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News Articles: Series: Main Character of the Day

The country's largest newspaper company, Gannett, is once again forecasting it will sell off more of its daily newspapers.

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  • National

How America's largest newspaper company is leaving behind news deserts

The country's largest newspaper company, Gannett, is once again forecasting it will sell off more of its daily newspapers. It's prompting fears of news deserts and a weakened democracy.

April 11, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh speaks before the Nebraska Legislature in March as part of an effort to filibuster every bill that comes before the legislature this session.

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  • Politics

Nebraska hasn't passed a single bill this session, amid filibusters over trans rights

A state senator has vowed to "burn this session to the ground" in protest to a bill that would bar physicians from providing gender affirming care to people under 19 years old.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Patrick Wood
Jacinda Ardern gives her farewell speech in parliament in Wellington on April 5.

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  • Politics

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern takes on a new role after leaving politics this week

In a rousing and personal farewell speech this week in parliament, the former prime minister touched on family, politics and one of the very few things she will ask of her colleagues as she departs.

April 06, 2023
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By:
  • Patrick Wood
North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she is switching affiliation to the Republican Party at a news conference on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

A N.C. lawmaker has switched parties, creating a path to stricter abortion laws

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced she was switching affiliation on Wednesday — a move that gives the Republicans a veto-proof majority in the state.

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

What Trump's arraignment means for his 2024 election bid

Fresh off a historic arraignment, former President Donald Trump is still very much running to regain office in 2024. This is the lay of the land for the weeks and months ahead.

April 04, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Martin Cooper with the fruits of his labor.

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  • Technology

The father of the cellphone predicts we'll have devices embedded in our skin next

Martin Cooper made the first-ever cellphone call exactly 50 years ago. He says artificial intelligence is the new frontier.

April 03, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Giancarlo Rosado of the Florida Atlantic Owls shoots over Ismael Massoud of the Kansas State Wildcats during the Elite Eight round of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Madison Square Garden on March 25.

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  • Sports

'In Dusty we trusty': Can the Owls complete the March Madness Cinderella story?

The Florida Atlantic Owls are an underdog team with zero NCAA Tournament wins before 2023. Head coach Dusty May has pulled off an unbelievable run to get them within an inch of history.

March 31, 2023
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  • Jason Fuller
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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  • National

Al Sharpton to focus on police mental health response after Irvo Otieno's death

Irvo Otieno was killed in custody earlier this month at a psychiatric hospital while experiencing mental health distress. Reverend Al Sharpton says this has to be a turning point.

March 30, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Fall Out Boy have released their first album in five years.

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  • Music

Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'

Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.

March 29, 2023
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  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
Martha Casamayor, center, says Joe Biden "stabbed Cuban Americans in the back" and regrets voting for him. South Florida Latinos like her are key to Republicans expanding their political reach in future elections.

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  • Politics

South Florida gives Republicans a playbook for the 2024 election

For the first time in two decades, South Florida turned red in the 2022 midterm elections, giving Republicans hope — and a playbook — for the presidential election in 2024.

March 29, 2023
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Jupiter, the brightest spot near the middle of this image, will be a standout this week.

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  • Space

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a pretty neat planetary viewing!

Over the next couple of nights, five planets are expected to align in the sky. And you won't even need a telescope to see them (although binoculars will help).

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
This month, President Joe Biden announced a "historic project to strengthen Australian submarine capacity and our own."

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  • World

As the U.S. confronts a rising China, one country is right in the middle

This month, Australia struck a deal with the U.S. to acquire nuclear-powered submarine technology. It's a big moment for the country that has found itself itself caught between two world powers.

March 24, 2023
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  • Patrick Wood
An ode to the joy of fan fiction.

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  • Arts & Life

In defense of fan fiction, and ignoring the 'pretensions of polish'

Fan fiction may not command the same respect as other literary pursuits, but it's a rich mode of expression, says one author who mounts a passionate case for the style.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Patrick Wood
TikTok has become baked into the culture.

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  • Arts & Life

The U.S. is threatening to ban TikTok? Good luck

TikTok is on trial as U.S. authorities consider a ban. There's just one problem: it's not only an app for silly videos anymore, it is now entwined with our culture.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Alvin Bragg's office is examining whether Donald Trump and his company broke state laws in paying hush money to an adult film star.

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  • Politics

Meet the Manhattan DA who would bring criminal charges against Trump

As speculation mounts that Donald Trump could soon be indicted over hush money payments, Alvin Bragg may have to make a history-making decision.

March 21, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
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