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Clockwise from top left: Audra Day in United States Vs. Billie Holiday, Yuh-Jung Youn in Minari, Daniel Kaluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah, Nomadland director ChloÃ© Zhao with Frances McDormand.

Arts

Neither #OscarsSoWhite Nor #OscarsSoMale — What A Difference A Pandemic Makes

9:03pm April 15, 2021

by Bob Mondello

It's been a catastrophic 12 months for movie theaters. It has also been a banner year for diversity at the Oscars — but it's going to take some work to make it permanent.

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National

Biden Administration Recommends New Budget To Congress

11:47am April 09, 2021

President Biden wants Congress to give more money to schools, the CDC, and foreign aid. It's part of his first budget request, a document aimed at setting a tone for spending decisions.

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President Biden leaves after speaking about his sprawling $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

With His Legacy In Mind, Biden Seeks U.S. Transformation With Infrastructure Plan

8:55am April 08, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

The president's overall approach to legislating so far — on a big, bold agenda — is winning plaudits from political strategists, left and right.

A staff person removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with representatives of the United States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks in July 2015 in Vienna.

Reviving The Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's What It Involves And Why It's Hard

7:35pm April 05, 2021

by Larry Kaplow

Before the U.S. pulled out, the deal gave Iran money and gave the world assurances that Iran wasn't trying to build nuclear weapons.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with other Democratic members of Congress outside of the Democratic National Headquarters in November, urging then-President-elect Biden to address the climate crisis.

'Green New Deal' Leaders See Biden Climate Plans As A Victory, Kind Of

11:20am April 02, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

For Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and progressive climate activists, the Biden infrastructure plan shows the influence of the Green New Deal. But they think it's nowhere near big enough.

National

The (Broken) State Of The U.S. Housing Market

4:29pm March 25, 2021

by Chris Arnold

The number of homes for sale in the U.S. is at a record low while would-be buyers are plentiful and eager to buy. When homes do go on the market, bidding wars send prices through the roof.

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National

Gun Legislation At The State Level Over The Last 10 Years

5:23pm March 24, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nick Penzenstadler of USA Today about the gun control legislation that has happened on the state level over the last decade.

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Fitness classes are among the many elements of daily life that moved to Zoom during the pandemic.

A Pandemic Winner: How Zoom Beat Tech Giants To Dominate Video Chat

10:19am March 19, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Technology let us see and be with each other even when we couldn't do it in person. How did a Silicon Valley upstart beat out the tech powerhouses in video conferencing?

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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (left) speaks with then-Vice President Biden during a news conference in Guatemala City on March 2, 2015. Leaders from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras were meeting with Biden for two days of talks about child

World News

With Honduras' Narco Allegations, Pressure Rises To Sanction Its Leader

3:51pm March 18, 2021

by James Fredrick

U.S. prosecutors say President Juan Orlando Hernández enabled drug trafficking into the U.S., and Democratic lawmakers want punishment. It comes as President Biden seeks Central American aid.

A man reads the news about the U.S. elections on Nov. 9 in Tehran. Many Iranians are hopeful that President Biden will lifts sanctions imposed on Iran by his predecessor.

World News

What It Would Take For Biden To Revive The Iran Deal

8:03am March 16, 2021

by Jackie Northam

President Biden wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that his predecessor pulled out of. It's at a standstill, but analysts say the Biden administration can make gestures to bring Iran to the table.

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