Vanessa Romo

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On Equal Pay Day, women are trying to make a dollar out of 83 cents

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

It took women working year round full-time jobs 74 extra days to earn what men did in 2021. And the data is worse for women of color, who are disproportionately employed in low-wage jobs.

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Can states limit abortion and gender-affirming treatments outside their borders?

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Building on SB 8 in Texas, some Republican lawmakers are trying a new strategy: pushing bills that would attempt to limit what residents can and can't do even beyond state lines.

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Enrique Tarrio, who led the Proud Boys, is arrested over the U.S. Capitol attack

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Enrique Tarrio may not have physically taken part on the Jan. 6 breach, but the Justice Department has charged him for allegedly leading the advance planning and taking credit for it on social media.

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Stolichnaya Vodka rebrands as 'Stoli,' trying to distance itself from Putin

Monday, March 07, 2022

Company leaders explained vehement opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. They also hope the new name will represent "Stoli's roots in Latvia."

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Beware the joro spider. Scientists say the giant, but harmless, arachnid is spreading

Saturday, March 05, 2022

A new study says that the palm-sized spider, which has been largely confined to warmer Southeastern states for nearly a decade, could soon colonize regions with colder climates to the north.

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The ACLU sues to block Texas from investigating parents of trans youth

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

The lawsuit says at least one family is already under investigation for providing their child with medically necessary gender-affirming care.

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Kandinsky painting that was auctioned during WWII is returned to Jewish heirs

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

The 1909 painting was just one of a treasured art collection inherited by Robert Lewenstein and his wife Irma Klein, But the pair were forced to sell it in October 1940 as they fled the Nazis.

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Pfizer vaccine's protection against COVID wanes quickly in kids ages 5-11, study says

Monday, February 28, 2022

New research out of New York found the protection of the vaccine against infection in kids ages 5 to 11 dropped from 68% to 12%.

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Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution that denounces its invasion of Ukraine

Friday, February 25, 2022

"You can veto this resolution but you cannot veto our voices," the U.S. ambassador to the UN told her Russian counterpart following the vote.

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L.A. woman jailed for nearly 2 weeks in a case of mistaken identity. Now she's suing

Thursday, February 24, 2022

"All I could think was that it wasn't me," Bethany Farber told NPR. "I just kept insisting that they check, that they double check because they had the wrong person." She spent 13 days in jail befo

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No medals for 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Games drew their lowest U.S. ratings ever

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

"This was probably the most difficult Olympics of all time," NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua said, citing "very harsh protocols in China" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Britain will drop COVID-19 self-isolation requirements on Thursday, Johnson announces

Monday, February 21, 2022

"Covid will not suddenly disappear," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament on Monday, adding that "restrictions pose a heavy toll on our economy, our society, our mental well-being."

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Orcas take down a blue whale, proving they're the apex predators of the ocean

Saturday, February 19, 2022

"Within seconds we realized, oh my God, a pack of killer whales is attacking a blue whale," researcher John Totterdell from the Cetacean Research Centre in Australia, told NPR.

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San Francisco DA drops charges against woman linked to crime through rape victim DNA

Thursday, February 17, 2022

The district attorney's office said the case violated the woman's Fourth Amendment rights and called the police department's use of the alleged victim's DNA, "illegal."

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What is trimetazidine, the drug found in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's system?

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The 15-year-old athlete tested positive in December for trimetazidine, a drug typically prescribed to much older patients suffering from angina and other heart-related conditions.

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German chancellor warns of far-reaching sanctions if Russia moves on Ukraine

Monday, February 14, 2022

Olaf Scholz did not elaborate on specifics during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday but he did pledge a new round of financial assistance to Kyiv.

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'Big Papi' makes it into the Baseball Hall of Fame as Bonds and Clemens get shut out

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The beloved Red Sox player who helped put an end to the "Curse of the Bambino" was voted into the elite group in his first year on the ballot. Bonds and Clemens fell short in their final year.

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Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here's how to get yours

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.

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The James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, a million miles away

Monday, January 24, 2022

The $10 billion telescope is nearly ready to begin capturing images that scientists hope will help uncover the mysteries of the universe — and scope out other possible habitable planets.

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A teen's solo transatlantic flight calls attention to wasteful 'ghost flights'

Friday, January 21, 2022

Kai Forsyth relished being the only passenger on a flight from London to Orlando. But his solo trip highlights the wastefulness of near-empty flights that environmentalists are trying to ban.

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