What Happens After The Protests In Iran?
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"This kind of dissent? It doesn't go away." That's what NPR heard from a 20-year-old woman on the st...
Life Is Still Uncertain For Residents Of Ohio Town Where Train Derailed
16 Feb 2023
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The derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3rd sparked f...
What We Know About Three Mystery Objects The U.S. Shot Down—And What We Don't
15 Feb 2023
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A total of four high-flying, balloon-like objects have been shot down by US fighter jets this month....
Love Is In The Air—And On The Shelves
14 Feb 2023
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Sales of romance novels were up in 2022, with a surge of about 52 percent for sales of print copies,...
Two Versions Of The Same Nightmare: A Week In Quake-Hit Turkey and Syria
13 Feb 2023
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One week since arriving in southern Turkey after massive back-to-back earthquakes hit the region, ou...
Haiti In Turmoil
11 Feb 2023
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Haiti, a country long besieged by political turmoil, was plunged further into chaos in 2021 when the...
NPR's View From The Ground In Iran
10 Feb 2023
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly is on the ground in Iran, where she spoke directly with Iranians about their...
How Some Dealerships Use 'Yo-yo Car Sales' To Take Buyers For A Ride
09 Feb 2023
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Negotiating a purchase at a car dealership can be a stressful experience. But once you sign the deal...
The State Of The Union And A House Narrowly Divided
08 Feb 2023
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President Joe Biden's State of the Union address seemed like business as usual, until one of Biden's...
Parts of Turkey And Syria Are Reeling After Powerful Quake
07 Feb 2023
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Communities in northern Syria and southeastern Turkey are struggling in the aftermath of Monday's de...
After The Balloon: Where US-China Relations Go Next
06 Feb 2023
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China and the US were supposed to hold diplomatic talks over the weekend. Instead they sparred over ...
Why the NFL (Still) Has a Diversity Problem
04 Feb 2023
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Football is the most watched sport in the US - and one of the most profitable. The NFL reported tha...
Hidden Viruses And How To Prevent The Next Pandemic
03 Feb 2023
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More than three years since the start of the COVID pandemic, infectious disease experts are studying...
Specialized Police Units Are In The Spotlight, Again
02 Feb 2023
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The Memphis Police Department has disbanded its special SCORPION unit, after five of the unit's offi...
Pamela Anderson Takes Control Of Her Life Story
01 Feb 2023
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Pamela Anderson has had an incredibly rich, and varied, career. She's an actress, the author of seve...
A Personal Recession Toolkit
31 Jan 2023
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Signs of a forthcoming recession seem to be everywhere: from grocery stores, where food prices are s...
Could Migration Help Ease The World's Population Challenges?
30 Jan 2023
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While some countries are seeing their populations decline and grow older, others are growing fast. T...
Changing the Way Media Reports on Gun Violence
29 Jan 2023
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Americans have grown accustomed to hearing about the latest mass shooting. And recently news coverag...
In the Wake of Tyre Nichols' Death, Does Diversity Make A Difference In Policing?
27 Jan 2023
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Five police officers have been charged with murder and other crimes in the wake of Tyre Nichols' dea...
Retired WNBA Star Maya Moore And Her Husband Jonathan Irons Talk About Their Journey
26 Jan 2023
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Maya Moore stepped away from her stellar basketball career to help free Jonathan Irons, a man who wa...
German And American Tanks Are Headed for Ukraine
25 Jan 2023
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For months, Ukraine pressed western allies for state-of-the-art tanks. For months, Germany and the U...
Some Muslim Americans Turn To Faith For Guidance On Abortion
24 Jan 2023
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Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, some Muslims in America have ...
Shock And Pain in Monterey Park, Site Of Another American Mass Shooting
23 Jan 2023
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The people of Monterey Park, California, would normally be celebrating Lunar New Year right now, one...
Despite Billion-Dollar Jackpots, Critics Say the Lottery Is a Losing Game
21 Jan 2023
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Admit it - you've fantasized about what you would do if you hit the lottery and exactly how you woul...
Holiday Traditions in China and Ukraine Offer Comfort During Uncertain Times
20 Jan 2023
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In China, huge numbers of people are expected to travel and gather with family this weekend for the ...
