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    The Rio Grande as seen from the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico in 2019. A mother and her four daughters from Honduras crossed the river nearly three years ago to seek asylum. The daughters were released from a federally-funded shelter
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    Families Separated At Border Hope Biden Reunites Them, Bringing Deported Parents Back

    Jan 28, 2021
    The Trump administration deported more than 1,400 parents without their children. President Biden has called those family separations "criminal," and he's expected to take executive action on Friday.
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    How Is The COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Going In Your State?

    Jan 28, 2021
    The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to vaccinate the bulk of its population against COVID-19. But some states are working faster than others. See how yours is faring.
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    Health
    President Biden will sign executive orders Thursday that would revoke a Trump-era policy cutting funds to global organizations that offer abortion and to expand access to health insurance.
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    Biden To Revoke Trump Abortion Policy, Expand Obamacare With New Executive Orders

    Jan 28, 2021
    President Biden's executive order would open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.
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    Capitol Insurrection Updates
    Rioters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. Three individuals associated with an extremist group were indicted Wednesday on charges that include conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding.
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    3 People From Extremist 'Oath Keepers' Indicted On Capitol Riot Conspiracy Charges

    Jan 27, 2021
    Those indicted have ties to what the Justice Department calls "a paramilitary organization focused on recruitment of current and former military, law enforcement, and first responder personnel."
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    Business
    Boeing is reporting a loss of $8.4 billion in the fourth quarter on weaker demand for planes during the pandemic.
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    Pandemic Piles On Already Reeling Boeing, Leading To Nearly $12 Billion Loss In 2020

    Jan 27, 2021
    The airplane manufacturer was already struggling to fix design flaws in the grounded 737 Max when the pandemic all but froze demand for new aircraft.
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    California's first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, is sworn in by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February 2019. A leading voice on health care equity, she's helping shape the state's vaccination makeover following its rocky start.
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    COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How High-Tech California Is Now Trying To Fix It

    Jan 27, 2021
    The nation's most populous state says it's pivoting fast following a chaotic and inefficient county-based rollout of the vaccine. Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris tells NPR about the do-over.
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    Biden Transition Updates
    The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning of a continued threat from domestic violent extremists "with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition."
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    DHS Warns Of 'Heightened Threat Environment' From Domestic Violent Extremists

    Jan 27, 2021
    The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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    Mayors Reflect On Police Relationships With Residents Of Color In Report

    Jan 27, 2021
    A report gathers the views of mayors from cities across the U.S. about policing in their cities, law enforcement relationships with residents of color and police funding.
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    Politics

    How Wyoming Voters Are Reacting To Liz Cheney's Vote To Impeach Trump

    Jan 27, 2021
    Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is under criticism from lawmakers in her party after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump. NPR looks at how voters are reacting to her decision.
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    National Security

    Police Departments Search For Political Extremism In Ranks Following Capitol Riot

    Jan 27, 2021
    Police departments say they're looking for signs of political extremism in their ranks following the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.
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    President Biden Takes Office
    Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Wednesday.
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    Biden's Pick For U.N. Ambassador Faces Tough Questioning For Past Remarks On China

    Jan 27, 2021
    Linda Thomas-Greenfield was grilled by members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about a speech she gave at a Chinese-backed institution on the campus of Savannah State University in 2019.
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    Obituaries
    Billye Aaron listens during "A Celebration of Henry Louis Aaron," a memorial service celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the late Hall of Famer and American icon at Truist Park in Atlanta.
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    Funeral For Hank Aaron: The 'Marvel From Mobile' Is Honored In Atlanta

    Jan 27, 2021
    Even before Hank Aaron set foot on the field or got a hit in Atlanta, said former Mayor Andrew Young, he "changed this city" for the better.
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    A U.S. census worker sits in the plaza of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City in September. The Census Bureau announced Wednesday that the first results of the 2020 census are expected to be released by April 30.
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    Census Numbers For Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April 30, Bureau Says

