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Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, arrives at court in New York, Jan. 8, 2024.

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  • Law

Lawsuit accusing NRA of lavish misspending now heads to jury

The case accused leaders of the National Rifle Association of corruption and misspending and now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Friday.

February 16, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
A registered scavenger, who mainly collects plastic waste to sell, walking in a landfill in Indonesia.

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  • Climate

Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf

Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.

February 16, 2024
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  • Michael Copley
In 1937, the Washington Afro-American featured the "Lonesome Hearts" column, where Black folks looking for love could send letters.

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  • Race

The Lonesome Hearts of 1937

To celebrate the history of Black romance, Gene and Parker are joined by reporter Nichole Hill to explore the 1937 equivalent of dating apps — the personals section of one of D.C.'s Black newspapers. Parker attempts to match with a Depression-era bachelor, and along the way we learn about what love meant two generations removed from slavery.

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Nichole Hill,
  • B.A. Parker,
  • and 8 more
The number of people living alone in the U.S. went from nearly 5 million to about 38 million in a decade. A new study shows those who live alone report depression more than those who live with others.

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  • Your Health

Americans who live alone report depression at higher rates, but social support helps

The number of people living alone in the U.S. jumped to nearly 38 million. A new study shows people who live alone are more likely to report depression if they didn't have other social supports.

February 15, 2024
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
People flee after gunshots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Feb. 14 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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  • National

Kansas City shooting was not an act of terrorism or homegrown violence, say police

The city's chief of police told reporters Thursday that the shooting, which left one person dead and 22 others injured, "appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gun violence."

February 15, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • Vanessa Romo,
  • and 1 more
More people are using Buy Now, Pay Later services like they might a credit card — frequently and on everything.

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  • Your Money

How do you use Buy Now, Pay Later? It likely depends on your credit score

New research finds that people who use it the most tend to use it like a credit card, instead of a credit card. And that's regardless of income.

February 15, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' 2024 Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • National

Photos: Shooting in Kansas City after Chiefs' victory parade

One person was killed and at least 21 others were injured in the attack outside Union Station in Kansas City.

February 15, 2024
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  • Sharon McCalister
Tested positive for COVID and wondering whether you should isolate? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon change its guidelines.

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  • Health

The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

The current guidance advises five days of isolation. Unnamed health officials have indicated that this guidance may soon go away, a move that troubles public health experts.

February 15, 2024
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  • Pien Huang
ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago on Aug. 10, 2021. The city will not renew its contract for the gunfire detection equipment.

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  • National

Chicago will drop controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson followed through on his campaign promise by announcing the city won't renew the contract for the system, which critics have called ineffective and costly.

February 15, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Feb.14 in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • News

1 killed at Chiefs parade shooting; Russia is developing a space-based nuclear device

A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade killed one woman and injured at least 21 others, including children. Russia is developing a nuclear capability that could target satelites.

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
What is the fate of all this empty space?

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  • Business

Could vacant office spaces across the U.S. be the solution to a national problem?

A recent study calculated that about a fifth of U.S. office space was vacant at the end of last year. What is the fate of all this empty real estate?

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
On Cedar Key, researchers from the University of Florida have brought in sand, put in marsh plants and used artificial reefs to encourage the growth of oyster beds offshore.

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  • National

Hurricane Idalia shows nature may provide the best shoreline protection

Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year.

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Greg Allen
Beyoncé watches Jay-Z as he accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.

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  • Music

A radio station is now playing Beyoncé's country song after an outcry from fans

A fan said he emailed KYKC in Oklahoma and was told KYKC doesn't play Beyoncé, as it is a country radio station. The station said it did not yet have access to the song.

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Law

Special counsel asks Supreme Court to move quickly on the Trump immunity case

Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay.

February 15, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
In January, a man living on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula died of Alaskapox. Pictured is Bear Glacier in the Kenai Fjords National Park on Sept. 1, 2015, in Seward, Alaska.

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  • Science

A man died from Alaskapox last month. Here's what we know about the virus

The first known fatality was an elderly man who lived alone in a forested area and was immunocompromised. Scientists say there's no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus so far.

February 14, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
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