever wars?
23 Sep 2024
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The US is trying to broker an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire talks begin and end...
Would long-range missiles for Ukraine pull the U.S. into a war with Russia?
22 Sep 2024
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It's been more than two and half years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, th...
Is Georgia ready to vote for a female president?
20 Sep 2024
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A few months ago, it was looking like Donald Trump had Georgia all but locked up.Now with Harris in ...
The unraveling of Eric Adams' administration
19 Sep 2024
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The biggest city in the country is in the midst of a major political scandal, and things appear to b...
Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon
18 Sep 2024
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Two unusual attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah come at a time when negotiations o...
A year after the strike is the UAW still winning?
17 Sep 2024
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A year ago at this time, members of the United Auto Workers Union were feeling powerful and optimist...
Another attempt was made on Trump's life. What do we know?
16 Sep 2024
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Former President Donald Trump was targeted in what "appears to be an attempted assassination" on Sun...
The Republicans who stood up to Trump after the 2020 election
15 Sep 2024
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In the new HBO documentary "Stopping the Steal," we hear from Republican officials in Arizona and Ge...
NASA prepares to head back to the moon.
13 Sep 2024
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This time next year, if everything stays on schedule, NASA will send its first crewed mission to the...
Anne Lamott has some ideas on getting older in the United States
12 Sep 2024
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Getting older has been a punchline for as long as anyone can remember. And while there are plenty of...
During Tuesday's debate, Harris was in command; Trump was incoherent
11 Sep 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris was dominant during Tuesday's presidential debate in Philadelphia. Form...
Cooking for the most powerful person in the world
10 Sep 2024
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There's an old line: "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are?" Well if it's true, then C...
Should the presidential debate moderators hold candidates accountable?
09 Sep 2024
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After days of back and forth, both presidential campaigns finally agreed on the rules for Tuesday n...
As debate looms political impressionists get into character
08 Sep 2024
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Ahead of the presidential debate, host Scott Detrow talks to comedians Matt Friend and Allison Reese...
The rise and fall of the DEI movement
06 Sep 2024
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We're in a moment where DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) hiring practices mean many different ...
Project 2025: Political winner or loser?
05 Sep 2024
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Project 2025 - you've probably heard about it. It's a roadmap from the conservative Heritage Foundat...
'Bring them home.' Hostages' families cry.
04 Sep 2024
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It was a night of mourning on Tuesday, when Doug Emhoff, second gentlemen and the first Jewish spous...
Ketanji Brown Jackson chronicles her path to the Supreme Court
03 Sep 2024
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When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the national spotlight, she found praise an...
Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down
02 Sep 2024
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For about three weeks in 2000, there were zero measles cases in the United States. It was declared e...
Game on: the sprint to election day
01 Sep 2024
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Labor Day is considered the beginning of the end of the Presidential election, but as history shows,...
'American Pie', and the bygone era of raunchy teen comedies
30 Aug 2024
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Raunchy sex comedies had a moment at the end of the 20th century. And perhaps the king of them all, ...
Wrongfully imprisoned for decades, Ben Spencer is exonerated
29 Aug 2024
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In 1988, Ben Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal robbery and murder he has always i...
Is the U.S. military ready for the wars of the future?
28 Aug 2024
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Earlier this month, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, and the forme...
Why this writer says her son deserves a champion like Tim Walz
27 Aug 2024
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When Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president, his son stole the show.In a vir...
Eggs and Bananas: Life after a Russian prison
27 Aug 2024
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It's been more than three weeks since the U.S. and Russia completed the largest prisoner swap since ...
How would banning taxes on tips actually work?
25 Aug 2024
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Both major party presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the same side of one is...
Looking The Other Way Pt 2: On tape and under oath
24 Aug 2024
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What happens when political ambition collides with a #MeToo allegation in the Democratic party? Epis...
Looking The Other Way Pt 1: A powerful Democrat and a #MeToo scandal
24 Aug 2024
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Did Eric Garcetti, a powerful Democrat, lie under oath about a #MeToo scandal in his office? That's ...
The fine line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech
23 Aug 2024
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College students are trickling back onto campuses for the fall semester, just months after protests ...
How blue candidates might win in red districts
22 Aug 2024
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Before she became vice president, Kamala Harris had only ever won elections in California — a soli...
For the first time, the DNC welcomes influencers to the stage
21 Aug 2024
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Olivia Julianna, 21, is one of more than 200 digital content creators who has been given media crede...
Bangladesh's student protestors are now helping to run the country
20 Aug 2024
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Earlier this month, student protestors filled the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in opposition to a c...
Weight loss drugs have transformed an American city. Is that a good thing?
19 Aug 2024
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They've been called "Hollywood's worst-kept secret." Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are...
Looking ahead to the DNC, the Harris-Walz campaign prepares for a defining moment
18 Aug 2024
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The state of the presidential race is a far cry from what it was just a few months ago. Vice Preside...
'The Sixth Sense' and a career of plot twists
16 Aug 2024
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Twenty-five years ago this month, one film, and one filmmaker, became synonymous with the big plot t...
Trump is promising mass deportations. His own record shows it's not so simple
15 Aug 2024
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Donald Trump is pledging to go further on immigration than he did in his first term as president, if...
A new Israel-Hamas cease-fire talk starts this week. Is anything different?
14 Aug 2024
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So often, telling the story of the Israel-Hamas war is reduced to a catalog of numbers.But this war ...
The plan to tackle customer service bots and subscription fatigue
13 Aug 2024
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This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headac...
How a candidate's military service can help or hurt their campaign
12 Aug 2024
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By most measures, the new Democratic ticket has had an impressively smooth launch.But there is one c...
