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Seattle City Council takes up changes to new minimum wage law

7:49am April 26, 2024

by Lilly Ana Fowler

A recent law in Seattle sets minimum pay for delivery apps drivers. The City Council is looking to amend the measure after service charges increased and business for some drivers plummeted.

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Politics & Government

After a 3-hour hearing, the Supreme Court must define presidential immunity

7:27am April 26, 2024

NPR's A Martinez speaks with former federal prosecutor and Politico senior writer Ankush Khardori about former President Donald Trump's immunity claims.

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Morning news brief

5:10am April 26, 2024

Student protests against Israel's war in Gaza intensify. The Supreme Court debated former President Trump's immunity claim. New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's criminal conviction.

Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media.

A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist

5:00am April 26, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.

Twyla Stallworth, a Black woman from Andalusia, Al., filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Andalusia, its police department and Ofc. Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

National

Alabama woman who says police assaulted her after calling 911 files federal lawsuit

5:00am April 26, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

Twyla Stallworth, a woman from Andalusia, Ala., filed a federal lawsuit against the city, its police department and Grant Barton, the police officer involved in the incident.

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Businesses in Florida struggle after one year of strict immigration law

7:30pm April 25, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Nearly a year ago, Florida enacted one of the most strict immigration laws in the nation. Many local businesses say it has hurt their bottom line.

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Abortion in Florida will be limited to the first 6 weeks of pregnancy starting May 1

6:14pm April 25, 2024

by Regan McCarthy

As Florida's six-week ban on abortions is set to take effect May 1, abortion providers and adoption services are trying to get ready.

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David Pecker testified on secret payments and buried stories in Trump hush money case

6:14pm April 25, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker said in court he knew he was violating campaign finance law when he made payments to hide damaging information about Donald Trump in 2016.

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New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction

5:57pm April 25, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor about how the highest court in the state of New York overturned Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction.

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Arizona becomes fourth state to indict fake electors

5:57pm April 25, 2024

NPR Scott Detrow talks with law expert Ned Foley on how nearly three dozen so-called fake electors have been charged for signing documents falsely claiming Trump won their states in 2020.

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