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Biden Hosts 1st Meeting With Congressional Leaders Since Taking Office
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
President Biden has invited a top group of bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate to come to the Oval Office and discuss his big economic plan. The proposal totals $4 trillion.
House GOP Vote To Decide The Fate Of Rep. Liz Cheney
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
House Republicans will meet behind closed doors to vote to remove their No. 3 leader Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. GOP lawmakers complain her anti-Trump position puts her out of step with the conference.
For Twin Cities Rapper Nur-D, Another Step Forward
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
All of a sudden, Matt Allen found himself caring for injured and teargassed protesters in Minneapolis last year. The enduring experience found its way into his sunny music.
It Appears Inflation Is Making A Comeback
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The latest data will likely show prices for everything from cereals to cars have risen as shortages of critical materials like lumber force companies to raise prices.
News Brief: Israeli-Palestinian Violence, Vote On Liz Cheney, Inflation Data
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Violence between Israelis and Palestinians stoke fears of war. House Republicans will vote on whether to remove Liz Cheney from her leadership post. Economists monitor data for signs of inflation.
FDA OKs Pfizer Shot For 12-15-Year-Olds. Vaccinations Will Start Soon
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration has extended authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents age 12-15. Those young people have missed months of school and time with friends.
News Brief: Kids' Pfizer Shots, Gaza Tensions, Hacked Pipeline Status
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15. A new round of Israeli-Palestinian violence escalated Monday. Pipeline hack is different from another big intrusion blamed on Russia.
Violence Between Palestinians, Israeli Police Draws Global Concern
Monday, May 10, 2021
Days of clashes in Jerusalem have left hundreds wounded and drawn international concern over an attempt by Israel to carry out pending evictions.
Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century'
Monday, May 10, 2021
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney investigated the opioid crisis. He says it was created by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors, all looking to profit.
News Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine, Clashes In Jerusalem, Gene-Editing Experiment
Monday, May 10, 2021
The FDA is expected to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds. Security ramped up for Jerusalem Day parade. Experiment could restore vision for some patients with genetic disorders.
News Brief: Decision Day On Facebook's Trump Ban, Aid For India, Democracy Poll
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Oversight board will announce if Trump will be allowed back on Facebook. Indian Americans raise money to help with India's COVID-19 crisis. Plus, the results of the latest Democracy Perception Index.
Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
News Brief: Rural Vaccination Rate, Fla. Suspends COVID Rules, Justice Breyer
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
White House official tells NPR there's an effort to get rural Americans vaccinated. Florida cancels COVID-19 related rules. Progressives want liberal Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire.
Elizabeth Warren Stitches The Stories She Says 'Help Us Learn To Persist'
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she isn't looking to be president. She's looking for change, she tells NPR, which happens when we talk about our stories — from sexual harassment to child care troubles.
Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' Is A Sweeping Indictment Of The CDC
Monday, May 03, 2021
In a new book, author Michael Lewis writes about public health officers who tried to get others to look at the data on COVID-19 and act to make sure the virus didn't spread.
News Brief: Migrant Families Reunite, COVID-19 Cases, Opioid Immunity
Monday, May 03, 2021
Separated migrant families begin to reunite in the U.S. The fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. starts to pay off. States mount a legal fight to block Sackler family's bid for opioid immunity.
Why It Is Significant To Mark A President's 1st 100 Days
Friday, April 30, 2021
President Biden has been in office for 100 days — an informal marker for how a new administration is doing. The time frame goes back to Franklin D. Roosevelt and his first 100 days in office in 1933.
News Brief: India's COVID-19 Surge, Religious Stampede, Kamala Harris' Role
Friday, April 30, 2021
The death toll in the pandemic continues to rise in India. Dozens of people have died in a stampede in Israel. Examining Kamala Harris's role in these first 100 days of the Biden administration.
News Brief: Biden Address, Raid On Giuliani's Apartment, Georgia Killing
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Biden highlights wins in speech to Congress. Federal authorities raid the New York apartment of Rudy Giuliani. Three men are indicted on federal hate crime charges in the Ahmaud Arbery killing.
Biden Is Optimistic U.S. Can Move Past Pandemic, Economic Crisis, Insurrection
Thursday, April 29, 2021
President Biden marks 100 days in office Thursday. He addressed a joint session of Congress Wednesday night to discuss what he has done so far, and to push for his agenda going forward.