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Families are continuing to have to deal with the effects of inflation

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Falling gasoline prices are expected to put a dent in the latest inflation rate. But other costs, such as housing, continue to climb, putting a strain on many family budgets.

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News brief: Trump search backlash, New Mexico murders, Kenyan presidential election

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Republicans rally around Donald Trump after the FBI searched his Florida home. In New Mexico, a man is arrested in connection with the shootings of four Muslim men. Kenyans wait for election results.

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Negotiators work to free 2 Americans the U.S. says are wrongfully detained in Russia

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who has been assisting with talks for a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap that would bring two Americans, who've been held in Russia, home.

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Trump's history of trying to stop investigations and withhold records

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Critics of the FBI search of ex-President Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate say he had been cooperating and a raid was unnecessary. But Trump has a record of trying to fend off probes and withhold records.

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The FBI conducted a search at ex-President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Trump announced the news himself — calling the FBI action unnecessary and attacking it as politically motivated — even though he appointed the FBI director, Chris Wray.

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Trump and Pence are at odds over Wisconsin's GOP gubernatorial primary

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Wisconsin's Republican primary for governor could determine the GOP's future in the state and whether the party can defeat Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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Albuquerque's Muslim community is on alert after the murders of 4 men

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

The Muslim community in Albuquerque is reeling after three South Asian Muslim men were shot and killed there in the last two weeks. The killings come after a similar homicide last November.

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Shelling around a nuclear plant in Ukraine causes a lot of concern

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

In Ukraine, fighting near a nuclear power complex in the south of the country has alarmed both sides, and has led to calls for an international mission to ensure the plant's safety.

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News brief: FBI searches Mar-a-Lago, Ukraine nuclear plant, New Mexico killings

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

The FBI searched ex-President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. Fighting near a Ukrainian nuclear power complex alarms both sides. Albuquerque's Muslim community is on alert after the murders of four men.

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Lauv longs for the happiness of childhood on 'All 4 Nothing'

Monday, August 08, 2022

One of pop music's main advocates of normalizing mental health issues, Lauv released a new album on Friday; it's called All 4 Nothing.

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News brief: Senate passes major bill, Blinken in South Africa, health poll

Monday, August 08, 2022

Senate Democrats pass a climate, health care and tax bill after months of negotiations. Secretary of State Blinken holds high-level talks in South Africa. A poll delves into some racial disparities.

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Democrats are moving forward with a climate, tax and health care bill

Friday, August 05, 2022

Senate Democrats are scheduled to start a debate this weekend on a bill that would provide historic investments in climate change, health care measures and tax changes.

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A court in Moscow sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges

Friday, August 05, 2022

A Russian court found Brittney Griner guilty on drug smuggling and possession charges. She was sentenced to more than nine years in prison. The Biden administration is working to secure her release.

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Is the U.S. in a recession? The committee that decides is looking at all the data

Friday, August 05, 2022

The White House insists the U.S. economy is not facing a recession, even after gross domestic product contracted for two consecutive quarters. That marker usually indicates a recession.

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News brief: monkeypox cases, Democrats' climate and tax bill, Alex Jones trial

Friday, August 05, 2022

Biden declares monkeypox a public health emergency. Senate Democrats clear a hurdle to a climate, health care and tax package. Alex Jones is ordered to pay two Sandy Hook parents more $4 million.

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GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next

Friday, August 05, 2022

For months, governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending charter buses full of migrants to Washington, D.C. Neither the local nor federal government greets them when they arrive.

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A Russian court finds Brittney Griner guilty of drug possession

Thursday, August 04, 2022

The widely expected verdict comes nearly six months after the WNBA star was arrested at a Moscow-area airport with cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.

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Golfers who defected to Saudi-funded tour file antitrust suit against PGA Tour

Thursday, August 04, 2022

The feud between the PGA Tour and the new controversial Saudi-backed LIV golf series is in court. More than a dozen players have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour which suspended them.

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News brief: Blinken attends ASEAN meeting, Viktor Orbán, curtailing drug prices

Thursday, August 04, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken is attending a meeting of southeast Asian nations. Hungary's leader will speak at the CPAC event in Dallas. Democrats may make gains against high prescription drug prices.

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House Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan has heightened U.S.-China tensions

Wednesday, August 03, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said that she and the congressional delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island.

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