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John Matze, the former CEO of conservative social media site Parler, has sued the company and its financial backer, Rebekah Mercer, alleging breach of contract and defamation.

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  • Technology

Ex-CEO Sues Parler Over 'Arrogant Theft,' Claims Site Was 'Hijacked'

John Matze, the co-founder and former CEO of Parler, has sued the site's financier, Rebekah Mercer, over his ouster from the company, which he alleges took millions of dollars away from him.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Health care workers walk out of a King Soopers grocery store after a gunman opened fire Monday in Boulder, Colo.

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  • National

Boulder Shooting: Police Identify Suspected Gunman, Say He's Facing 10 Murder Charges

"This is a real horror and terror for all of us," said Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who said he has shopped at the same store where gunfire erupted on Monday.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Eric Talley of the Boulder, Colo., police is being mourned as a brave officer, husband, a brother and father to seven children. Talley and nine others were killed Monday in a mass shooting in Boulder.

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  • National

Eric Talley: Family And Colleagues Remember Police Officer Slain At Boulder Grocery

His father says Eric Talley, 51, was a devoted dad who was learning to be a drone operator, because the job would be safer.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The Supreme Court is seen beyond a razor wire-topped fence at sunrise on March 8.

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  • Law

High-Stakes Supreme Court Clash Between Growers, Farmworkers Could Blow Up Other Laws

At issue is a 1975 California law that allows union organizers limited access to farms so they can seek support from workers in forming a union.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Lina Khan, here at her home in Larchmont, N.Y., in 2017, has been nominated to the Federal Trade Commission.

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  • Technology

Big Tech Showdown Looms As Biden Taps Top Critics Lina Khan, Tim Wu

Federal Trade Commission nominee Lina Khan and presidential adviser Tim Wu have advocated for new rules to curb the power of the tech giants.

March 22, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Shannon Bond
Opening arguments are slated to begin in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial on March 29. Here, people march near the Minnesota state Capitol to honor George Floyd on Friday in St. Paul, Minn.

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  • Race

Derek Chauvin Trial: 14 Jurors Are Seated To Hear Case Of George Floyd Killing

The jury includes three Black men, including two immigrants; one Black woman; two women who identify as multiracial; two white men; and six white women, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

March 22, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Macon-Bibb Board of Elections drop box

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  • Law

Ga. House Committee OKs Bill That Expands Some Voting Access Aspects, Limits Others

The House Special Committee on Election Integrity advanced a nearly 100-page voting bill that would expand early voting access, limit drop boxes, shorten runoffs and make other changes to state law. 

March 22, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
Travis and Gregory McMichael

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  • Law

New Hearing Dates Set For Men Charged In Arbery Killing

The men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick last year are set to appear in court again May 12 and 13. The hearings will tackle a long list of pretrial motions.

March 22, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a lower court's decision from last summer that vacated the six death sentences imposed on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Here, artist Jane Flavell Collins pulls down her courtroom sketches outside the Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston after Tsarnaev was sentenced.

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  • Law

Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Boston Marathon Bomber's Vacated Death Sentences

An appeals court ruled last summer that the original trial judge did not secure an impartial jury for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The U.S. has asked the Supreme Court to review the decision.

March 22, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Nina Totenberg
Person taking photo with cell phone at football game

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  • Politics

Georgia Lawmakers Ponder What Makes Online Sports Bets Worth The Gamble

Various bills enable wagering but stall on questions of revenue, propriety.

March 22, 2021
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By:
  • Laura Corley
President Biden and Vice President Harris appear in Atlanta after meeting with leaders from Georgia's Asian American and Pacific Islander community on Friday.

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  • Politics

How Asian American Leaders Say The Biden Administration Can Address Hate

President Biden spoke out against anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander hate and harassment since before the spa shootings around Atlanta. Now, community leaders want concrete responses.

March 21, 2021
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  • Juana Summers
Proud Boy members Joseph Biggs (left) and Ethan Nordean, carrying a megaphone, walk toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. They were among four people indicted over conspiring to attack the Capitol.

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  • Law

4 Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

They were indicted over allegedly conspiring to obstruct Congress' certification of the Electoral College, including in discussions on encrypted messaging apps.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Health inspectors

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  • Law

Health Department Loses Oversight Of Cherry Blossom Festival Food

Who is making sure nonprofit organizations’ food is safe?

March 19, 2021
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  • Liz Fabian
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

FBI Director Wray Discusses Capitol Riot Investigation, Domestic Terrorism Threats

FBI Director Chris Wray gives an update on the investigation into the Capitol insurrection. He has described the threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. as "metastasizing" across the country.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
GPB News NPR

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  • Race

Judge In Chauvin Trial Denies Request To Move Trial Out Of Minneapolis

"I don't think there's any place in the state of Minnesota that has not been subjected to extreme amounts of publicity," Judge Peter Cahill said.

March 19, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
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