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‘Authenticity,’ ‘culturally relevant’: Why Bernie Sanders is resonating with Latinos
This weekend, one of the most high-profile Latinas in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is campaigning for Bernie Sanders in Nevada and California.
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Trump is impeached, but there’s no endgame in sight
When it was announced Wednesday night in the House of Representatives that all time allotted for debate on impeachment had expired, a cheer went up within the chamber.
6 years ago
Separated at the border, the story of Andrea and her son José
Fearing MS-13 gang, she sought asylum in U.S. after being separated by border officials, she and her son eventually were reunited and now live in N.J.
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NPR
New SNAP rule impacts college students by limiting benefits and adding confusion
Some low-income college students are among the 688,000 food stamp recipients projected to lose benefits as a result of a Trump administration rule announced Dec. 4.
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Acquiring private land is slowing Trump’s border wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in Texas and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
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Presidential hopefuls in Senate say impeachment comes first
The senators are already expecting to be sidelined by impeachment for at least two weeks in January.
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Van Drew announces GOP flip during meeting with Trump
Expected party-switcher New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
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Billy Penn
Eulogies for Chris Cotton, the Philly comedian who died of an embolism
Reflection services are set for Dec. 21.
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On census, Facebook and Instagram to ban disinformation and false ads
The company says it plans to enforce these specific bans on all users, including politicians — a departure from previous comments from Facebook officials.
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NPR
‘Wow, you’re using the kitchen again’: The irritations, perks of longer Airbnb stays
Airbnb is known for offering short stays in someone else's home, but now more people are using it for a month or more. Those longer stays can bring frustrations and weirdness.
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Hundreds in Philly, tens of thousands across the nation rally to impeach Trump
The Philly rally was one of 600 protests across the U.S. on the eve of the U.S. House voting on impeachment.
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President Donald Trump impeached by US House on 2 charges
Trump is on track to become the third president in U.S. history to be impeached.
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NPR
Is a wealth tax constitutional?
Twenty years before a wealth tax became a serious consideration in national politics, two legal scholars battled over whether the policy would be constitutional.
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Multi-state pact could curb transportation carbon emissions
Carbon emissions from cars, trucks and other means of transportation would drop while gas prices would jump under a multi-state draft climate proposal released Tuesday.
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NPR
Fewer students are going to college. Here’s why that matters.
This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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