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Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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  • Economy

Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Law

Proud Boys leaders sentenced to a combined 32 years for Jan. 6 riot

Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show.

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  • Television

Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers' strike

The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers' strike.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
A view of the images portraying victims of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship projected onto the La Moneda Presidential Palace to mark the commemoration of the International Day of the Disappeared in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet dictatorship

It is the first time the Chilean government will lead the search for victims, something which victims' relatives and advocates have long carried out themselves and have sought help from the army.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
A face mask sign is displayed in a window in Queens, New York City on May 11, the day the federal public health emergency for COVID ended.

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  • National

As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back

New COVID variants are fueling hospitalizations and prompting some schools and hospitals to reinstate mask mandates. Others are considering or ruling out the possibility, leaving it up to individuals.

August 31, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
A storm-damaged gas station is reflected in a puddle in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on Wednesday.

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  • National

Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Florida rushes to restore power and clear debris

Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, gradually weakening as it ripped through the state, into Georgia and across the Carolinas.

August 31, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
In this photo illustration, the new logo for the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, now X, is seen displayed on a smartphone.

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  • Middle East

Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets in harshest verdict yet for online critics

A retired teacher in Saudi Arabia a death sentence for his tweets criticizing the country's leadership to just a handful of followers, according to rights advocates and his family.

August 31, 2023
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  • Aya Batrawy
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail on Aug. 24.

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  • Law

Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election interference charges

Former President Donald Trump waived his right to appear at an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

August 31, 2023
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  • NPR's Washington Desk
Reva Stewart preparing to meet people without housing at a park in Phoenix

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  • Mental Health

Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers

The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It's huge.

August 31, 2023
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  • Alice Fordham
President Biden boards Air Force One at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 1, 2023, after attending the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony.

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  • Politics

Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 23, before he surrendered on 13 felony charges related to efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election.

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  • Law

Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming 2 Georgia election workers, a judge says

Judge Beryl Howell's decision means that a trial will commence in this case to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Analysis

12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment

October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.

August 31, 2023
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  • Cory Turner
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing in Jan. 6 case is delayed

Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys convicted for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will now be sentenced next week.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch, R-Idaho, right, on July 27. On Wednesday McConnell appeared to freeze while talking to reporters at a Kentucky event.

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  • News

Up First briefing: McConnell freezes again; Johannesburg fire, Idalia aftermath

Concerns rise for Mitch McConnell after he froze at another press conference. Flood risks remain after Idalia swept the Southeast. A fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people, many homeless.

August 31, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Firefighters work on the scene of a deadly blaze in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

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  • Africa

A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 73, many homeless, authorities say

Some of the people living in the building in South Africa's biggest city threw themselves out of windows to escape the blaze. As many as 200 people may have been living in the building.

August 31, 2023
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