Stacey Abrams Is Not Running For President, Instead Will Focus On Voter Protection
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate is launching an initiative called Fair Fight 2020 which aims to ensure voter enfranchisement across twenty states.
Hide The Wine! I’m Hosting My First Eid al-Adha Feast
I haven’t been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so.
Marine Who Warned Of Insider Threat Should Remain In The Corps
Maj. Jason Brezler faced discharge after emailing classified documents over an insecure network. He challenged the Marine Corps’ decision, and a board of inquiry recently ruled in his favor.
Wet, Wild And High: Lakes and Rivers Wreak Havoc Across Midwest, South
Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It’s halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.
Adult Victims Of Childhood Sex Abuse In New York Can Sue Alleged Abusers
The one-year filing period, or look-back window, allows victims to bring cases that used to be beyond the state’s statute of limitations that legislators overhauled this year.
California’s Largest Legal Weed Farms Face Conflict In Wine Country
What makes California great wine country also makes it great for growing marijuana. Santa Barbara County has some of the nation’s biggest legal pot farms, which leads to conflicts with other farmers.
Do Trump Officials Plan To Break Centuries Of Precedent In Divvying Up Congress?
Recent remarks raise concerns the Trump administration won’t follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on population counts that include unauthorized immigrants.
The History Of ‘Public Charge’ Requirements In U.S. Immigration Law
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly looks at the history of the “public charge” requirement in U.S. immigration law with Kunal Parker, historian at the University of Miami School of Law.
Houston Suburb Revisits Its Position On Gun Control Following Recent Shootings
The shooting in El Paso is making some people, in what was once a solidly Republican district in the Houston suburbs, revisit their position on gun control measures.
Bottled Water Distribution Begins In Newark, N.J. After Lead Detected
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Karen Yi of The Star-Ledger about the on-going water crisis in Newark, N.J.
How And Why People Come Up With Conspiracy Theories
The unexplained suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has given rise to conspiracy theories. People sometimes seek simplistic answers when confronted by complex, coincidental or otherwise confusing phenomena.
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