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1268 episodes transcribed2021 is done, and we are excited to tell you all about what you need to know throughout 2022. In our first episode of the year, we talk about the big...
The year is coming to a close, so we look back at the stories we thought were the biggest and most memorable of 2021. We talk about the historic visib...
As we jump head first into the holiday season, COVID-19 news has been overwhelming. Britain logged its highest number of daily COVID cases ever, attri...
Tens of thousands of military families in O’ahu have been living without clean water for weeks after their water well was contaminated with petroleum....
We’ve reached another grim benchmark since the pandemic began almost two years ago. According to the New York Times database, the U.S. has reached 50...
At least 100 people have died after tornadoes ripped through at least six states on Friday night. Search and rescue efforts continued throughout the w...
Today is the last day that Congress is scheduled to be in session for 2021. Just yesterday, the Senate voted and paved the way for Democrats to raise...
Today, votes will be counted in the effort to unionize three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, with the result expected this afternoon. If that v...
Redistricting efforts are underway across the country, but it's become a contentious process. The Department of Justice, for example, filed a lawsuit...
The US Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against Texas over the state's recently updated redistricting maps. The DOJ claims that Texas's m...
Omicron cases were found in at least 17 U.S. states and they aren’t all due to travel to southern Africa. Public health officials and experts say that...
More cases of the omicron variant have been identified in the U.S., and the Biden administration announced a new plan to make at-home rapid tests cove...
The Supreme Court heard a case yesterday that could ultimately reverse the constitutional right to an abortion. And it looks like the justices were le...
Today, the Supreme Court hears what is likely the most consequential reproductive health case in decades. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Or...
Over the last 24 hours, world leaders and health officials had more to say about the Omicron variant, even as we wait for more scientific information...
Scientists in South Africa announced on Thursday that they detected a new variant of the coronavirus: Omicron. Cases caused by the variant have been i...
Thanksgiving is almost here in the U.S., where COVID cases are up by more than 20 percent compared to last month. Dr. Ashish Jha, the Dean of Brown’s...
Attorneys presented closing arguments in the trial of the three Georgia men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, yesterday. Now, we wait for the jury...
After four days of deliberation, a Wisconsin jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts on Friday. As a defendant, Rittenhouse had a strong...
House Democrats are on the verge of passing President Biden's Build Back Better bill, and once they do, it will head to the Senate. The $1.9 trillion...
