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Strippers react to their colleagues addressing the crowd at a rally in support of dancers from the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, Calif., in August.

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In a historic step, strippers at an LA bar are poised to unionize

6:57pm May 16, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar have agreed to recognize the union, organizers said. Once votes are certified, the dancers could become the only group of organized strippers in the U.S.

Here, the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel acknowledged that Black taxpayers may be audited at higher rates than non-Black taxpayers.

IRS chief says agency is 'deeply concerned' by higher audit rates for Black taxpayers

6:00pm May 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Findings from an internal investigation come after researchers said the IRS was at least three times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than other racial groups.

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Former leaders of failed banks appear before a Senate committee

5:42pm May 16, 2023

Former top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee after both lenders had to be rescued by the government earlier this year.

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Paraclimbing athletes hope for inclusion in the Paralympic Games

5:22pm May 16, 2023

by Emily Chen-Newton

The sport of paraclimbing may one day make it into the Paralympic Games. Two climbers from Kentucky will show off the sport at a World Cup event.

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Just 16% of Americans surveyed said religion is the most important thing in their lives, according to a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute.

The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking

5:16pm May 16, 2023

by Jason DeRose

The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.

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New guidance from the Department of Education says a school may take reasonable measures to ensure students aren't pressured to join in their teachers' or coaches' prayers.

The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer

5:14pm May 16, 2023

by Jason DeRose

The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.

How inflation is hitting prison inmates

4:40pm May 16, 2023

According to a Marshall Project report, inflation has hit America's incarcerated population harder than it has those on the outside. Alex Arriaga, who wrote the report, talks about what she found.

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Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments

4:40pm May 16, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.

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A leader in artificial intelligence is urging Congress to regulate it

4:40pm May 16, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

The CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, went before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday and called for regulation of artificial intelligence.

'Godfather of Poker' Doyle Brunson dies at 89

4:27pm May 16, 2023

Doyle Brunson, the "Godfather of Poker," has died at 89. Brunson won 10 bracelets at the World Series of Poker tournament and was known for writing Super System, a popular book about the game.