Ayana Archie
Stories
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Law & Courts
Clarence Thomas drops out of teaching a law class after students protested
Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the George Washington University law school received calls to drop Thomas and cancel the seminar he taught.
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Arts & Life
'Jeopardy!' says Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split the host job
Bialik is a neuroscientist and former star of The Big Bang Theory. Jennings is a former Jeopardy! contestant who went on an unmatched 74-game winning streak and was a consulting producer on the show.
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Health
Fauci says government must understand 'profound risk' of monkeypox to control spread
The White House's chief medical adviser said as in the early months of COVID-19, learning about transmission will help contain monkeypox.
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National
Here are 4 special moments from the World Athletics Championships in Oregon
The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years.
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Health
The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York
The patient, who has developed paralysis but is no longer contagious according to the AP, may have contracted the virus overseas. The CDC says no cases of polio have originated in the U.S. since 1979.
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1 in 4 young adults live with a parent, grandparent or older sibling, research shows
That's almost three times higher than 50 years ago. Finances and caregiving are the driving factors behind multigenerational households, according to the Pew Research Center.
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National
Students in a Dallas school district must wear clear backpacks after Uvalde shooting
The decision was made using a parent and student survey, as well as by the district's internal and external safety task forces.
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National
These are the 4 key takeaways from the Uvalde shooting investigation report
The investigative committee found law enforcement's response to the massacre involved little coordination and no leadership. School faculty, meanwhile, failed to uphold existing safeguards.
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Politics
Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives
President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.
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Health
The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant
The BA.5 strain represented 65% of cases from July 3 to 9, according to data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.