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Deadline for a government shutdown looms. Health care workers at Kaiser Permanente near a nationwide walkout. The parents of the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX face their own legal troubles.

September 29, 2023
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  • Sarah McCammon and
  • A Martínez
This photo, provided by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26th, shows a diver cutting rope tied to a floating barrier at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

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  • World

Marcos says the Philippines will defend its waters against Chinese aggression

The president says he doesn't want trouble, but says Manila will staunchly defend its waters after its coast guard removed a floating barrier China placed at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

September 29, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Plaintiff Rhonda Grayson speaks outside of the Muscogee Nation court building after a hearing challenging the Muscogee citizenship board on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Okmulgee, Okla.

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  • Law

Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants

Citizenship for freedmen, descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, has been a difficult issue for tribes as the U.S. reckons with its history of racism.

September 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is leading a sweeping lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly abusing its market dominance to stifle competition.

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FTC Chair Lina Khan's lawsuit isn't about breaking up Amazon, for now

The FTC's Lina Khan speaks to NPR about the goals of the agency's monopoly lawsuit against Amazon and why she thinks the company unfairly treats sellers on its marketplace.

September 28, 2023
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive to the federal courthouse in New York on Wednesday.

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Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife plead not guilty in bribery case

Menendez has refused to step down as New Jersey's senior senator even amid growing calls from his fellow Democratic senators.

September 27, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a campaign rally on Sept. 25, 2023 in Summerville, S.C.

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A judge says Trump is liable for fraud in New York civil lawsuit

Judge Arthur Engoron finds that Trump and his associates exaggerated the former president's net worth in order to complete deals and receive more financing.

September 27, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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  • Law

The U.S. government files an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

In a monopoly lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states accuse Amazon of suffocating rivals and raising costs for both sellers and shoppers.

September 27, 2023
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Alina Selyukh
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Newsom signed a bill on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities, calling the measure "long overdue."

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New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.

September 26, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shakes hands with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Los Angeles County, after signing Gabriel's bill that raises taxes on guns and ammunition in Sacramento on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.

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California is first state to levy a tax on guns and ammo to fund safety programs

New law will impose an additional 11% in addition to federal tax. It's one of nearly two dozen gun laws signed into law on Tuesday. but Newsom acknowledges some might not survive legal challenges.

September 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block enforcement of an Alabama voting rights decision.

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Supreme Court rejects Alabama's defiance in voting case

In June, the court ruled that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act.

September 26, 2023
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  • Nina Totenberg
The Perdue Farms chicken and poultry processing factory in Salisbury, Md., pictured on May 2, 2020.

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  • Business

Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods under federal inquiry over reports of illegal child labor

The Labor Department launched investigations into the two major poultry producers after reports that migrant children as young as 13 have been working overnight shifts to clean the companies' plants.

September 25, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
FILE - This photo reproduction of a computer-generated image released by Italian Police of  Matteo Messina Denaro is displayed at the Palermo police headquarters, Italy, Thursday, April 6, 2007.

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A Mafia boss on the run for decades dies in hospital months after his capture

Matteo Messina Denaro died on Monday in a hospital prison ward several months after being captured following decades on the run, Italian state radio said.

September 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Siblings Sofia Oliveira, 18, and Andre Oliveira, 15, pose for a picture at the beach in Costa da Caparica, south of Lisbon, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

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Young climate activists challenging 32 governments will get their day in court

Six young activists are due Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights, where they're accusing 32 governments of violating their human rights for failing to adequately address climate change.

September 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - A Chinese coast guard ship blocks the way of a Philippine supply boat as it heads towards Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023.

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  • World

Manila vows to remove barrier placed by China's coast guard at a disputed site

Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea.

September 25, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks as Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., listens during a news conference March 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Law

'I am not going anywhere': New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez rejects calls to resign

Some House members and top New Jersey Democrats, including the governor, called for the senator's resignation after he was indicted Friday on federal corruption charges.

September 24, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Juliana Kim
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