After 11 Years Behind The Host Mic, Neal Conan Signs Off : NPR

NPR’s Neal Conan reflects on his 11 years of hosting Talk of the Nation and thanks some of the influential contributors to the show along the way. After 36 years at NPR, Conan signs off. NEAL CONAN, HOST: And so it’s time to say goodbye. As you probably know, this, after 21 years, is …

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The hottest trend in American cities? Zoning reform

The rules that dictate what can be built and where were often meant to be exclusionary, experts say. With homes too few and rents too high, many cities are loosening rules to encourage more housing. Source link

What a Reported Trump Plan on Restricting Abortion Would Mean

A nationwide ban on abortions after 16 weeks of pregnancy — which Donald J. Trump is considering backing, according to a New York Times report — would prevent very few abortions in the United States. Mr. Trump, the front-runner to be the Republican presidential nominee, has not publicly spoken about the proposal. It would …

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Michigan’s G.O.P. Nominating Process Appears Headed For Chaos

As early in-person voting began on Saturday in Michigan, a fight for control of the G.O.P. in the crucial battleground state plunged Republicans there deeper into a political maelstrom, with rival factions potentially barreling toward hosting dueling nominating conventions. As if things weren’t already confusing. In a little over a week, the state will …

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Trump’s anger at courts, frayed alliances could upend approach to judicial issues

Donald Trump’s once-transactional relationship with the conservative legal establishment has splintered in recent years, and his frustration toward the court system has grown — potentially heralding more volatility in how he would navigate judicial issues in a second term. Now the dominant front-runner for his party’s presidential nomination, Trump has broken with many of …

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Alito pauses Boy Scouts $2.46 billion abuse settlement

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily halted the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion settlement Friday following decades of sexual abuse claims after a group of claimants appealed.  Alito issued the stay “pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court.” The stay gives the court additional time to decide a February 9 …

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Travis Kelce donates $100,000 to 2 kids shot during Chiefs Super Bowl parade

Travis Kelce is helping the surviving victims of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade. The Feb. 14 shooting left one woman dead and 22 injured — including two young girls in the Reyes family. The NFL star’s rep confirmed to TODAY.com that Kelce’s Eighty-Seven Running organization gave two $50,000 donations …

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Justin Pearson Reinstated To Tennessee House After Expulsion

Justin Pearson, a Tennessee Democrat who was ousted from elected office by his Republican House colleagues for protesting gun violence in the state Capitol, was reinstated to his seat in the Tennessee House on Wednesday. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to send Pearson back to the House in a decisive rebuke …

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