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Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar top the charts, but Morgan Wallen looms

4:24pm April 01, 2025

Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster MUSIC holds at No. 1 in its second week of release. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1and Morgan Wallen charts a fifth top 10 hit from an album that isn't even out yet.

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2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents

4:06pm April 01, 2025

GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.

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Cory Booker uses many, many hours on senate floor to criticize Trump agenda

4:06pm April 01, 2025

by Kelsey Snell

In D.C., New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been giving a speech on the Senate floor since 7pm on Monday night, only yielding for questions from other Democrats.

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Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research

3:59pm April 01, 2025

Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

Salvadoran Government Receives 238 Alleged Members Of Criminal Organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and 'MS13'

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Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake

1:55pm April 01, 2025

This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.

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Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech

8:34am April 01, 2025

The New Jersey Democrat took the podium to criticize the Trump administration's policies at 7 p.m. Monday. He ended his marathon speech shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, breaking a decades-old record.

Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self

7:15am April 01, 2025

Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.

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Local elections to watch today. And, concerns over Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

6:49am April 01, 2025

Florida Democrats believe they have a chance to pick up one of two congressional seats in the special election races. And, Trump is expected to announce new tariffs tomorrow, worrying investors.

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More billionaires than ever ranked in Forbes' annual list. Here are the top 10

6:33am April 01, 2025

by A Martínez

There are now more than 3,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest people. They collectively hold about $16.1 trillion in wealth.

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A civil rights leader's family airs its dirty laundry on Broadway in 'Purpose'

5:00am April 01, 2025

by Michel Martin

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

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