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Senate Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Legalize Marijuana

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:04pm
The bill, which reflects growing support for legalization, would end the federal prohibition on cannabis. But it is unlikely to pass in an election year and a divided government.
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Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:00pm
In her conversation with the vice president, Drew Barrymore allowed informality to veer into disrespect.
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Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:54pm
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.
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Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ Producers for Defamation

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:46pm
In the suit, lawyers for the former Nickelodeon producer called the documentary a “hit job” that had falsely painted him as a “child sexual abuser.”
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:46pm
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates would stay high for longer.
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How Six-Week Abortion Bans Went From Fringe to Reality

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:28pm
Even opponents of abortion saw such curbs as too controversial just over a decade ago. Times have changed.
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Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Creditors Demand to Know His Spending

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:17pm
Rudy Giuliani promised a bankruptcy court that he would limit his spending, but it didn’t take long before he broke that pledge, and by a lot.
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Veteran Collected Benefits After Lying About Purple Heart, U.S. Says

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:12pm
Sharon Toney-Finch, who served in Iraq, was charged with fraudulently claiming to have a Purple Heart and with defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating

NPR World - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:08pm

From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.

And over the last couple of days the tension has only increased as police have intervened on several campuses, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Texas. Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.

Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses are growing in scope and intensity, and colleges are calling on law enforcement to help. Is it the right decision, and what happens next?

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For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating

NPR World - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:08pm

From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.

And over the last couple of days the tension has only increased as police have intervened on several campuses, including Columbia University, UCLA and the University of Texas. Hundreds of protestors have been arrested.

Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses are growing in scope and intensity, and colleges are calling on law enforcement to help. Is it the right decision, and what happens next?

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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

(Image credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)

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Kamala Harris Looks to Make Trump the Face of Florida’s Abortion Ban

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:06pm
The vice president sought to tie former President Donald J. Trump to the state’s six-week abortion ban, which took effect on Wednesday.
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United Methodist Church Reverses Ban on Practicing Gay Clergy

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:06pm
In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.
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Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Ban: What We Know

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:59pm
Lawmakers voted to repeal an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions. Here’s what to know about the fight over the law.
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The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves

NPR World - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:37pm

The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.

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The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves

NPR World - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:37pm

The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.

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Arizona Voted to Repeal Its Abortion Ban

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:34pm
Also, the Fed eyes a longer period of high rates. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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Giant Pandas Are Returning to San Diego, China Announces

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:28pm
“Panda diplomacy” has represented an area of cooperation between the United States and China despite tension over weighty issues of trade and national security.
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Israeli settlers try to block aid to Gaza as Blinken touts progress on trip to Israel

NPR World - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:26pm

Israeli settlers tried to block a new aid route into Gaza. The incident was a setback for Blinken, who was trying to highlight progress in getting Palestinians food and supplies to stave off famine.

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Israeli settlers try to block aid to Gaza as Blinken touts progress on trip to Israel

NPR World - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:26pm

Israeli settlers tried to block a new aid route into Gaza. The incident was a setback for Blinken, who was trying to highlight progress in getting Palestinians food and supplies to stave off famine.

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Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 4:13pm
Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for International Workers’ Day.
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