How The Government Tracks Classified Documents—And Why It's An Imperfect System
19 Jan 2023
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The Justice Department is investigating the mishandling of classified documents linked to President ...
Lessons From The 2011 Debt Ceiling Standoff
18 Jan 2023
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The U.S. will hit its borrowing limit on Thursday, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and...
The Key To Happiness, According To A Decades-Long Study
17 Jan 2023
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If you could change one thing in your life to become a happier person — like your income, a job, y...
Dr. Céline Gounder Dispels Disinformation About Her Husband's Death
16 Jan 2023
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The soccer world was shocked by the death of renowned U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl at the World...
For Black Men, Barriers To Mental Health Care Can Be Complex
14 Jan 2023
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The start of a new year can push us to think about how we take care of ourselves – our bodies or o...
Where The Ukraine War Goes Next
13 Jan 2023
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This is a pivotal moment in the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces continue to have the upper hand on ...
Author Aubrey Gordon Wants To Debunk Myths About Fat People
12 Jan 2023
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People sometimes object when Aubrey Gordon describes herself as fat. It's not that they're disputing...
How California's Deadly Floods Are Tied To The State's Ongoing Drought
11 Jan 2023
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Destructive flooding caused by torrential rains has created a deadly disaster in California. The dea...
Attack On Brazil's Capitol Is Part of Transnational Extremist Movement
10 Jan 2023
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The attack on Brazil's congress and presidential palace Sunday was reminiscent of the attack on the ...
In Some States, An Unpaid Foster Care Bill Could Mean Parents Lose Their Kids Forever
09 Jan 2023
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Parents who have their kids placed in foster care often get a bill to reimburse the state for part o...
Why We Can't Resist 'Best Of' Lists
07 Jan 2023
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'Tis the season for lists! Best films of the year, best albums, best podcasts. Lists can provoke str...
The Lasting Impact Of The January 6th Insurrection
06 Jan 2023
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It's been two years since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, leaving an indelible ...
The Fight To Keep Climate Change Off The Back Burner
05 Jan 2023
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The world faces key deadlines for climate action in coming decades. But most of us are more focused ...
How GOP Hardliners Have Managed To Block Their Party's Path In Congress
04 Jan 2023
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A small group of Republican hardliners set out to block Kevin McCarthy, their party's leader in the ...
How Buying A Home Became A Key Way To Build Wealth In America
03 Jan 2023
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High mortgage rates and a low supply of homes for sale has made homeownership feel out of reach for ...
A New Grammy Category Puts Songwriters Like Tobias Jesso Jr. In The Spotlight
02 Jan 2023
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Although not widely known, 37-year-old Tobias Jesso Jr.'s name pops up on the credits of some of tod...
How to Make Better New Year's Resolutions
31 Dec 2022
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It's that time of year - the ball has dropped, the champagne bottles are empty and you have a list o...
Britain's 2022 Was A Year Of Epic Turbulence
30 Dec 2022
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The United Kingdom is, for many, synonymous with stability. But 2022 has been a year of turbulence a...
Artificial Intelligence Made Big Leaps In 2022 — Should We Be Excited Or Worried?
29 Dec 2022
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Artificial intelligence is now so much a part of our lives that it seems almost mundane. So is that ...
They Say You Can't Choose Your Family, But Some Do
28 Dec 2022
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You've heard the saying, 'Blood is thicker than water,' right? Yet for many people, family is not ju...
What's Ahead for Rep. Kevin McCarthy and the Republican Party?
27 Dec 2022
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy is the GOP leader in the House of Representatives and he's campaigning to become...
For These Exonerated Men, The Fight For Compensation Is About More Than Money
26 Dec 2022
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Malcolm Alexander and Frederick Clay both spent decades in prison for crimes they didn't commit. Bot...
From 'Harry & Meghan' to 'The Slap', Celebrity Gossip Was Big News in 2022
24 Dec 2022
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Even if you don't follow gossip sites, it was almost impossible this year to ignore the scandals, mi...
Coping With Trauma Is Part of the Job For Many In The U.S. Intelligence Community
23 Dec 2022
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Trauma is an inherent part of intelligence work. Think of undercover operatives deployed in dangerou...