    Jan 27, 2021
    The 2020 census results used to determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College for the next decade will likely be released four months late, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday.
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    Ty Garbin, one of six defendants charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is shown at the time of his arrest in October. Garbin pleaded guilty to a single count of kidnapping conspiracy.
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    Suspect Pleads Guilty In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor, Turns Government Witness

    Jan 27, 2021
    Ty Garbin is one of six far-right extremists charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. In exchange for his conspiracy guilty plea, the government agreed not to bring further charges.
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    President Biden Takes Office
    Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, President Biden's nominee for energy secretary, speaks last month in Wilmington, Del.
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    Energy Nominee Jennifer Granholm Stresses Climate Action And Jobs

    Jan 27, 2021
    Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says "good-paying jobs" can help zero out U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But some Republicans are skeptical they can help fossil fuel workers.
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    Technology
    Journalist Jon Fasman says local police departments are increasingly using powerful surveillance tools — with little oversight.
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    Surveillance And Local Police: How Technology Is Evolving Faster Than Regulation

    Jan 27, 2021
    Journalist Jon Fasman says local police are frequently able to access very powerful surveillance tools with little oversight. He writes about the threat to privacy in We See It All.
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    Space
    The first private excursion to the International Space Station includes a crew of former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría (from left) along with Canadian Mark Pathy, American Larry Connor and Israeli Eytan Stibbe.
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    First Private Crew Will Visit Space Station. The Price Tag: $55 Million Each

    Jan 27, 2021
    The astronauts will spend around eight days in orbit in what would be a new step for joint private-public space missions.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    Dr. Anthony Fauci, shown here earlier this month, participated on Wednesday in the Biden administration's coronavirus team's briefing.
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    At Biden Administration's 1st COVID-19 Briefing, A Pledge To Let Scientists Lead

    Jan 27, 2021
    "This is a national emergency. Four hundred thousand people have died. Everything is on the table across the whole supply chain," said Jeffrey Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
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    President Biden Takes Office
    A horizontal drilling rig and a pump jack sit on federal land in Lea County, N.M., in September. The state stands to lose royalties and revenue from a Biden administration pause on new oil and gas leases.
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    Biden Hits 'Pause' On Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters

    Jan 27, 2021
    The move is one of his more controversial campaign promises, and industry groups say they will sue. But it won't have much immediate impact on driving down climate-warming emissions.
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    National

    Feds To Reimburse States For Vaccine Duty By National Guard Members

    Jan 27, 2021
    President Biden ordered full reimbursement to states using the National Guard in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Many troops will be used to boost the pace of vaccinations.
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    Law

    LA County DA Takes A Swing At Tough-On-Crime Advocates, Police Unions

    Jan 27, 2021
    Los Angeles voters elected a progressive reformer to be county district attorney. George Gascón has moved quickly to upend how the nation's largest local prosecutor's office administers justice.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Chicago Teachers Union leaders appear outside City Hall with a list of their demands and a box of coal in December. As of Tuesday, the union has failed to reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools on a return to in-person learning.
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    Don't Call It A Comeback: School Districts That Never Opened Are Having Trouble Now

    Jan 27, 2021
    About a third of U.S. students haven't had a single day in a classroom since March 2020. Coming back now — with the virus still spreading and teachers pushing back — hasn't been easy.
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    Politics
    The Trump era "zero tolerance" immigration policy has resulted in the separation of more than 3,000 children from their families after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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    Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy

    Jan 27, 2021
    The Trump-era immigration policy resulted in thousands of family separations at the U.S-Mexico border.
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    Politics
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Biden spoke on the phone Tuesday, discussing several tense issues facing the two countries.
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    In Phone Call, Biden Presses Putin Over Cyber Breach, Navalny

    Jan 27, 2021
    Despite disagreements on many issues, the president and the Russian leader agreed to extend the only remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control deal.
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    National

    Texas Hostage Standoff Leaves 2 Dead

    Jan 27, 2021
    The standoff at a doctor's office lasted five hours after police responded to a "disturbance type call" late Tuesday afternoon.
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