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A truck carrying Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and Residente joins with thousands of other people as they call on Puerto Rican Gov. Rosselló to step down.

The many contradictions of 'Latin Music'

1:08pm December 20, 2021

by Anamaria Sayre

For some, the term 'Latin music' is too broad to be meaningful. For others, it invokes a sense of pride and resistance. To help break it down, we spoke to an expert on race and music and pop culture.

Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren chat during a break in the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season. Both announce they had breakthrough COVID-19 infections.

Lawmakers use their breakthrough infections to push COVID-19 vaccines and boosters

1:00pm December 20, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan all reported mild symptoms. All three had been vaccinated and boosted, and encouraged others to do the same.

The Build Back Better legislation included billions to accelerate clean energy like rooftop solar, but with the bill now stalled in Congress, cutting U.S. emissions will be tougher.

What losing Build Back Better means for climate change

10:32am December 20, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Climate scientists warn that emissions need to fall quickly. Those cuts will be even tougher with the Build Back Better legislation shelved for the foreseeable future.

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Biden struggles with political agenda and COVID-19, new NPR poll shows

6:58am December 20, 2021

President Biden faces crises with his domestic agenda and the pandemic, as his approval among the public continues to falter.

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News brief: Omicron variant, Build Back Better, Chile's president-elect

6:50am December 20, 2021

The latest coronavirus variant is spreading quickly. West Virginia Sen. Manchin says he won't support the president's Build Back Better plan. A leftist millennial wins Chile's presidential election.

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Ahead of his victory, presidential candidate Gabriel Boric, of the "I approve Dignity" coalition, is seen waving to supporters at a polling station during the presidential run-off election in Punta Arenas, Chile, on Sunday.

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A leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

6:16pm December 19, 2021

by The Associated Press

Gabriel Boric, 35, defeated a far-right lawmaker in a divisive election. Poised to become Chile's youngest modern president, he's vowed to expand social services and boost environmental protections.

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Joe Manchin may have just killed Biden's Build Back Better plan

4:58pm December 19, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin went on Fox News this morning and delivered what sounded like a fatal blow to Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda.

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Chileans choose next president in divisive election

4:58pm December 19, 2021

The runoff in Chile's presidential election pits a far-right candidate against a young far-left candidate.

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Wind turbines silhouetted against the sky at dawn near Spearville, Kan. in January. Senator Joe Manchin's rejection of a sweeping spending bill effectively kills President Biden's ambitious climate plan to transform the nation's heavily fossil-fuel powere

Manchin says Build Back Better's climate measures are risky. That's not true

4:37pm December 19, 2021

by Jennifer Ludden

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had spent months watering down Biden's ambitious climate plans. His final objections to the bill's climate measures are misleading.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Sept. 30, 2021.

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Joe Manchin says he won't support President Biden's Build Back Better plan

1:01pm December 19, 2021

by Arnie Seipel

The announcement by the West Virginia Democrat dooms the $2 trillion social spending and climate legislation, which needs support from every Senate Democrat in order to pass through the 50-50 chamber.