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Memorial to missing and murdered Indigenous women in St. Paul, Minn.

Media Fascination With The Petito Mystery Looks Like Racism To Some Native Americans

Media coverage around the death of 22-year-old Gabrielle Petito looks racist to those who note that murders and disappearances of Native Americans are mostly ignored.

A community of young investors on TikTok, including @ceowatchlist, @quicktrades and @irisapp, are using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stock trading disclosures as inspiration for where to invest themselves. One user called Pelosi the market's "biggest whale," while another called her the "queen of investing."

TikTokers Are Trading Stocks By Copying What Members Of Congress Do

Online stock trading has taken off, bolstered by easy apps and lower prices. Now, a community of young investors have a new strategy: looking for stock tips from members of Congress.

In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combating climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

EPA Moves To Sharply Limit Potent Gases Used In Refrigerators And Air Conditioners

The new rule is intended to decrease the use of greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years. The gases that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

The Boppy Co. has recalled more than 3 million of its newborn loungers due to suffocation risks after the deaths of eight infants.

Boppy Recalls 3.3. Million Baby Pillows After The Deaths Of 8 Infants

The loungers were sold in stores from January 2004 to September 2021. Retailers including Amazon, Pottery Barn Kids, Target and Walmart carried the product.

Boppy Recalls 3.3. Million Baby Pillows After The Deaths Of 8 Infants

The loungers were sold in stores from January 2004 to September 2021. Retailers including Amazon, Pottery Barn Kids, Target and Walmart carried the product.

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is one of four former advisers to then-President Donald Trump who were issued subpoenas Thursday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Former Trump Officials Including Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon

The subpoenas compel the four former Trump administration officials to produce documents relevant to the U.S. Capitol riot by Oct. 7 and then sit for a deposition the following week.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 15. The Fed issued new economic projections at the conclusion of its policy meeting on Wednesday.

The Fed Says Inflation Is Hotter Than Expected — But It Should Cool Next Year

The Federal Reserve is projecting higher inflation this year than it had previously forecast, but says prices will cool more next year.

The U.S. Department of Labor building on March 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

The Biden Administration Is Adding Worker Protections To Address Extreme Heat

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it will push to protect workers against rising temperatures, including a federal rule to safeguard workers from heat-related illnesses.

An Olympian Sold Her Silver Medal To Fund A Boy's Surgery. The Buyer Let Her Keep It

Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk of Poland announced she would sell her medal in the javelin throw to help fund heart surgery for an 8-month-old. A convenience store chain had the winning bid of $125,000.

Texas Voting Rights Stalemate Ends. GOP Will Push To Overhaul Elections

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner about the decision of several Democratic lawmakers to break rank and return to the state capitol.

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