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Updated: The proposal did not appear in a compromise budget draft.
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Advocates say job cuts will leave hundreds of national parks understaffed.
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Extra reporting requirements also on the table for tuition waiver program.
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Youngkin recently requested an expedited disaster declaration from President Trump.
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Another winter storm is causing several school divisions to change plans.
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Pro-Palestine student groups said the legislation could suppress free speech.
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Tush pushes, prison breaks, luxury jets and orange cats: This week's quiz is the usual potpourri of the silly and sublime. Actually, not the latter.
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Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast, explains why staying friends with people from our past matters — and how to nurture relationships with old friends across time and distance.
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Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.
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The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
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Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin took a trip to Minneapolis and spoke to the city's mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison and national civil rights attorney Ben Crump to reflect on how the city and nation have changed.