The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.
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Charlie Kirk’s young followers confront grief, shock and questions about their future
Kirk’s death has forced his legions of young conservative followers to confront the question of how to sustain the movement that he built.
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A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word ‘robot’
A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn’t analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect a modernity once skewered by the writer.
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Are hotel rooms accessible for people who use wheelchairs? NPR wants to hear from you
Hotels have accessible rooms for wheelchair users. If you or someone you know has experienced problems with those rooms, we’d like to hear about it.
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination sparks grief and rage online
Some conservative influencers mourned Kirk’s loss, even as others quickly blamed the left.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court forms a majority to convict ex-President Bolsonaro of a coup
A historic conviction: Brazil’s Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
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South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home
A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta around noon Thursday, bound for South Korea.
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Jury trial of Ryan Routh, man accused of trying to kill Trump, begins in Florida
Routh is charged with attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate. A conviction carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Routh, who is not a lawyer, is representing himself in this case.
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Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35%
Rates saw the biggest one-week drop in a year, spurring a spike in new purchase and refinance applications.
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The killing of Charlie Kirk adds to a time of political upheaval and violence
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months.