Anxiety Is Up. Here Are Some Tips On How To Manage It.
22 Dec 2022
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The number of Americans experiencing anxiety has been rising, especially since the start of the pand...
When Your Parents Are Also Your Roommates
21 Dec 2022
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More and more young people are moving back in with their parents — and staying there. According ...
Interest In Electric Vehicles Is Growing, And So Is The Demand For Lithium
20 Dec 2022
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The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Biden this year includes incentives for buy...
Jan. 6 Committee Issues Four Criminal Referrals For Trump
19 Dec 2022
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The House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capi...
Making Wine More Inclusive and Less Pretentious
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world of wine has long had a reputation for snobbery. And it has long been dominated mostly by w...
What China's New COVID Surge Could Mean—For China And The World
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three years into the pandemic, the world could be on the cusp of the biggest outbreak yet — in Chi...
Big Money Swirls Around College Football's Star Coaches
15 Dec 2022
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Deion Sanders' decision to leave Jackson State for the University of Colorado has stirred a lot of d...
Remembering The Victims Of The Sandy Hook School Shooting, 10 Years Later
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each mass shooting has a grim number attached to it. But that number is made up of individuals, each...
The Parents Caught In The Middle Of The FTX Collapse
13 Dec 2022
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Prosecutors say the former CEO of cryptocurrency giant FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, defrauded investors a...
Tech Layoffs Throw Immigrants' Lives Into Limbo
12 Dec 2022
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In November, Huy Tu found out they were one of 11,000 Meta employees being laid off. Tu is allowed t...
Why Do We Love True Crime?
10 Dec 2022
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If you think about Jack the Ripper or In Cold Blood, true crime stories have always fascinated us. B...
How A Foiled Coup In Germany Came To Be
09 Dec 2022
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This week, authorities in Germany arrested more than two dozen suspected far-right extremists over a...
The Deal That Freed Brittney Griner
08 Dec 2022
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President Biden on Thursday announced the negotiated release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a pen...
Democrats And Republicans Have Lessons To Learn From Georgia Runoff
07 Dec 2022
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In Georgia, Democrat Raphael Warnock held on to his U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican candidate...
Israelis And Palestinians Await A Far-Right Government With Bated Breath
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jewish ultranationalists are about to have a lot more power in Israel. Former Prime Minister Benjami...
Children Are Grieving. Here's How One Texas School District Is Trying to Help
05 Dec 2022
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It's been more than a year now since many kids across the country returned to their classrooms. And ...
Punishing Player Misconduct: Will the NFL Ever Get it Right?
03 Dec 2022
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On Sunday, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will return to the field for the first time i...
Twitter's Safety Chief Quit. Here's Why.
02 Dec 2022
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It didn't take long for Elon Musk's stated vision for Twitter—a "digital town square" where all le...
China's Outspoken Generation
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The protests in China may have been silenced, for now. But could this be the start of a new politica...
Can Newly Elected LGBTQ Lawmakers Shift The Landscape For LGBTQ Rights?
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The advocacy group Human Rights Campaign reports that in the past year, more than 300 bills targetin...
The (Literally) Cold War In Ukraine
29 Nov 2022
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Russian attacks have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian energy and heating infrastructure, threatening to...
How Abortion Bans—Even With Medical Emergency Exemptions—Impact Healthcare
28 Nov 2022
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Christina Zielke went to an ER in Ohio bleeding profusely while experiencing a miscarriage. This was...
Pulling Back The Curtain On Our Climate Migration Reporting
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For over a year, we've been working on a series of stories on climate migration that spans thousands...
When Does Comedy Cross the Line?
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every time stand-up comic Dave Chappelle gets in front of a mic, he seems to reignite a debate over ...
Life Is Hard For Migrants On Both Sides Of The Border Between Africa And Europe
25 Nov 2022
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There are two tiny patches of Spain on the African continent. One is a city called Melilla that's su...
Our Picks For TV Shows And Movies You Should Watch This Holiday Weekend
24 Nov 2022
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As people across the U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy their long holiday weekend, Consider This...
A Triple Serving Of Flu, COVID And RSV Hits Hospitals Ahead Of Thanksgiving
23 Nov 2022
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Hospitals around the country are overwhelmed, but this time it's not just with COVID.Cases of the fl...
