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Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case, Heightening Risk For Dissolution Of Group

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre at the group's annual meeting in Dallas in May 2018. A secretive figure, LaPierre makes few public appearances outside of carefully scripted speeches. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Investigations

Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case, Heightening Risk For Dissolution Of Group

A federal judge threw out the National Rifle Association's bid to declare bankruptcy Tuesday, allowing New York to proceed in its effort to dissolve the gun rights group for alleged "fraud and abuse."

Economy

Company After Company Reporting Record Profits As U.S. Economy Reopens

by David Gura

Company After Company Reporting Record Profits As U.S. Economy Reopens

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World

Afghan Women's Rights Activist Pushes For Inclusive Peace Process After Kabul Bombing

by Mary Louise Kelly , Amy Isackson , Ashish Valentine

Afghan Women's Rights Activist Pushes For Inclusive Peace Process After Kabul Bombing

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George Floyd's Murder, One Year Later

Black Police Officers Reflect On George Floyd Murder, Derek Chauvin Trial

by Ari Shapiro , Sarah Handel , Brianna Scott

Black Police Officers Reflect On George Floyd Murder, Derek Chauvin Trial

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Politics

'It Feels More Desperate Than 2020': Attorney On New Voting Restrictions

by Ailsa Chang , Carol Klinger , Courtney Dorning , Kat Lonsdorf

'It Feels More Desperate Than 2020': Attorney On New Voting Restrictions

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Global Health

Scientists Hopeful That Vaccines Will Work On Coronavirus Variant In India

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Scientists Hopeful That Vaccines Will Work On Coronavirus Variant In India

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Politics

Biden Administration Urges Israelis And Palestinians To De-Escalate Violence

by Michele Kelemen

Biden Administration Urges Israelis And Palestinians To De-Escalate Violence

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Religion

Bishops Debate Whether Politicians Who Support Abortion Should Receive Communion

by Mary Louise Kelly , Courtney Dorning , Noah Caldwell

Bishops Debate Whether Politicians Who Support Abortion Should Receive Communion

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Economy

Pennies From (Almost) Heaven: Get Paid To Move To West Virginia

by Ailsa Chang , Mary Louise Kelly , Sarah Handel , Sam Yellowhorse Kesler

Pennies From (Almost) Heaven: Get Paid To Move To West Virginia

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Children's Health

How Much Will Hesitancy Among Parents Affect Vaccine Rollout To Children?

by Mary Louise Kelly , Elena Burnett , Patrick Jarenwattananon

How Much Will Hesitancy Among Parents Affect Vaccine Rollout To Children?

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Politics

Gov. Hutchinson On States Opting Out Of Unemployment Relief

by Ailsa Chang , Sarah Handel , Adriana Tapia

Gov. Hutchinson On States Opting Out Of Unemployment Relief

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Africa

Behind The Humanitarian Crisis Caused By The Civil War In Ethiopia

by Eyder Peralta

Behind The Humanitarian Crisis Caused By The Civil War In Ethiopia

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National Security

Hikes In Gas Prices Fueled In Part By Panic Buying

by Camila Domonoske

Hikes In Gas Prices Fueled In Part By Panic Buying

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National

Family Of Andrew Brown Jr. Allowed To See More Bodycam Footage

by Sarah McCammon

Family Of Andrew Brown Jr. Allowed To See More Bodycam Footage

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Politics

Biden To Sit Down With The 'Big Four' Leaders From Congress

by Scott Detrow

Biden To Sit Down With The 'Big Four' Leaders From Congress

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Investigations

Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case, Heightening Risk For Dissolution Of Group

by Tim Mak

Judge Dismisses NRA Bankruptcy Case, Heightening Risk For Dissolution Of Group

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Meet America's Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi

Tanitoluwa Adewumi, pictured in 2019, just became the newest national chess master in the U.S. at age 10. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption

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Culture

Meet America's Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi

by Mary Louise Kelly , Karen Zamora , Amy Isackson

Meet America's Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi

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Norman Lloyd, Who Got His Acting Start During The New Deal, Dies At 106

Actor Norman Lloyd reflects on his long career at the SAG Foundation Actors Center in Los Angeles in 2015. Angela Weiss/Getty Images for SAG Foundation hide caption

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Obituaries

Norman Lloyd, Who Got His Acting Start During The New Deal, Dies At 106

by Neda Ulaby

Norman Lloyd, Who Got His Acting Start During The New Deal, Dies At 106

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