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Judge Approves Lawsuit Barring Marjorie Taylor Greene From 2022 Congress Ballot

Free Speech for People, a nonprofit organization, filed the lawsuit against Greene specifically over her rhetoric regarding the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

By Ashleigh Carter

What Does 420 Mean? The Origin & History of the Weed Friendly Day

As of April 2022, at least 18 states have legalized recreational weed.

By Gabriella Ferrigine

Fired Dollar General Manager’s TikTok Goes Viral After Revealing Harsh Working Conditions

A former Dollar General manager in Tampa, Florida, made waves online after she disclosed difficult working conditions in a series of TikToks.

By The Associated Press

Incarcerated People in California Study at First College Based Behind Bars

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California's death row, students at one of the country's most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity and nationalism.

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Arizona Wildfire Doubles in Size Near College Town

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist town Tuesday, ripping through two-dozen structures and sending residents of more than 700 homes scrambling to flee.

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Ohio Doctor Found Not Guilty in 14 Hospital Patient Deaths

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital was acquitted of 14 counts of murder Wednesday following a weekslong trial.

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Netflix Aims To Curb Password Sharing, Considers Ads

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has Netflix considering changes it has long resisted: Minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported by advertising.

By Gabriella Ferrigine

Shawnee State Univ. To Pay Professor $400,000 in Settlement Over Transgender Student’s Pronouns

Nicholas Meriwether, a philosophy professor, sued the university after it disciplined him for refusing to use a transgender student’s pronouns — and will be compensated in a settlement.

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Johnny Depp Testifies: Ex-Wife Heard’s Allegations “Heinous”

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Actor Johnny Depp told jurors Tuesday that he felt compelled to sue his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel out of an obsession for the truth after she accused him of domestic violence.

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Florida Gov. DeSantis Pushes To End Disney Self-Government

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday asked the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the state, the latest salvo in a feud between the Republican and the media giant.

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04/20/22

MSNBC Analyst Leaves Network & Joins Fight in Ukraine Against Russia

This MSNBC analyst left his position to join the fight against Russia’s war on Ukraine.

04/20/22

Lucky Charms Investigated by FDA

Iconic cereal Lucky Charms is allegedly making hundreds of people sick with vomiting and gastro issues — so what’s going on?

04/20/22

Federal Judge Strikes Down Airline Mask Mandates

On April 18, a federal judge struck down the CDC’s mask mandate for public travel — watch as airplane passengers learn of the news mid-flight.

04/20/22

This is Where Social Security Went Wrong

“There’s more people retiring than there are people working” — This is how Social Security works, and why some are scared the program will run out and we’ll be stuck working...forever 😅.

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04/19/22

Missouri Lawmaker Speaks Out Against Anti-Trans Bill

“I was afraid of people like you growing up” — Missouri state Rep. Ian Mackey laid into Rep. Chuck Basye for his proposed anti-trans legislation.

04/19/22

Missing Son Reconnected With Family After 3 Years

Sheriffs in Utah found a missing person with autism whose mother has been searching for him for nearly 3 years — watch the moment here.

04/19/22

White House Makes Easter Egg Roll More Accessible

An egg-cellent idea: A local bomb squad assembled beeping eggs for visually impaired children so they could participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

04/19/22

Migrant Crossings Spike As U.S. Plans To Lift Curb on Asylum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrants attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the highest level in two decades as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a pandemic-era order that turned away asylum seekers.

04/19/22

U.S. Ends Mask Mandates for Travel

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

04/19/22

Parents Charged in Michigan School Shooting Seek Lower Bond

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge denied a motion Tuesday to reduce bonds for the jailed parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a fatal shooting at his high school.

04/18/22

New Digital Map Showcases Businesses with LGBTQ+ Owners

Charlie Sprinkman developed “Everywhere is Queer” to replicate the space he found at a queer leadership camp in Los Angeles in the summer of 2021.

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Where Social Security Went Wrong

'There's more people retiring than there are people working' — This is how Social Security works, and why some are scared the program will run out and we'll be stuck working...forever 😅

04/18/22

Why the NYPD’s Response to the Brooklyn Subway Shooting Was a Failure

“This was a failed response from law enforcement” — This activist says despite New York City’s $11 billion police budget, the NYPD’s response to the Brooklyn subway shooting highlights the problems with policing.

04/18/22

When to Expect Your Tax Return

Tax Day is almost here — here’s everything you need to know, from when you can expect to get your refund to how the wealthy get out of filing 💵.

04/18/22

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Eligible for Re-Election?

“Shouldn’t the voters of northern Georgia decide if Marjorie Taylor Greene should return to office?” — This nonprofit filed lawsuits to challenge the eligibility of re-election for GOP candidates who played a part in the Capitol attack.

04/18/22

Therapy Dogs Comfort Ukrainian Children Affected by Russia’s Invasion

A therapy center in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia is using dogs to cheer up children impacted by the ongoing war.

04/18/22

Alex Jones’ Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Protection

VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

04/16/22

Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Disproportionately Impacted BIPOC and Women With Autism

Public health measures prompted by the pandemic have brought to light a number of systemic issues faced by BIPOC and women within the autistic community.

04/15/22

For The 3rd Year In a Row, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Declares April Confederate Heritage Month

The governor has been instrumental in passing anti-Black laws despite the state’s large Black population.

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Who Is Kyrsten Sinema? Narrated By Grace Kuhlenschmidt

Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic senator from Arizona, has made a career out of abandoning her socialist roots in the interest of climbing the political ladder

04/15/22

This City Is Raising Its Benches To Bring Awareness to Sea Level Rise

Danish broadcasting company TV 2 Denmark launched the campaign ‘Our Earth - our responsibility,’ to show what city benches might look like in the face of the climate crisis and rising sea levels.

04/15/22

High-Income Countries Are Sending Plastic Waste to Low-Income Ones

An analysis of global trade data from nonprofit Basel Action Network (BAN) found that even after agreeing to new rules on plastic waste exporting, the U.S., Canada, the European Union, and others still sent hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste to other countries, where it’s typically sent to landfills, burned, or left to litter the environment.