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Congress Boosts ‘Black Lung’ Treatment Funding By Millions

After NPR reporting on the Progressive Massive Fibrosis epidemic, Congress and the White House agreed to give the maximum funding authorized for clinics treating the disease in 15 coal-mining states.

Sacramento Residents Speak Out About Police Shooting

The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento has spurred protests. The city council held a public forum Tuesday.

The Complex Story Of Civil Rights Photographer Ernest Withers

Fifty years ago, photographer Ernest Withers took an iconic photograph of Memphis sanitation workers on strike. He chronicled the civil rights movement, but was revealed to have been an FBI informant.

Colorado, Guns And Politics

In Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, likely Democratic candidate Jason Crow is campaigning for more gun control against battle-tested, and NRA-endorsed, incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Coffman.

News Brief: Kim Jong Un In China, Gerrymandering At The Supreme Court

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly visited China in his first trip abroad since taking power. Also, Marcia Coyle of National Law Journal previews a Supreme Court gerrymandering case.

The Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike: King’s Last Cause For Economic Justice

They wanted better working conditions and higher pay, but they needed help strategizing. Martin Luther King Jr., went to Memphis to help.

A Needle In A Legal Haystack Could Sink A Major Supreme Court Privacy Case

A Supreme Court case undone? The CLOUD Act, recently passed in the omnibus spending bill, likely to moot one of the term’s blockbuster cases.

Healing Drug Injection Wounds Can Help Get Care Closer To Patients

Infections from intravenous drug use are often hidden, under sleeves and beneath pants. These wounds of addiction may be buried in shame. They can also be serious, requiring surgery or constant care.

Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering: The Supreme Court’s Play In 3 Acts

The justices are hearing a case involving partisan gerrymandering for the second time this term. Now it’s Democrats’ turn to defend their plan.

Senate Candidate Joe Arpaio Vows To Keep Pushing Birtherism

The former Arizona sheriff, who was jailed for criminal contempt before being pardoned by President Trump, says he has “100 percent” proof that former President Obama’s birth certificate is fake.

Sacramento Residents Voice Their Anger Over Recent Police Shooting

A five-hour meeting was scheduled to hear residents’ reaction to the police killing of 22-year-old Stephon Clark.

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