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Win McNamee / Getty Images 8:22pm Sep 20, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentKavanaugh Accuser Open To Testifying About Sexual Assault Allegations
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week.
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6:24pm Jun 04, 2020World News World News Politics & Government
Iran Releases U.S. Navy Veteran After 2-Year-Long Incarceration
Iran has released Michael White — U.S. Navy veteran who had been held there for two years — in the latest of prisoner releases that continue despite the conflict between the two countries. -
6:24pm Jun 04, 2020National National Health & Safety
Some States See Upticks In Coronavirus Cases, While Numbers In Others Are Going Down
Nationwide coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, including California and in the South. In the Northeast, things are looking up as infections fall. -
6:02pm Jun 04, 2020Economy Economy Politics & Government Environment
New Executive Order To Waive Environmental Protections For Federal Agencies
President Trump is signing an executive order that lets federal agencies waive environmental protections. The move aims to expedite infrastructure projects to help the economy recover. -
Brett Carlsen / Getty Images 5:48pm Jun 04, 2020National NationalLouisville Community Leader On Protests: 'People Want To See Something Different'
Sadiqa Reynolds, president of the Louisville Urban League, says the protests — which have been peaceful and diverse in her city — are "changing the way the criminal justice system has to respond." -
5:48pm Jun 04, 2020Economy Economy
How Social And Economic Disparities Have Worsened Pandemic's Effects On Black Workers
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Valerie Wilson from the Economic Policy Institute about why the pandemic has disproportionately affected African-American workers and families. -
5:24pm Jun 04, 2020National National
Similarities And Differences Of George Floyd Protests And The Civil Rights Movement
Protestors flooding the streets, chants calling for racial justice, tear gas filling in city squares — protests over George Floyd's death have a lot in common with the civil rights movement of 1968. -
5:03pm Jun 04, 2020National National
Atlanta-Based Organization Advocates For Rest As A Form Of Social Justice
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Tricia Hersey, a founder of the Nap Ministry, about why her organization argues that rest could be a form of resistance. -
4:54pm Jun 04, 2020National National
A Look At Breonna Taylor's Life That Was Cut Short By The Police
Breonna Taylor's name is chanted every night across the country by demonstrators protesting police violence. Her family and friends are grateful her name is known, even as they grieve. -
4:54pm Jun 04, 2020World News World News
People In Hong Kong Defy Police Ban, Gather To Commemorate Tiananmen Victims
Hong Kong police had denied organizers permission to hold an annual rally commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre victims. But few thousands of people have gathered anyway in defiance of the ban. -
4:54pm Jun 04, 2020National National
What Veterans Think About Sending Active-Duty Troops To Police Protests
Some military officials have come out against the deployment of active-duty troops to police nationwide protests. Others, including some army veterans, have supported the idea. -
4:54pm Jun 04, 2020Health & Safety Health & Safety
ICU Nurse Shares Her Experience Of Working With COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 patients in intensive care often experience facial swelling, which makes them unrecognizable. Mackenzie, a nurse in the Pacific Northwest, explains how nurses get to know patients better. -
4:38pm Jun 04, 2020
A Court Hearing In The Arbery Case Reveals New Details
A court hearing for the men accused of Arbery's murder has revealed new details. An investigator testified a co-defendant said the man who shot Arbery used a racial epithet after the altercation.
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