Rachel Martin

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Far-right militant groups align with issue-oriented groups ahead of midterms

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

A report says instances of political violence were down slightly in 2021 from the year before. But militant groups were recruiting and shifting tactics to lay the groundwork for increased violence.

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News brief: Leaked draft opinion, 2 state primaries, South Asia heatwave

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Politico reports that a leaked draft opinion suggests the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. Voters in Ohio and Indiana head to the polls for primaries. A brutal heatwave is hitting South Asia.

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While a hundred people escaped a Ukrainian steel plant, more are still trapped

Monday, May 02, 2022

Reports say as soon as evacuations started from the plant, Russian shelling resumed. Also, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers in Kyiv.

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News brief: Mariupol evacuation, Russian troops in ex-Soviet republics, Long COVID

Monday, May 02, 2022

Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. Russia looks for ways to maintain influence beyond its borders. Scientists want to know why some COVID-19 long-haulers develop multiple medical issues.

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'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Friday, April 29, 2022

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.

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In Dua Lipa's ever-expanding world, 'there's no time limit and there's no what-ifs'

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The pop star is returning to stages two years after releasing an acclaimed second album, Future Nostalgia, and being forced like everyone else to hunker down for the long chill.

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FDA considers a Pfizer booster and a Moderna vaccine for children

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Pfizer has asked for authorization for the first booster for children 5 to 11 and Moderna is poised to ask for authorization for the first vaccine for children younger than 5.

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2 progressive House lawmakers are working on a strategy to keep their seats

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

House Democratic progressives Jamie Raskin and Ro Khanna say they have a midterm campaign strategy to ward off the looming threat that Republicans could seize control of Congress.

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News brief: Kids' COVID vaccines, Russia-Ukraine war, Rep. Cawthorn cited

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

CDC data show 3 out of 4 U.S. children have had COVID. The head of the U.N. was in Moscow Tuesday, meeting with Russian President Putin. Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for a loaded handgun at an airport.

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Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, will be made available to more pharmacies

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The White House is unveiling a new push to make more people aware of COVID-19 treatments like Paxlovid — because stockpiles of the life-saving antiviral have been sitting on shelves, unused.

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News brief: Musk to take Twitter private, Paxlovid's availability, Trump civil probe

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. An effective COVID drug will be made available to more pharmacies. Ex-President Trump is held in contempt of court for failing to turn over documents.

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Blinken and Austin's trip to Kyiv demonstrates the U.S. supports Ukraine

Monday, April 25, 2022

The Biden administration is promising Ukraine more military aid and money. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy.

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Health officials say a rise in COVID cases looks more like a ripple than a wave

Monday, April 25, 2022

COVID-19 cases are ticking up in much of the country as unmasking continues, but declines in hospitalizations and deaths are fueling optimism that the U.S. won't see another big surge.

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News brief: U.S. officials visit Kyiv, French election, 2nd Amazon union vote

Monday, April 25, 2022

U.S. officials pledged more cash and more weapons. French President Macron beats his far-right rival to win reelection. Amazon labor unions are looking for another win in New York.

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News brief: war crimes probe, COVID relief deal, Sri Lanka protests

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Ukraine's president will address the U.N. Security Council. Senators reach a $10 billion deal on additional COVID funds. Protesters in Sri Lanka demand the president resign amid an economic crisis.

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Images out of Bucha are difficult to look at, but it's important not to look away

Monday, April 04, 2022

In the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dead bodies have been found along with mass graves after Russian forces withdrew from the area. It is on the outskirts of the capital city Kyiv.

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Ocean Vuong's new poems examine the 'big, big yesterday' since his mother was alive

Monday, April 04, 2022

Ocean Vuong's second poetry collection, Time is a Mother, grapples with time and its impermanence following his mother's death in 2019.

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FDA advisers meet this week on the future of COVID-19 vaccines

Monday, April 04, 2022

FDA advisers meet Wednesday on the future of COVID vaccines. A fall booster push may be in works. And data is expected this month on vaccine efficacy in kids younger than five.

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News brief: Russia accused of war crimes, Parkland shooter, Pakistan political crisis

Monday, April 04, 2022

The latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. The sentencing phase of the Parkland, Fla., school shooter begins Monday. Pakistan's prime minister dissolved parliament and called for a new election.

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As Ukraine and Russia meet again for talks, fighting continues in parts of Ukraine

Friday, April 01, 2022

Just days ago — during another round of peace talks — Russia said it would reduce its troop presence around the capital Kyiv. Ukrainians are skeptical that Russia is going to relieve pressure.

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