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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks before former President Donald Trump at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., on July 26.

Jan. 6 panel is asking former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for information

8:12pm September 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Jan. 6 investigatory panel is seeking information from Gingrich about his communications with senior advisers to then-President Trump in the days leading up to the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

Jane Fonda says she has cancer and is undergoing treatment

7:06pm September 02, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

"I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram followers on Friday.

Alice Dearing, Great Britian's first Black swimmer at the Olympics, called the news of Soul Cap's approval "exciting."

A swimming cap made for Black hair gets official approval after previous Olympic ban

6:35pm September 02, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

FINA, the governing body for international swim competitions, had rejected the design of Soul Cap's head covering ahead of last year's Olympics.

Though Bed Bath & Beyond got a boost early in the pandemic when many people were spending more time at home, the gains didn't last, and earnings have continued to drop.

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Bed Bath & Beyond will close 150 stores and slash 20% of its workforce to cut costs

5:55pm September 02, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The home goods giant struggled to overhaul its supply chain and convince customers to buy its new, private label merchandise that replaced popular national brands.

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What Biden's speech left out about the growing popular support for political violence

4:16pm September 02, 2022

by Odette Yousef

President Biden's speech honed in on "MAGA Republicans" as an extremist force in politics. But his remarks also left out much of the context that has led to popular support for political violence.

Water systems failures in Jackson, Miss., force schools to return to remote learning

4:16pm September 02, 2022

by Cory Turner

The failure of the water systems in Jackson, Miss., has forced public schools to return to remote learning — something school leaders had hoped to never do again after the COVID pandemic.

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A new Minneapolis teachers' contract is the center of a debate over diversity

4:16pm September 02, 2022

by Elizabeth Shockman

A Minneapolis school district contract drew a storm of conservative media coverage. A lawsuit alleges the district is racially discriminating against white teachers to protect teachers of color.

Nicole Ogburn shows the new tool that she will use this year to know the emotional state of her students.

This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job

4:16pm September 02, 2022

This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.

Jasmine, age 23, waits to receive an abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 14, 2022.

Share the ways abortion laws have affected you, big and small

1:00pm September 02, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

NPR is asking for your submissions to capture the variety of ways the new abortion laws across the country are having an impact on people's lives.

Law enforcement officers stand outside of the federal courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 18.

What a special master does, as told by a special master

12:44pm September 02, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Donald Trump has asked for an independent review of materials seized from Mar-a-Lago. A special master tells NPR that the primary qualification is remaining neutral, which isn't easy.

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