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A trio of economists have come up with a new way to evaluate the health of an economy

4:57pm August 05, 2022

GDP has declined for a second quarter in a row — a common definition of a recession. But a group of economists are asking, why rely on that single number to determine the health of the economy?

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The fallout continues from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

4:44pm August 05, 2022

The White House summoned China's ambassador to the U.S. to address concerns about military exercises around Taiwan — the latest in the fallout over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.

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Kabul's fall to the Taliban, 1 year later

4:44pm August 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of CENTCOM, about the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, to the Taliban one year later.

Senate to vote on huge package that would change drug pricing and health insurance

4:44pm August 05, 2022

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to put caps on drug price increases and out of pocket spending. It also includes a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate price some drugs.

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Migrants from Venezuela, who boarded a bus in Del Rio, Texas, disembark within view of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next

3:44pm August 05, 2022

For months, governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending charter buses full of migrants to Washington, D.C. Neither the local nor federal government greets them when they arrive.

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Albert Woodfox was a former member of the Black Panthers who was put in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary for over 43 years.

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The Angola 3's Albert Woodfox, who survived decades of solitary confinement, dies

3:38pm August 05, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

A wrongful murder conviction forced Woodfox to spend 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement at Louisiana's Angola Prison. He has died at the age of 75.

Are you looking to move into your own home? If so, what could help you achieve this?

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Young Americans are living at home longer. We want to hear your stories on why

1:08pm August 05, 2022

by Claire Murashima

Recent studies have found younger Americans are living at home longer. Are you aged between 18 and 34 and living in a multigenerational household? We want to hear from you.

Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his text messages during the Sandy Hook trial in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.

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A jury will decide if Alex Jones has to pay punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents

12:58pm August 05, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Jones is being sued for defamation by the parents of a first grader killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 for saying the school shooting was a hoax on his radio show.

Supporters of a constitutional amendment about abortion in Kansas remove signs ahead of Tuesday's vote.

Abortion rights supporters and opponents look for lessons from the Kansas vote

12:35pm August 05, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Kentucky has a similar measure on the ballot, and another is expected in Michigan. But even as advocates analyze the results, they warn that messaging that worked in Kansas may not work nationwide.

Protestors for and against legal abortions gathered at The University of Michigan on May 14, 2022.

Confusion roiled Michigan for days as abortion rights changed hour to hour

12:25pm August 05, 2022

by Kate Wells

In a span of 3 days this week, court rulings seesawed between outlawing abortions and permitting them. A judge allowed them to continue Wednesday for at least 21 days.