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Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work
by Andrea Hsu
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.
Delaware governor's race heats up ahead of primary
What seemed like a quiet race for Delaware governor has turned into a bitter fight ahead of next week’s primary election after the frontrunner has been mired in accusations of improperly handling campaign money.
Proposed Midwest carbon capture pipeline is stirring controversy
In recent years, there have been lots of proposals for new carbon dioxide pipelines tied to a technology called carbon capture and storage. It's an effort to blunt the impact of climate change. A proposed pipeline in the Midwest would be one of the country's largest designated for carbon capture.
Hurricane season lull may be coming to an end, forecasters say
by Rebecca Hersher
Storms usually form between the end of August through October, but this August and early September have been oddly quiet. That's changing as conditions in the Atlantic become more conducive to storms.
The downfall of DEI
by Scott Detrow
As racial justice protests grew following the killing of George Floyd, many companies publicly embraced diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring policies. Now many are backing away from those policies.
Protecting the mental health of refugee children
by Rhitu Chatterjee
Studies show that refugee kids in this country experience higher levels of anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress compared to kids born here. Now, a new effort in Maine is trying to prevent such long term impacts in refugee children – by supporting their families.
Beetlejuice is back! But is the new film any good?
by Bob Mondello
Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder return in a Beetlejuice sequel 34 years in the making. It's called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Don't say it a third time.
'The Fifth Branch' follows the burgeoning world of alternative crisis response teams
by Scott Detrow
An excerpt from "The Fifth Branch," a three-part series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project examining how Durham's alternative crisis response program keeps its unarmed responders safe.