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First LookBiden pushes $6B effort to save nuclear plants, curb climate changeThe Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to save nuclear power plants at risk of closure, aiming to continue nuclear as a source of clean energy to combat climate change. The first round of grants will prioritize reactors that have announced plans to close.
First Look'Profound step forward': Prison college offers model degree programAt Mount Tamalpais College in California, the campus is like no other junior college in the nation – it’s behind bars. The school was accredited in January and gives students incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison the chance to graduate with an associate’s degree.
‘Focused on healing’: Denver apologizes for anti-Chinese race riotThe American West owes part of its expansion to early Chinese immigrants. A Denver apology seeks to revive and revere the memory of a long-lost Chinatown.
Focus‘Beacon of freedom’ or ‘Loudocracy’? How Florida became culture war central.With a slew of new laws aimed squarely at the culture wars, an influx of conservatives, and Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, can Florida still be considered a swing state? Pinellas County is a study in how far the state’s transformation may go.
First LookAlex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy amid Sandy Hook suitsInfowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday after its founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost defamation lawsuits. Mr. Jones made comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, sparking controversy.
First LookAirlines make masks optional after federal judge's rulingOn Monday, a federal judge in Florida voided a national mandate that required passengers to wear masks on airplanes and mass transit. Transportation companies will now decide on mask rules for themselves, with requirements already varying from city to city.
Science and religion: Smithsonian exhibit explores the intersectionsAn exhibit at the Smithsonian highlights where science and religion are not always in conflict in American history.
First Look2022 Boston Marathon: A 50-year celebration of women runnersReigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the Boston Marathon women's division Monday in a dramatic finish. The men's winner was Kenya's Evans Chebet.
First LookFor some US families, homeschooling is here to stayThe onset of the pandemic precipitated a record rise in homeschooling across the United States. Even as schools have re-opened, some families have opted to stick with at-home education, finding that more tailored lessons help their children learn better.
First LookMichigan refugee family calls for justice after police shoot sonA white police officer shot a Black man, Patrick Lyoya, in the head, resulting in his death, after a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 4. The victim’s family, refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, are calling for the prosecution of the officer.
Why filing taxes might soon require facial recognitionFacial recognition won’t be mandatory for filing taxes this year, but it’s an option, as use of the tech spreads widely in government.
Zealous lawyer or coup architect? The legal theorist behind Jan. 6.Should the man who penned a legal justification for halting the transfer of power on Jan. 6 be held accountable for what happened that day? John Eastman says he was simply advancing his client’s interests.
How Oakland closed the digital divide for nearly all its studentsRecent success in closing the digital divide in Oakland, California, schools suggests what a partnership approach can achieve.
First LookAs Ohio tilts right, governor’s moderate image becomes liabilityRepublican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has stayed in Buckeye State politics for 40 years by crafting a moderate image that matched the swing state. But, as Ohio tilts farther right, Trump loyalists are making the governor’s tight-rope walk more perilous.
Focus‘Hard for it to be a bigger deal’: The future of American rightsFor the past 60 years, Americans have been granted more federally guaranteed rights, from voting rights to the right to privacy. That era now appears to be over. Part 1 of an occasional series.
First LookNew Mexico has an ambitious free-college program. Will it last?New Mexico is expanding its free college program, “Opportunity Scholarship,” by removing restrictions requiring students to be recent high school graduates and full-time students. The new program will also allow them to use grants for personal expenses.
First LookOklahoma becomes latest state to pass a law limiting abortionOklahoma now joins a string of GOP-led states passing more aggressive measures to restrict abortion. On Tuesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law that makes performing an abortion a felony. If convicted, abortion providers can face up to 10 years in prison.
In this Mississippi city, public art points a way forwardAs Hattiesburg works to become the “city of 100 murals” over the next five years, its art contributions are remaking its streets – and the hearts of its residents.
‘Battlefield nukes’ in Ukraine? A low but complex threat.The risk that Vladimir Putin might deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine is considered low. But for the U.S. and NATO, it calls for careful thinking about both deterrence and response.
Monitor BreakfastOur breakfast with Biden’s top economic adviserBrian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, sat down with reporters at a Monitor Breakfast to discuss semiconductors, sanctions, and more.
