Politics & Government

China brokers talks to restore diplomatic ties between Middle East rivals

12:00pm March 10, 2023

Iran and Saudi Arabia announced Friday they plan to re-establish diplomatic relations, following talks hosted by China on the sidelines of a political conference.

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Members of the white nationalist group National Socialist Florida use a laser projector to display white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ images on the side of the CSX building and other high-rise buildings in Jacksonville, Fla.

In Florida, far-right groups look to seize the moment

10:51am March 10, 2023

A far-right group in Jacksonville, Fla., has been regularly projecting hate symbols onto downtown buildings. Groups like this look to capitalize on what they see as a favorable political climate.

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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over 2022 death of teen during a traffic stop in Greensboro

9:43am March 10, 2023

by Paul Garber

The mother of a juvenile shot to death by an unnamed Greensboro police officer in August filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday in federal court.

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How will a divided government set budget priorities for the decade to come?

8:29am March 10, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who served in the George W. Bush White House, and led the nonpartisan congressional budget office, about how the proposal is being received.

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Communications between Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox Corp. head Lachlan Murdoch following the 2020 presidential election are being scrutinized in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit. Murdoch praised Scott's performance in an appearance on Thursday.

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Fox Corp CEO praises Fox News leader as network faces $1.6 billion lawsuit

5:01am March 10, 2023

by Mary Yang

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the brand is strong. Fox News faces a blockbuster defamation lawsuit over its repeated broadcasting of baseless election-fraud claims in 2020.

In this 2021 file photo, a Georgia poll worker passes a Dominion Voting Systems ballot scanner. Dominion, which has been the subject of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, was recently ditched by officials in California's Shasta County.

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A California county has dumped Dominion, leaving its election operations up in the air

5:00am March 10, 2023

by Roman Battaglia

California's Shasta County has terminated its contract with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that's faced a barrage of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election.

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Biden administration releases Guantánamo inmate, its fourth transfer in a month

8:04pm March 09, 2023

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A Saudi man held at Guantánamo for more than two decades without being put on trial has been released by the U.S., making him the fourth inmate transferred out of Guantánamo in about the past month.

Head of Norfolk Southern apologizes for Ohio train derailment in Senate hearing

5:55pm March 09, 2023

by David Schaper

Norfolk Southern's CEO and others testify during a Senate committee hearing on the fiery train derailment that occurred in early February in East Palestine, Ohio.

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Florida students protest their school district's book ban

5:55pm March 09, 2023

by Kerry Sheridan

Students in the St. Petersburg area are protesting a book ban imposed by a school district using a new state law. A new training video for librarians warns not to shelf books that could be challenged.

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Alan Shaw, President and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation, testifies before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill on March 9.

Senators grill the Norfolk Southern CEO over the East Palestine rail disaster

5:42pm March 09, 2023

by David Schaper

The CEO of Norfolk Southern railroad faced pointed questioning over the hazardous train derailment and fire that released toxic fumes last month, as well as his company's safety culture.