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Infrastructure Plan May Not Help Lift Economic Burden On Women

A political debate has become a debate over word choice: the question of what "infrastructure" even means. The answer could mean a lot for women in the economy.

Vaccination Sites Rush To Find Alternatives To J&J COVID-19 Vaccine

Pausing use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine looks unlikely to cause major problems in the overall U.S. vaccination effort, but some places counting on those doses are scrambling.

Families Of George Floyd, Daunte Wright Stand Together In Minnesota

Relatives of George Floyd and Daunte Wright called for justice in the two separate cases of Black men killed in police encounters. NPR's Noel King talks to Benjamin Crump, the families' attorney.

Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill that would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery.

House Lawmakers Advance Historic Bill To Form Reparations Commission

The legislation would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend "appropriate remedies" to Congress.

President Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday to announce the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

'It's Time To End This Forever War.' Biden Says Forces To Leave Afghanistan By 9/11

The president said he will move to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of an active U.S. military presence in the country.

LaPorte Co. Is In The "Orange" On Latest State COVID-19 Map

For the first time in over two months, no WVPE listener counties are in the “blue” on the state’s color-coded COVID-19 tracking map.The blue category…

Danish health authorities announced Wednesday that the country will continue its COVID-19 vaccine rollout without the shot made by AstraZeneca, citing its possible link to rare blood clotting events, the availability of other vaccines and the "fact that the COVID-19 epidemic in Denmark is currently under control."

Denmark Drops AstraZeneca Vaccine, Citing Rare Side Effects, Epidemic 'Under Control'

The Danish Health Authority said it will continue its vaccination campaign without the shot made by AstraZeneca, but said its benefits outweigh the risks for those who do get it.

Falun Gong supporters marched from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument in July 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom

The Trump administration and a Democratic activist fought to win millions in federal funds for anti-censorship software tied to Falun Gong. That saga is now at the center of a criminal investigation.

PFAS chemical foam has been showing up in some Michigan waterways.

New Congressional effort to speed up PFAS cleanup in Michigan and across the U.S.

Michigan members of Congress are once again pushing legislation to speed the cleanup of sites contaminated with PFAS. PFAS are a family of industrial...

Some researchers are optimistic that vitamin D supplements may prove helpful in preventing COVID-19. Others are skeptical.

A Year In, Here's What We Know About Vitamin D For Preventing COVID

For a year, researchers have been studying and arguing over vitamin D's potential for helping protect against or treat COVID-19. The evidence is still not conclusive.

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