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New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.
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Egg and milk prices fall, fueling hope for interest rate cuts
Inflation eased last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department, which means people feeling stretched by high prices and high borrowing costs could feel a little relief soon.
What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?
Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet — and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.
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President Biden and former President Trump will debate each other. The earliest general-election debate in history will take place in June.
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President Putin starts his first foreign trip of this new term: a two-day visit to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Here's the significance of this trip and what we can expect from it,
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The area's famous oil industry is in decline due to falling revenues and the state's aggressive climate action. -
The latest report, will not only give an update on inflation, it could also indicate if the Federal Reserve will resume lowering interest rates.
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Courtney Gore campaigned in Texas as a GOP hard-liner. She won, but while she served her term, she became alarmed by her party’s extremism.
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A German engineer came up with an idea for a new kind of heart pump while still a student in the 1990s. His project eventually became a reality and has helped hundreds of thousands of people survive severe heart attacks.
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New government figures show that the inflation rate has slowed, but remains stubbornly high.
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The anniversary signifies the day in 1948 when the British occupation formally ended their mandate in Palestine, thus creating the state of Israel. -
The Justice Department says Boeing violated a settlement after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max planes. The crashes killed over 340 people more than five years ago.
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Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer, faces cross-examination as the U.S. Speaker of the House shows up at court calling the proceeding a "sham of a trial."
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan about the Biden administration's decision to increase tariffs on Chinese goods.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says a growing number of card user are falling behind on their monthly credit card bills. Fallout from years of rising prices and high interest rates.
