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Better ventilation means healthier students, but many schools can't afford to upgrade

4:22pm March 18, 2022

by Maria Godoy

The better the air quality in schools, the better students do academically and healthier they are. Improving air quality is expensive, so advocates hope money set aside under the Biden Plan will help.

North Carolina officials are investigating the voter registration of former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

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Mark Meadows faces North Carolina investigation over his voter registration

3:03pm March 18, 2022

by Elena Moore

The probe follows an allegation that the former Trump White House chief of staff never resided at the address he put on his voter registration ahead of the 2020 election.

Activists hold a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 10 asking for the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the court.

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Black women form the first line of defense for a historic Supreme Court nominee

3:01pm March 18, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the court. For many activists, her confirmation hearings bring pride and inspiration — and resolve against conservative attacks.

Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Judiciary Committee, will preside over next week's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

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Dick Durbin, a low-key Senate veteran, to preside over Supreme Court hearings

11:59am March 18, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Durbin has been No. 2 in the Senate Democratic leadership since 2007, a job that involves knowing senators well enough to be able to count and corral votes, and knowing how to broker a deal.

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The U.S., a major oil producer, woos other countries to produce more oil

10:49am March 18, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The Biden administration is encouraging U.S. oil companies to increase their production to help curb record high gasoline prices. But boosting output is easier said than done.

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Voters cast their ballots Election Day in 2020 in East Los Angeles. Smartmatic says it's the only county they were operating in for the presidential election, but Fox News mentioned the company 137 times in a month afterward as President Trump and his all

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Fox News countersues a voting machine maker, saying its damage estimate is inflated

10:07am March 18, 2022

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Smartmatic says claims aired by the network contributed to losing $2.7 billion in business through 2025. In a new suit, Fox says that figure represents absurdly huge growth for the small business.

A Russian court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. Griner was detained at a Moscow-area airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggag

We're not hearing much about jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner. Could that be good?

9:00am March 18, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Media coverage of Griner's arrest on alleged drug charges in Russia has remained somewhat muted. Some say it's because of her skin color, but others say it's part of a bigger strategy to get her home.

In this Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.

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Senior citizens serving federal sentences have fallen through the cracks

8:12am March 18, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The U.S. Parole Commission has been undercounting prisoners under its jurisdiction, the latest in a string of troubles to plague the federal agency.

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Sen. Warren aims to prevent oligarchs from using crypto to evade sanctions

5:02am March 18, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about her bill aiming to strengthen U.S. sanctions against Russia by blocking access to cryptocurrencies.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison addresses the DNC Winter Meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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New Jersey Democrats may want to knock Iowa off the top of the presidential calendar

9:01pm March 17, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

As Democrats consider selecting new states to go first in the presidential primary calendar, New Jersey pitches itself as a sensible choice.