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Judge Puts On Hold A Law Penalizing Social Media That Block Politicians' Posts

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen earlier this month, had signed a bill into law that fined social media for shutting down politicians' accounts. That measure has been blocked by a judge. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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Judge Puts On Hold A Law Penalizing Social Media That Block Politicians' Posts

The Florida law — which was supposed to take effect on Thursday — enabled the state to fine companies like Facebook and Twitter if they remove an account of a statewide or local political candidate.

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What's A Bubble? (Classic)

Can you tell if the economy is in a bubble? How? And why do bubbles happen? Robert Shiller and Eugene Fama shared the economics Nobel back in 2013 despite fundamentally disagreeing over the meaning of a bubble. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

What's A Bubble? (Classic)

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Champlain Towers Condo Board Hires A Crisis PR Firm After The Surfside Collapse

Search and rescue teams work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building Wednesday in Surfside, Fla., where scores of people remain missing after it partially collapsed on Thursday. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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Champlain Towers Condo Board Hires A Crisis PR Firm After The Surfside Collapse

Levick, a crisis management firm that promises to "fix the impossible," is assisting the board with a deluge of media inquiries.

Bill Cosby's Release Could Have A Silencing Effect On Victims, Advocates Say

Bill Cosby (center) approaches members of the media gathered outside his home in Cheltenham, Pa., with his spokesperson Andrew Wyatt. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania's highest court overturned Cosby's sex assault conviction, and he was released from prison. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption

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Bill Cosby's Release Could Have A Silencing Effect On Victims, Advocates Say

Visceral reactions to the news that Bill Cosby has been released from prison include shock from victims' advocates and #MeToo activists to support from his friend and TV co-star Phylicia Rashad.

Bill Cosby's Release Could Have A Silencing Effect On Victims, Advocates Say

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Victoria Valentino, Bill Cosby Accuser, Speaks About His Overturned Conviction

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Victoria Valentino, one of the women who says Bill Cosby sexual assaulted her, about his conviction being overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Victoria Valentino, Bill Cosby Accuser, Speaks About His Overturned Conviction

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Politics

Former White House Chief Of Staff Andrew Card On Working With Donald Rumsfeld

Andrew Card served as White House Chief of Staff in the George W. Bush administration, working alongside Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. He remembers his former colleague with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Former White House Chief Of Staff Andrew Card On Working With Donald Rumsfeld

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2 New NBA Coaching Hires Create Unwanted Controversy For A Progressive League

Chauncey Billups, left, poses with Portland General Manager Neil Olshey after Billups was announced as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers at the team's practice facility on June 29, 2021. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP hide caption

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2 New NBA Coaching Hires Create Unwanted Controversy For A Progressive League

The Portland Trailblazers and Dallas Mavericks have hired new coaches with stellar records as players — but questionable off-court problems. The moves have roiled the typically progressive NBA.

2 New NBA Coaching Hires Create Unwanted Controversy For A Progressive League

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A 'Pandemic Of Unvaccinated People' As Delta Variant Spreads Rapidly

Masked and unmasked people make their way through Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California on June 29, 2021 as World Health Organization (WHO) urges fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks with the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A 'Pandemic Of Unvaccinated People' As Delta Variant Spreads Rapidly

Los Angeles County — America's most populous county — recently recommended mask wearing even for vaccinated people, just two weeks after the state relaxed most COVID restrictions. County officials say masks will help protect unvaccinated people from the more transmissible delta variant, which is spreading rapidly across the country.

A 'Pandemic Of Unvaccinated People' As Delta Variant Spreads Rapidly

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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure

UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named.

UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure

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Lower-Income Survivors Are Less Likely To Get FEMA Aid After Disaster, Documents Show

Internal FEMA documents suggest low-income disaster survivors are less likely to receive some types of housing assistance. Critics point out there are also racial disparities in who gets help.

Lower-Income Survivors Are Less Likely To Get FEMA Aid After Disaster, Documents Show

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Sports

Scholar Discusses How Tennis Leads The Way In Closing The Gender Pay Gap In Sports

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mary Jo Kane, professor emerita and sport and gender scholar of the University of Minnesota, on sports' gender pay gap and why tennis has been able to close it.

Scholar Discusses How Tennis Leads The Way In Closing The Gender Pay Gap In Sports

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Biden Wants To Take On Heat-Buckled Roads In His Infrastructure Update

Buckling roads in the Pacific Northwest are just one example of how climate extremes can damage all kinds of infrastructure. President Biden wants to make it more resilient to heat, floods and storms.

Biden Wants To Take On Heat-Buckled Roads In His Infrastructure Update

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