After years of wrangling, the Washington, D.C., pro football team has a new name: The Washington Commanders. Here’s what fans are saying. Read More at NPR
Read More »NWSL ratifies 1st collective bargaining agreement hoping it leads to more stability
NPR’s Tamara Keith speaks with reporter Meg Linehan of The Athletic about the National Women’s Soccer League signing their first collective bargaining agreement. Read More at NPR
Read More »A church is suing after a town says it can only give away free meals twice per week
Has the NFL’s Racial Reckoning Arrived?
NPR’s Tamara Keith talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Brian Flores’ allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices and where the NFL can go from here. Read More at NPR
Read More »Many Indigenous people see California mission bells as a reminder of painful history
Some Native Americans wants the bells that mark El Camino Real in California removed. They say the highway markers symbolize the painful history of the missions. Others say removal erases history. Read More at NPR
Read More »More than a dozen HBCUs received bomb threats on the 1st day of Black History Month
More than a dozen historically Black colleges received bomb threats on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month, following a number of bomb threats at HBCUs on Monday. Several went on lockdown. Read More at NPR
Read More »This is how the White House plans to cut the death rate of cancer in 25 years
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Eric Lander, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on the Biden administration’s plan to cut the cancer death rate by 50% in 25 years. Read More at NPR
Read More »A listeria outbreak linked to Dole salads has killed 2 and sickened 17, the CDC says
The salads were recalled by Dole starting in December, and include a variety of greens sold in bags or clamshell packaging under 11 different brand names. Read More at NPR
Read More »David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills ask to pull their content from Spotify
Alexander Vindman sues Trump allies for alleged intimidation over impeachment hearing
Vindman accuses Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Guiliani and others of conspiring to intimidate and then punish him for testifying in the former president’s 2019 impeachment case. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Read More at NPR
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