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Ex-NFL head coach sues the NFL alleging racism in its hiring practices
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Kevin Blackistone, ESPN panelist and Washington Post columnist, about the law suit filed against the NFL and three teams alleging racism in their hiring practices.
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Senators near a deal on sanctions against Russia if it invades Ukraine
A bipartisan group of Senators is getting close to finalizing a Russia sanctions bill to deter any aggressive action from Ukraine's eastern neighbor.
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After voting to impeach Trump, Rep. Rice faces primary challengers
South Carolina Congressman Tom Rice, one of the Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, now faces a slew of primary challengers.
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Tom Brady announces his retirement from the NFL
After a remarkable 22-year career, Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL.
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Oath Keepers face seditious conspiracy charges. DOJ has mixed record with such cases
In the biggest Capitol riot case yet, 11 Oath Keepers stand charged of seditious conspiracy. The government faces steep challenges in proving them guilty of the hefty and rare charges.
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25 years later, a message in a glass bottle turns up in northern Norway
For a school project, Joanna Buchan wrote a letter, put it in a bottle and dropped it into the sea off the coast of Scotland. The woman who found the bottle got in touch with Buchan via social media.
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60 containers fall overboard when ship traveling to New York hit a storm
The ship headed to New York from Taiwan encountered a storm near the Azores on Jan. 15. Among the goods that went overboard were two cookbooks. Their release has been delayed for several months.
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3 Black writers discuss some of the themes on NBC's 'This Is Us'
As the hit drama — This Is Us — airs its final episodes, three Black writers from the series speak on how the program has explored themes of race and inclusion.
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Morning news brief
A COVID vaccine for kids under 5 may be ready soon. There's concern Russia could weaponize its natural gas exports in retaliation for sanctions. Britain's prime minister meets with Ukraine's leader.
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Remembering a forgotten fighter for civil rights: Harry T. Moore
Seventy years ago, one of Florida's first civil rights leaders, Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette, were killed in a Christmas Day bombing. No one was ever charged. A museum now tells his story.
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U.K.'s Boris Johnson survived another round of calls for his resignation
Britain's prime minister meets with Ukraine's president. There were calls for Johnson to resign following a report on parties his government threw when events like that were banned because of COVID.
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Judge rejects a plea deal on federal hate-crime charges in Arbery's murder
A federal judge has denied a plea deal by a father and son in the hate crimes case stemming from the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot to death while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood.