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A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.
Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn't she added to this missing person database?
A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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They picked Les Mis—a musical about standing up to tyranny.

They protested you at your own event and you were too stupid to get it.
February 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A federal judge in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, blocking members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency team and anyone “working on the DOGE agenda at the Department of Education” from accessing sensitive data until March 10.
February 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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It’s not clear how many probationary employees were fired at NIH Friday afternoon, but the number is believed to be well more than 1,000 people.
‘Taking away years of experience': NIH probationary employees fired Friday
Scientists and medical researchers being let go by President Donald Trump’s administration walked out of the gates of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, Friday afternoon appearin...
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February 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.
February 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.
What happens after the 'Fork in the Road'? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in
Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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“My advice to you today is simple, even if it’s not easy: Don’t give up. Keep serving everyday folks.” Here’s the latest on federal job cuts, and Sen. Tim Kaine’s message for government workers.
‘Don't give up': Sen. Tim Kaine's message to federal workers afraid for their jobs
Federal employees told News4’s Julie Carey they’re uneasy as the Trump administration eliminates government jobs. Sen. Tim Kaine said, “My advice to you today is simple, even if it’s not easy: Don’t g...
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February 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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There's widespread confusion and fear among scientists and doctors on the sprawling National Institutes of Health campus and at institutions dependent on the agency's funding.
A sense of foreboding hangs over the National Institutes of Health
There's widespread confusion and fear among scientists and doctors on the sprawling National Institutes of Health campus and at institutions dependent on the agency's funding.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM