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Arizona Republicans Censure Party Leaders At Odds With Trump

Arizona Republicans passed resolutions on Saturday to censure three of the state's most prominent party leaders who have found themselves at odds with former President Donald Trump: Gov. Doug Ducey; former Sen. Jeff Flake; and Cindy McCain, widow of the longtime Sen. John McCain. The sweeping — yet essentially symbolic — rebuke took place during a meeting to figure out how to move forward after the state flipped blue in November, narrowly giving its 11 electoral votes to now-President Biden....

Protests Swell Across Russia Calling For The Release Of Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny

Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

Lawmakers React As Trump Senate Impeachment Trial Gets Timetable

As the Senate prepares to try former President Donald Trump and potentially bar him from again holding office, some Republican lawmakers criticized the idea of trying an out-of-office president while Democrats worried about distracting from President Biden's agenda. The single article of impeachment against Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is slated to be sent to the Senate Monday. His trial is scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 8 with the full Senate required to...

Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Determining The Future Of Trump's Accounts

Classroom in the new HAAS building. — WAMC photo by Dave Lucas

NYSSBA's Schneider On Cuomo's Budget Plan, The Biden Administration, And COVID-19

Funding Will Help Study How COVID-19 Travels Through The Air In Mass Transit

By Allison Dunne • 23 hours ago

Metro-North Harlem Line train in Wassaic, NY — WAMC, Allison Dunne

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Federal lawmakers from New York say funding they helped secure for an MTA study could result in improved public confidence in mass transit.

Wuhan's Lockdown Memories One Year Later: Pride, Anger, Deep Pain

By Emily Feng • Jan 23, 2021

A year ago, on January 23, 2020, China imposed an absolute lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Longtime Illinois House Speaker Steps Down Amid Corruption Probe

By Tony Arnold • Jan 23, 2021

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Larry King has died. He was 87. And in a career that spanned 60 years, Larry King interviewed just about everybody. Reporter Jeff Lunden has this appreciation.

JEFF LUNDEN, BYLINE: With his trademark suspenders and his deep baritone voice tinged with a Brooklyn accent, Larry King spoke with presidents...

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "LARRY KING LIVE")

LARRY KING: George Bush is our honored guest for the full hour - next on "Larry King Live."

LUNDEN: ...World leaders...

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "LARRY KING LIVE")

New York City's Vaccine Outreach Aims To Dispel Mistrust Among Communities Of Color

By Fred Mogul • Jan 23, 2021

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Opinion: Joe Biden's Lifetime Of Experience

By Scott Simon • Jan 23, 2021

A year ago, who would have thought 78-year-old Joe Biden would be sworn in this week as president?

He had just finished fourth in the Iowa caucuses. He would soon finish fifth in the New Hampshire primary. He was derided as old, out-of-touch, an elderly, silvery centrist who said screwball things, as when he told a crowd, "Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately."

After Capitol Riot, Law Enforcement Officials Try To Remove Extremism From The Ranks

By editor • Jan 23, 2021

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How Biden's Administration Is Prioritizing The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Rob Stein • Jan 23, 2021

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Larry King has died. He was 87. And in a career that spanned 60 years, Larry King interviewed just about everybody. Reporter Jeff Lunden has this appreciation.

JEFF LUNDEN, BYLINE: With his trademark suspenders and his deep baritone voice tinged with a Brooklyn accent, Larry King spoke with presidents...

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "LARRY KING LIVE")

LARRY KING: George Bush is our honored guest for the full hour - next on "Larry King Live."

LUNDEN: ...World leaders...

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "LARRY KING LIVE")

Parents With Disabilities Face Extra Hurdles With Kids' Remote Schooling

By Kristin Gourlay • Jan 23, 2021

The Americans with Disabilities Act says schools have to help not just students but parents with disabilities, too, like making sure deaf or blind parents can communicate during parent-teacher conferences. But what happens when kids are learning at home? That's uncharted territory.