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Oct 31 2019
News
Cops Destroyed This House To Arrest a Shoplifter. A Federal Court Says Police Don't Have To Pay for the Damage.
A federal appeals court ruled this week that the Colorado man who had his home destroyed by a police raid in 2015 is not entitled to compensation for the damage, which was severe enough to require a complete demolition of the house.
"Under no circumstances in this country should the government be able to blow up your house and render a family homeless," Leo Lech, the homeowner, told NPR
ReasonMar 12 2013
News
Ryan Says His Budget Would Balance In 10 Years
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, will unveil his latest budget plan Tuesday morning — and as NPR's Tamara Keith told our Newscast Desk, he'll say it would bring the federal budget in balance by 2023.
NPR (Online News)Sep 08 2021
Analysis
White House toils amid multiple crises on Labor Day
There is no rest for an under-pressure White House this Labor Day as President Joe Biden tackles health, economic and legislative challenges that deepened on his watch and are beginning to erode his political standing.
A worsening Covid-19 pandemic, with the added concern of the impact of the Delta variant on kids, the fallout from the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and new
CNN (Online News)May 06 2017
News
Leaked Document Indicates Big Proposed Cuts To Drug Czar's Office
In an all-staff email to employees in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, acting Director Richard Baum shared some news he described as "very discouraging for our Nation's effort to address drug abuse." A draft document from the White House budget office, obtained by NPR, proposes nearly zeroing out funding for the ONDCP and fully eliminating several programs involved in fighting the
NPR (Online News)Aug 29 2021
Analysis
Waves Of Afghan Refugees Are Arriving In The U.S. Here's Some Help They Can Expect
Tens of thousands of Afghans who helped American forces over the two-decades-long war are now arriving in the U.S. as refugees, following what, for many, has been a harrowing escape from the Taliban-controlled country as it erupts into more violence.
Most will start the new American chapter of their lives at military installations scattered across the U.S. where they'll be vetted before
NPR (Online News)Sep 02 2019
Opinion
Opinion: In This Economy, Every Day Should Be Labor Day
There’s a magical day that comes once each year when every news outlet publishes a story or two about workers and the labor movement. Then we all go to bed, wake up the next morning, and return to a world where unions and workers are hardly noticed at all.
The lack of attention paid to labor issues — the overwhelming majority of news outlets lack a single full-time labor reporter — has
Guest Writer - LeftJul 06 2021
News
4th Of July Shootings Across The Country Kill More Than 180 This Year
More than 180 people were killed in shootings across the country over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive and reviewed by NPR.
By 11:30 p.m. on Monday, the Gun Violence Archive reported 189 people killed and 516 injured in shootings over the course of a 72-hour period starting Friday. In total, there were more than 540 shootings
NPR (Online News)Aug 20 2021
News
Questions About Security Around The Capitol Complex Emerge After Bomb Threat
The confrontation between authorities and a man who pulled up next to the Library of Congress claiming to have a bomb in his truck ended with his peaceful surrender on Thursday afternoon.
It took hours of negotiations and at least three law enforcement agencies — the U.S. Capitol Police, the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — to safely persuade Floyd
NPR (Online News)Jan 04 2022
Perspectives Blog
Should You Only Read News Outlets AllSides Rates as Center?
After studying the AllSides Media Bias Chart™, it can be easy to assume you should only read down the middle, or outlets AllSides has rated as Center. But these outlets are not necessarily better, more neutral, or more trustworthy.
We firmly believe news readers should avoid only reading outlets AllSides rates as Center — it’s much better to read horizontally across the political
Julie MastrineOct 21 2019
Perspectives Blog
Republicans and Democrats Switch Stances on Trade, Syria, Immigration
While there can certainly be a lot of ideological diversity among members of the same political party, Republicans and Democrats generally share the same stances on key issues as their fellow party members. So when ideas switch parties entirely, things can get interesting.
Today, issues such as trade, immigration, and U.S. involvement in Syria reveal Democrats and Republicans may be
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder