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Dan Henry, D.C. resident, out for a ride on his mountain bike. His bike was stolen from his home a few weeks ago.

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Bike Thieves Are On A Roll During The Pandemic. Here's How To Protect Your Ride

9:03am April 02, 2021

by Hadia Bakkar

The "bike boom" of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a shortage of bikes nationwide, has also led to a significant rise in bike theft in multiple cities across the country

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After Capitol Riot, Local Authorities Feel Responsibility To Track Potential Threats

7:26am April 02, 2021

Local police are often the first to see extremism in their towns. They are now grappling with how to interpret questionable activity and when that behavior warrants federal intervention.

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Dorothy Toy and Paul Wing, the dance duo known as Toy & Wing, perform on the floor of the Forbidden City nightclub in San Francisco during the late 1950s.

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'She Was My Idol.' A Daughter Remembers Her Dance Star Mother

5:00am April 02, 2021

by Abe Selby

Decades ago, Dorothy Toy was a Broadway performer and half of a Vaudeville dance act. At StoryCorps, her daughter, Dorlie Fong, shared memories of the mom she remembers as talented and glamorous.

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Morning News Brief

5:00am April 02, 2021

The Chauvin trial closes its first week. A train crash in Taiwan has killed more than 30 people. And, college enrollment plummets during the pandemic.

David Ploeger, a retired Minneapolis police sergeant who was Derek Chauvin's shift supervisor, on Thursday told the court that he wasn't informed of the officer's knee on George Floyd's neck until after he was in the hospital, or how long Chauvin had kept

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Chauvin's Former Supervisor Testifies Restraint Should Have Ended Much Sooner

9:18pm April 01, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"When Mr. Floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended the restraint," retired Sgt. David Ploeger told the court on Thursday.

Dr. Rachel Levine during her confirmation hearing in February. In an NPR interview Thursday, Levine questions state measures limiting transgender rights.

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Health Care Is An Equity Issue, Not A Political One

7:24pm April 01, 2021

"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.

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Seth Bravinder, a paramedic who responded to the scene of George Floyd's death last year, testifies at the trial of then-officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday.

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'In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,' Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd

7:03pm April 01, 2021

Paramedics who treated George Floyd as he lay motionless in the street, testified at then-officer Derek Chauvin's trial on Thursday. They said Floyd was in cardiac arrest and "limp" when they arrived.

Major League Baseball Is Back — Mostly

5:53pm April 01, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Major League Baseball Opening Day is here and it's the first time in a year that fans can catch a regular season game. But because of COVID-19, most stadiums won't be filled anywhere near capacity.

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President Biden has allowed a ban on certain kinds of foreign work visas to expire. Above, Biden holds his first cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House on April 1, 2021.

Biden Allows Trump's Freeze On Skilled Worker And Other Visas To Expire

5:29pm April 01, 2021

by Jason Breslow

The Trump administration put the freeze in place last year, saying it was needed to safeguard the job market. But President Biden condemned it, calling it harmful to businesses and individuals alike.

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On Day 4 Of Chauvin Trial, Focus Became Medical Evidence And George Floyd's Drug Use

5:21pm April 01, 2021

by Adrian Florido

On the fourth day of Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd, the courtroom's focus shifted to Floyd's drug use and medical evidence.

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