Young people are dying of opioid overdoses. Are students and campuses prepared?
11 Aug 2024
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Overdose death rates have spiked dramatically for young adults, rising 34 percent between 2018 and 2...
How is the plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert related to ISIS-K?
09 Aug 2024
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Three Taylor Swift concerts were canceled in Austria this week, after authorities foiled planned att...
How Team U.S.A. weightlifter Olivia Reeves became a gold-medal favorite
08 Aug 2024
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Ever since women began competing in weightlifting in the Olympics, in the year 2000, only one Americ...
How Nancy Pelosi came to call the shots
07 Aug 2024
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Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi once told Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty quote "N...
Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states?
06 Aug 2024
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Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. Democrats hope he can s...
They are Olympic athletes — and refugees
05 Aug 2024
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There are some 43 million refugees in the world, according to the U.N.'s refugee agency.The 37 of th...
A proposal to tax the rich is gaining traction. But is it feasible?
04 Aug 2024
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Over the last decade, calls to tax the rich have grown louder around the world — but the needle ha...
Leaner, lighter... lethal? Sport climbing's problem with eating disorders
03 Aug 2024
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Sport Climbing kicks off at the Olympics in Paris next week. It's a strength-to-weight ratio sport. ...
Video game performers are on strike — and AI is the sticking point
02 Aug 2024
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If you're not entrenched in the world of video games, you might not realize how much real actors hav...
A look at Ashleigh Johnson, a powerhouse of women's water polo
01 Aug 2024
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On Wednesday in Paris, the U.S. women's water polo team faced off against Italy and proved once agai...
Two assassinations of major leaders could change the Middle East
31 Jul 2024
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In the Middle East, two assassinations in less than 24 hours could transform the region. Israel clai...
A childhood friend paints a picture of Kamala Harris' upbringing
30 Jul 2024
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In her childhood in Berkeley, Calif., you can find the seeds of the political leader that Vice Presi...
Venezuelans foresaw a new chapter. Then Maduro claimed victory
29 Jul 2024
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For a brief moment, people in the Venezuelan diaspora felt a surge of hope as reports indicated the ...
Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?
28 Jul 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris has a little over a week to pick a running mate to join her on the pres...
A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong
26 Jul 2024
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Among the many Democratic Party insiders who publicly or privately urged President Joe Biden to reco...
These team USA marathon runners are rooting for each other on and off the track
25 Jul 2024
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Clayton Young and Conner Mantz are longtime training partners and friends. They're also the two fas...
Kamala Harris already faces racism and sexism from Trump and Republicans
24 Jul 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris is barreling towards the Democratic nomination for president.Her Republ...
Kamala Harris is used to firsts. But can she be the first female president?
23 Jul 2024
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If Kamala Harris officially becomes the Democratic presidential nominee next month, she'll be the fi...
Can Kamala Harris find her footing on immigration?
22 Jul 2024
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In just a matter of hours, a Kamala Harris for President campaign has gone from a far-flung possibil...
Biden's out. Here's what's next.
21 Jul 2024
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President Biden has made a historic decision to endorse his vice president, Kamala Harris, to take h...
'Twister,' 'Twisters' and the actual practice of storm chasing
21 Jul 2024
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A plucky meteorology heroine; a male rival with no shortage of hubris; and some very, very big storm...
USA Gymnastics made a miraculous comeback — but is it actually safer for Olympians?
19 Jul 2024
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In 2017, the Larry Nassar scandal rocked the Olympic community. Hundreds of allegations of sexual ab...
Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?
18 Jul 2024
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A warming planet is making storms and wildfires more intense, and more destructive. That's making ho...
What will Trump tell the RNC after an attempt on his life?
17 Jul 2024
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Donald Trump's message for America has long been one of grievance and retribution.What will he say a...
The political evolution of J.D. Vance
16 Jul 2024
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When President Biden heard that Donald Trump had picked J.D. Vance to be his running mate, he called...
After the assassination attempt, Trump gets a string of wins
15 Jul 2024
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In the days after the assassination attempt, Donald Trump secured the Republican presidential nomina...
A would-be assassin targets Trump. What it could mean for America.
15 Jul 2024
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Shortly after 6pm on Saturday, a would-be assassin took aim at former President Donald Trump at a ca...
Older voters have thoughts on whether Biden's up to the job
12 Jul 2024
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In the weeks since Biden's disastrous performance in the presidential debate, a steady drip of high-...
This U.S. company is helping arm Ukraine against Russia — with AI drones
11 Jul 2024
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Palmer Luckey launched his first tech company as a teenager. That was Oculus, the virtual reality h...
Russia is Top of Mind at NATO summit
10 Jul 2024
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Four years after World War II, leaders from Europe and North America formed an alliance largely aime...
Gretchen Whitmer supports Biden. Some think she should run instead.
09 Jul 2024
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Former President Trump derided Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as "the woman in Michigan," when t...
Support is eroding. Can President Biden hang onto the nomination?
08 Jul 2024
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On June 27th, long-simmering concerns about President Biden's age – and whether he's fit to serve ...
California is trying to lead the way on reparations but not clear on the path to take
07 Jul 2024
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California recently allocated $12 million for reparations for the state's Black residents as a way t...
Disabled students are struggling to get what they need at school
05 Jul 2024
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Students with disabilities often face a tough time getting the services they need at school. When t...
Wildfires are getting more extreme. And so is the need for more firefighters
04 Jul 2024
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Extreme wildfires doubled worldwide over the last two decades, according to a new study of NASA sate...
It's the biggest election year in modern history. Will democracy prevail?
03 Jul 2024
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This year, more than half the world's population lives in countries that are choosing leaders. And t...