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How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 riot
Monday, October 25, 2021
Leaked documents from inside Facebook show the social network was caught flat-footed by the "Stop the Steal" movement, which culminated in the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.
News brief: Sudan coup reports, COVID vaccines for kids, Charlottesville rally
Monday, October 25, 2021
Sudan's prime minister is detained in an apparent coup. FDA advisers review vaccine data for children ages 5 to 11. Some organizers of the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Va., are going on trial.
Amazon workers in New York take their first step toward a union
Monday, October 25, 2021
Amazon warehouse staff in Staten Island are planning to file for a union vote. Some 2,000 workers have signed cards seeking an election, according to the self-organized independent Amazon Labor Union.
As prices increase because of inflation, consumers are forced to pay more
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Runaway prices pose a great risk to the economy. People are paying more for everything from meat to rent and gasoline. Reasons include snarls in the global supply chain and lack of workers.
News brief: inflation watch, ransomware summit, e-cigarette authorization
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Labor Department reports consumer prices data. The White House hosts a virtual global summit to discuss ransomware. The FDA allows a brand of e-cigarettes to stay on the market.
The FDA authorizes e-cigarettes for the first time, citing benefits for smokers
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The FDA gave permission for the sale of a brand of e-cigarettes — saying the product can help adult quit smoking. At the same time, it rejected many flavored products which are popular with teens.
News brief: NPR Poll on delta surge, Jon Gruden's emails, espionage case
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The surge pushed Americans further behind. Las Vegas Raiders coach resigns after reports he used derogatory language. Ex-Navy engineer and his wife are accused of trying to sell submarine secrets.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Gruden resigned following news reports that he used derogatory language in emails dating back to 2011. The emails surfaced during a probe into workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Club.
'Dear Memory' digs into the shame accompanying immigrant silence
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Victoria Chang traces her family history through letter writing in her book, Dear Memory. In an NPR interview, she talks facing micro and macro aggressions and staying silent, just like her parents.
It is expected to be a big week regarding vaccination booster news
Monday, October 11, 2021
The FDA will review booster data from Moderna and J&J. A preview of what to expect from the FDA this week, and how vaccines are still holding up despite waning immunity.
3 U.S.-based economists win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Monday, October 11, 2021
Their work drew conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called natural experiments — real events or policy changes that can be studied empirically to answer important questions in society.
News brief: vaccinations, Iraq election, China-Taiwan tensions
Monday, October 11, 2021
It's expected to be a big week for COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Ballots are being counted in Iraq's parliamentary elections. China and Taiwan used a weekend occasion to heat up their rhetoric.
News brief: Texas abortion law, jobs report, CIA's focus on China
Friday, October 08, 2021
Some clinics in Texas are offering abortions again after a federal judge intervened. The Labor Department issues its monthly jobs report. The CIA director says China is the agency's main focus.
For Brandi Carlile, band and family are one and the same
Friday, October 08, 2021
In These Silent Days is the singer-songwriter's latest collaboration with twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth. The three have spent the past two decades winding their creative and personal lives together.
With the China Mission Center, the CIA refocuses on the changing world stage
Friday, October 08, 2021
The CIA is establishing a mission center that will focus on the challenges posed by a rising China. This is the strongest sign yet that CIA Director William Burns considers China his top priority.
Latest jobs report sheds more light on how the U.S. economy is doing
Friday, October 08, 2021
Employers added 194,000 jobs in September, a second month of disappointing growth. Employers added 194,000 jobs in September, down from a revised 366,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department says.
News brief: abortion law blocked, debt limit fix, caregivers' COVID deaths
Thursday, October 07, 2021
Texas' abortion law is temporarily blocked. Congress appears closer to a deal that keeps the government paying its bills. A study estimates more than 140,00 children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19.
Senate leaders aim to finalize a deal to avoid the immediate threat of default
Thursday, October 07, 2021
The leaders appear to have reached an agreement to raise the debt limit to December. But Democrats and Republicans aren't moving off their positions for how to achieve a long-term fix.
Biden names ex-Delaware governor to oversee Afghan resettlement in the U.S.
Thursday, October 07, 2021
The White House has put former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell in charge of helping oversee efforts to resettle Afghan refugees.
Investigations continue into oil leak off the coast of Southern California
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
An oil spill off Huntington Beach has released more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil into coastal waters — killing marine life and fouling wetlands.