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The Key Bridge collapse is a major blow to insurance companies

8:43am March 31, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Thompson-Reuters insurance correspondent Carolyn Cohn about how a record-breaking payout for the Key Bridge disaster may affect the insurance industry.

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on efforts to clean and reconstruct the Key Bridge

8:43am March 31, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about the cleanup and reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Kansas's Democratic governor is trying to expand eligibility for Medicaid

8:43am March 31, 2024

by Rose Conlon

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is stepping up efforts to get the legislature to expand access to Medicaid to make health care more accessible, a move apparently favored by most of the public.

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Privacy concerns rise about Florida law requiring proof of age to join social media

8:07am March 31, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NetChoice's Carl Szabo, a critic of Florida's new social media restrictions for kids, about age verification and fears of data collection.

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Authorities are clearing the damage from the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse

8:07am March 31, 2024

Clearing the wreckage of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was destroyed by a container ship is an urgent priority. How long until maritime traffic can resume is far from clear.

The Tropicana will close its doors on Tuesday after a 67-year run on the Las Vegas Strip. Its demolition is set for October; afterward, it will be the site of a new ballpark for the Major League Baseball team the A's.

Las Vegas' famed Tropicana resort will close this week to make way for a new ballpark

7:59am March 31, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

When the Tropicana opened in 1957, it was the "Tiffany of the Strip," complete with showgirl revues, mob deals and James Bond. It will be demolished in October to build a new home for the Oakland A's.

Advocates outside Florida's historic Capitol wave drag pride flags during the Drag Queens March in 2023.

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A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights

7:00am March 31, 2024

by Regan McCarthy

In founding Capital Tea, Janel Diaz sought to provide the kind of services that she had needed after her transition.

U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., faces reporters during a news conference in Quincy, Mass., on Feb. 22, 2010.

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Former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82

5:12am March 31, 2024

by The Associated Press

Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart, has died following a long-term illness, his family announced.

A customer purchases five Powerball tickets at a lottery agent, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass.

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Powerball jackpot jumps to $975 million after another drawing without a big winner

12:39am March 31, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner.

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California's top wage thief

6:43pm March 30, 2024

by Farida Romero

Not paying someone for a job they did is illegal. It's called wage theft. But in California, the worst offender has paid only a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars in wages he owes workers.

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