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-A new poll confirms Americans are behind and on edge because of the pandemic.
-The coach for the @Raiders has resigned after officials found racist, misogynistic and homophobic language in his emails.
+ all this and more at the link:
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Britney Spears will appear in court today over her conservatorship.
A New York Times report found Spears has been resisting the arrangement — and her father's control of her life and finances.
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The historic winter storm has left 3 million Texans without power.
The state is investigating the unprecedented power failure.
@Joeycules of @TPRnews spoke to @NoelKing from his home — without electricity while under lots of layers and blankets.
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Happy #GivingTuesday!
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It may still take some time to count the record-breaking amount of mail-in ballots.
NPR's @MaraLiasson says many states count in-person votes first — so it's still too early to call the race in some places.
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The Biden campaign says it contacted over 53 million voters this past weekend.
@asmamk has been on the campaign trail with the Democratic nominee. She says Biden has a record number of staffers working to assist voters.
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The Trump campaign is relying on a "red wave" of turnout today.
@tamarakeithNPR has been on the campaign trail with President Trump. She says the president has been encouraging people to vote in person, after trying to discredit mail-in voting.
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Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the military plays no role in politics.
He tells @NPRinskeep he has complete trust in America's institutions to manage contested election results.
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Hurricane Sally made landfall early Thursday along the Gulf Coast.
It's since become a tropical depression, bringing catastrophic flooding, Sandra Averhart (@WUWFSandra) reports .
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Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wis., was shot in the back by police several times at close range.
Reporter @KimShineCBS58 spoke with protestors:
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In Chicago, 150 federal agents will be deployed to the city as a part of President Trump's plan to confront unrest in the U.S., Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) of The Chicago Tribune reports.
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China has passed a new law aimed at cracking down on dissent in Hong Kong.
NPR's @EmilyZFeng says Beijing has not yet shared the details about the law, even with Hong Kong's own leader.
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American student Xiyue Wang was freed last year after being held prisoner in Iran for over three years.
He says the officials who interrogated him over the years didn't seem to care much about what he did or didn't know. n.pr/2BQQHyY
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Protests to the killing of George Floyd have spread across the world.
@NoelKing is in Minneapolis, where Floyd died, speaking with demonstrators. A protestor named Gina Neal shared her anger:
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Experts are now projecting the current wave of coronavirus cases could continue through August. By then the death toll in the U.S. may double.
@aizenglobe reports:
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New data shows more Americans are leaving their homes despite restrictions in certain states.
Dr. Richard Besser, a CDC official under President Obama, warns it is too early "to go back to business as usual."
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President Trump said he plans to "temporarily suspend immigration into the United States," in an attempt to protect American workers.
NPR's John Burnett (@radiobigtex) explains immigration has already been essentially shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nearly 2 million coronavirus tests will be available this week to states most affected by COVID-19. Listen: n.pr/2IMC545
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Italy's government has expanded its quarantine measures nationwide and declared the country a "red zone" — meaning people should stay home except for work and emergencies.
The move expands the emergency measures already in place in northern Italy, NPR's @spoggioli1 reports.
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The Grand Princess Cruise Ship — which has at least 20 confirmed cases of coronavirus — is set to dock in California today.
Not everyone on board has been tested yet, says passenger Debbi Loftus.
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A cruise ship returning from Hawaii is in limbo off the coast of California — as 21 people are showing symptoms of coronavirus and at least 100 people aboard are being tested for COVID-19. @AubreyNPRFood reports.
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Washington state has 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus and reported six deaths so far.
There haven't been widespread school closures, but districts say they are working to give guidance, @KUOW's @anndornfeld reports.
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The legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy has broken up — after a run-in with the Bernie Sanders campaign. NPR's @scottdetrow reports.
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Health officials are on high alert over the global spread of coronavirus — which has infected nearly 77,000 people in China and been tied to more than 2,400 deaths. @jasonbnpr reports from Hong Kong.
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Russia wants to see President Trump reelected, a senior intelligence official reportedly told House lawmakers. The briefing brought pushback, especially from skeptical Republicans, @washingtonpost's @nakashimae reports.
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Political operative Roger Stone will be sentenced today.
The longtime ally of President Trump has been the center of recent controversy, when Attorney General William Barr intervened in Stone's sentencing recommendation. NPR's @relucasz:
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The spread of coronavirus has 760 million people in China on lockdown.
The Chinese government is taking new efforts to curb the outbreak with advanced technology, NPR's @EmilyZFeng reports from Beijing.
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Seattle border officers detained hundreds of Iranian-Americans, including U.S citizens and green card holders, at a border crossing last month.
Now acting CBP commissioner Mark Morgan says the field officers were "overzealous." @NPRjoel reports.
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President Trump was acquitted yesterday in the impeachment case against him.
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney voted to convict — and more Republicans who voted to acquit still felt what the president did was wrong, NPR's @DaviSusan reports.
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Final results from the Iowa Caucuses are not yet in.
Early counts suggest Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are in the lead.
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Democrats' campaign events have drawn huge crowds in Iowa — indicating a likely historically high turnout at the #IaCaucuses.
Candidates and caucus-goers seem to all be pushing to defeat President Trump, NPR's @scottdetrow said at @MorningEdition's @smokeyrow broadcast.
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Gwen Ifill will be memorialized on the 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series from the USPS.
The veteran journalist was a trailblazer for women and women of color. She died in 2016. n.pr/2uKTQgf
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Alan Dershowitz, one of President Trump's lawyers, argued the president's motive was not corrupt because it "partially involves the national interest."
This is a new argument from the defense — which previously focused on denying quid pro quo, @MaraLiasson reports.
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Senators could vote as early as Friday on whether new witnesses should testify in the impeachment trial.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans he does not have the votes to block witnesses, NPR's @cgrisales reports.
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Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died Sunday in a helicopter crash.
Bryant was one of the NBA's greatest of all time — and Gianna had shared his love of the game.
More: n.pr/2RORGUK
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Democrats will continue their opening arguments in the impeachment trial today.
Yesterday, some senators proved uninterested as House managers gave remarks, NPR's @ayesharascoe reports.
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Pro-gun activists are gathering today for the #VirginiaRally outside its capitol in Richmond.
The demonstrators range from staunch defenders of the Second Amendment to religious leaders calling for peace, NPR's @HannahAllam reports.
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Russia's government is being reshaped. @Lucian_Kim reports how President Putin plans to consolidate his power.
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The House impeachment managers delivered articles to the Senate yesterday. NPR's @relucasz reports what we can expect from next week's trial:
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China and the U.S. signed the "Phase One" trade deal yesterday.
NPR's @EmilyZFeng reports on the deal's agreements:
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Today, President Trump is set to sign the 'Phase One' China trade deal.
@HorsleyScott explains what is and isn't covered in the deal.
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A handwriten note by Lev Parnas has come to light ahead of House Speaker Pelosi to hold votes on two articles of impeachment. @kelsey_snell reports what this could mean:
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper told @arishapiro the U.S. would not strike sites in Iran for actions by its proxies — but later said that President Trump has the constitutional authority to do so.
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In Iran, protestors have been demonstrating against the government after the accidental downing of a Ukrainian plane.
Days earlier, Iranian protestors were demonstrating against the U.S. government after the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.
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Escalating tensions with Iran could effect countries like Saudi Arabia —because of its relationship with the U.S. NPR's @jackienortham says the situation has left the Saudis nervous and confused.
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