Amid Missile Tests, What Is North Korea's Endgame?
22 Nov 2022
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North Korea says it has successfully tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. And expe...
Meet The Everyday Crypto Investors Caught Up In The FTX Implosion
21 Nov 2022
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Jake Thacker of Portland, Ore. says he had $70,000 trapped in FTX when the the cryptocurrency exchan...
How to Cook a Faster, Easier Thanksgiving Dinner
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanksgiving is probably the most celebrated meal of the year. But for a lot of home cooks or new c...
How Much Should Wealthier Nations Pay For The Effects Of Climate Change?
18 Nov 2022
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At COP 27, the annual U.N. conference on climate change, one of the big questions that's been raised...
The Hidden Toll Of Working On Prison Executions
17 Nov 2022
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During the past 50 years, more than 1,550 death sentences have been carried out across the U.S.Many ...
What Happens To The Investigations Involving Now-Candidate Trump?
16 Nov 2022
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Former President Trump is launching his 2024 campaign with a cloud of legal issues hanging over his ...
Michelle Obama On Parenting, Partnerships And Political Action
15 Nov 2022
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Even a former first lady who's lived an extraordinary life has ordinary and relatable fears. NPR All...
How Rising Seas Turned A Would-be Farmer Into A Climate Migrant
14 Nov 2022
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Climate change is a present tense disaster in some parts of the world. In Senegal, rising seas are d...
Can Black Twitter survive Elon Musk?
12 Nov 2022
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A surge in anti-Semitic and racist tweets, an incoherent rollout of a paid verification service, and...
How Hip-hop Is A Mirror That Reflects The Problem Of Gun Violence In America
11 Nov 2022
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Takeoff, from the Atlanta trio known as Migos, was shot and killed at the beginning of November outs...
For Many In Ukraine, The Struggle Doesn't End With Liberation
10 Nov 2022
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As Russian forces have retreated in Ukraine, people in newly liberated towns and villages have been ...
No Red Wave But A Divided Government Is Still A Possibility
09 Nov 2022
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The "red wave" of Republican gains that some predicted didn't come to pass during the midterm electi...
Haiti Is In Turmoil — But Is International Intervention The Right Solution?
08 Nov 2022
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Haiti is a country in crisis. Armed gangs have overtaken the capital of Port-au-Prince. Electricity ...
Five Big Issues Americans Are Voting On This Election
07 Nov 2022
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National issues are increasingly crowding out more local concerns in elections across the country. W...
Diversity After Affirmative Action
05 Nov 2022
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Over the last four decades, affirmative action has helped transform diversity on college campuses in...
What Happens When The Mighty Mississippi Becomes The Measly Mississippi
04 Nov 2022
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The extremes of climate change are wreaking havoc on the Mississippi. Over the past two months, this...
Why Federal Security Agencies Are Warning About Potential Election Violence
03 Nov 2022
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The attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband and other recent incidents have security experts ...
Qatar's Human Rights Record In The Spotlight Ahead Of 2022 World Cup
02 Nov 2022
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Billions will be watching when the men's soccer World Cup begins in Qatar this month. But the countr...
How Ukrainian Soldiers Are Preparing For The Battle Over Kherson
01 Nov 2022
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More than eight months after the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, new challenges are emerging.NPR's...
What Do Young Voters in Wisconsin Want?
31 Oct 2022
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Elections are tight in many parts of the US these days. They certainly are in the battleground state...
From Clergy to Veterans, Volunteers Rally To Fight Voter Intimidation
29 Oct 2022
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On Friday, federal authorities issued an internal bulletin that warned of the potential for violence...
Brazil's Presidential Vote Could Have An Impact Beyond The Country's Borders
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Sunday, Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between two very different presidential candida...
Black Vets Were Excluded From G.I. Bill Benefits. Congress Could Fix That.
27 Oct 2022
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The G.I. Bill of 1944 provided free education, unemployment pay and home loans for millions of veter...
Here's What We Know About The 12 Million Midterm Ballots Cast So Far
26 Oct 2022
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As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 12 million people have cast ballots in the 2022 midterms, accor...