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Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court over blocked census memo

Trump is attempting to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to determine each state's share of seats in Congress.

6 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes

An investigation into the plane finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."

6 years ago

Diners at a Center City restaurant
Health

Experts worry as US coronavirus restrictions are eased or violated

While some Americans may see loosening restrictions as a welcome step closer to normal, public health experts warn the U.S. is setting itself up for failure — again.

6 years ago

Shayanne Summers holds her dog Toph
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Community

Haze spreads across US as wildfires continue to tear through the West

Scientists link an increasing prevalence and intensity of wildfires to climate change, and residents are grappling with the dread that severe fire seasons are the new normal.

6 years ago

Kevin Warren
Community

Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all

Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday.

6 years ago

Dawn Wooten, left, spoke at a Sept. 15 news conference in Atlanta about conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center. Wooten submitted a whistleblower complaint on Monday alleging medical neglect and unsafe conditions that promoted the spread of COVID-19 at the facility.
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Community

Whistleblower alleges ‘medical neglect,’ questionable hysterectomies of ICE detainees

Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocacy groups are calling for the DHS's inspector general to investigate the claims, centered on conditions at a facility in Georgia.

6 years ago

Trump supporters and protesters clashed on Independence Mall ahead of a visit from President Trump. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Trump tries to woo undecided voters in Philly; competing rallies break out nearby

As Trump talked to undecided voters in Philly, competing protests flared up outside, with Trump detractors outnumbering supporters.

6 years ago

Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Bipartisan Senate push to extend census begins weeks before count is set to end

A bipartisan group of senators is offering a potential solution to a scheduling conundrum plaguing the 2020 census.

6 years ago

The James R. Browning United States Courthouse
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Politics & Policy

Court rules government can end humanitarian protections for some 300,000 immigrants

Critics say ending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan will devastate families and communities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, addresses the media in Louisville, Ky.
Courts & Law

Multi-million settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit

The settlement would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case, according to a person who has seen the settlement.

6 years ago

President Trump speaks Monday during a briefing on wildfires in McClellan Park, Calif.
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Politics & Policy

‘I don’t think science knows’: Visiting fires, Trump denies climate change

Even as more than two dozen wildfires roared across California alone, Trump declined to acknowledge the role climate change likely played in fueling the flames.

6 years ago

Sally is forecast to make landfall on the Gulf Coast
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Weather

Sally becomes a hurricane; slow-moving storm already drenching Gulf Coast

Sally will bring an "extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and torrential rain with flash flooding" Monday, forecasters say.

6 years ago

Alice and Jeremy Bumpus
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Politics & Policy

Despite a new federal ban, many renters are still getting evicted

The CDC ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.

6 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Politics & Policy

Whistleblower’s claims on Russian interference fits pattern

Trump’s resistance to embracing the gravity of Russian interference may leave the U.S. vulnerable ahead of an election that officials say is again being targeted by Russia.

6 years ago

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Alex Azar, Anthony Fauci, Robert Redfield, Jerome Adams
Health

As Trump played down coronavirus, health experts’ alarm grew

Three days after delivering his “deadly” assessment in a private call with journalist Bob Woodward, Trump told a New Hampshire rally on Feb. 10, “It’s going to be fine."

6 years ago

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