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Could the Jan. 6 committee's findings lead to criminal charges for Trump?

6:03pm July 22, 2022

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the evidence presented by the Jan. 6 committee and the difficulties in prosecuting a former president.

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New York health officials detected Polio in a patient Thursday, the first case in the United States since 2013. The signature symptom of the Polio virus is paralysis, which can return later in life, years after a survivor has recovered from their initial

The first U.S. polio case was discovered in nearly a decade. Should you worry?

5:56pm July 22, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The CDC confirmed that a patient in New York has contracted polio, the first U.S. case since 2013. But most people shouldn't be concerned about contracting the virus because of high vaccination rates.

Only 31 new emoji were proposed this year

5:40pm July 22, 2022

We've reached peak emoji. The Unicode Consortium proposed 31 new emoji this year, a quarter of the approved 112 emoji last year.

The White House has a new public engagement advisor. Here's her plan

5:40pm July 22, 2022

Keisha Lance Bottoms is the new White House senior advisor for public engagement. The former Atlanta mayor begins her job at a time when President Biden's approval ratings are at an all-time low.

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Steve Bannon, Trump's former adviser, was found guilty in contempt of Congress trial

4:57pm July 22, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday for not complying with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame will induct several new members

4:57pm July 22, 2022

by Keith O'Brien

The National Baseball Hall of Fame will enshrine seven new members Sunday. They'll each receive this huge honor with a bronze plaque that will hang forever in Cooperstown, N.Y.

The first season ends for the House committee on the Jan. 6 attacks

4:57pm July 22, 2022

The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attacks just ended its first season and concluded that President Donald Trump willfully refused to stop rioters from attacking the Capitol.

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New baseball rule hopes to reverse decades of fan loss

4:32pm July 22, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with LA Times baseball reporter Bill Shaikin about the defensive "pie-slice rule" and other ways the MLB is attempting to bring more excitement back to baseball.

Abortion providers see greater interest in sterilization procedures

4:32pm July 22, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, clinics report a surge in demand for sterilization procedures.

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The newest branch of the military is taking a different approach to fitness

4:25pm July 22, 2022

by Eric Schmid

Annual physical fitness assessments are a cornerstone of military life. The military's newest branch, the Space Force, is ditching that model and switching to the more high-tech fitness trackers.

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