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Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a new way states can operate their Medicaid programs. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants

States can now apply to set up their Medicaid program with capped funding from the federal government. With this move, the administration delivers on a long-held conservative goal.

A Final Day Of Questions In The Impeachment Trial, Ahead Of A Vote On Witnesses

by Claudia Grisales

A Final Day Of Questions In The Impeachment Trial, Ahead Of A Vote On Witnesses

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Why Many Progressives Say They've Come Home To Bernie Sanders

by Asma Khalid

Why Many Progressives Say They've Come Home To Bernie Sanders

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4,000 Foot Tunnel Between U.S. And Mexico Discovered Near San Diego

by Matt Hoffman

4,000 Foot Tunnel Between U.S. And Mexico Discovered Near San Diego

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Sonate Pacifique L'Impératrice

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Happy City Sven Libaek

Wrapping Up The Conversation Around 'American Dirt,' A Lauded Then Reviled Book

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Voters In Colorado, A Key Swing State, React To Impeachment Proceedings

by Bente Birkeland

Voters In Colorado, A Key Swing State, React To Impeachment Proceedings

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Rose Garden Kupla

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Sam's Town The Killers

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a new way states can operate their Medicaid programs. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants

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First U.S. Case Person-To-Person Transmission Of Coronavirus Announced

by Richard Harris

First U.S. Case Person-To-Person Transmission Of Coronavirus Announced

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April 14th Murcof & Vanessa Wagner

In Ukraine, Public Opinion Sours On The United States

by Lucian Kim

In Ukraine, Public Opinion Sours On The United States

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Mirror Maru Cashmere Cat

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Sounds of the Deep Sven Libaek

A New (And Final) Clue To 'Kryptos,' A Long-Standing Puzzle

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Museum Of Chinese In America Gets Good News About Artifacts Feared Destroyed In Fire

by Shumita Basu

Museum Of Chinese In America Gets Good News About Artifacts Feared Destroyed In Fire

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Archid Orange Dwarf Hannah Peel

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The Colour of Crumar Mark Ronson and the Business Intl

The Scene From Wuhan, A City On Lockdown

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Democratic Caucuses Have The Headlines In Iowa, So Trump Rallies There Thursday

by Clay Masters

Democratic Caucuses Have The Headlines In Iowa, So Trump Rallies There Thursday

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Trump Administration To Loosen Obama-Era Policy On Land Mine Use

by Michele Kelemen

Trump Administration To Loosen Obama-Era Policy On Land Mine Use

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Pandora (For Cindy) Cocteau Twins

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Music for Eels The Sven Libaek Orchestra

Puerto Rico's Internet Voting Plan Threatens Election Security: ACLU

The ACLU is urging Puerto Rico's governor to veto a plan to introduce online voting on the island, warning it increases risks of election tampering. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

Puerto Rico's Internet Voting Plan Threatens Election Security: ACLU

by Shannon Bond

Puerto Rico's Internet Voting Plan Threatens Election Security: ACLU

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National

Transportation Department Dings Southwest Airlines For Lax Maintenance Documentation

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Kong Bonobo

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Heartbeats The Knife

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National Security

Once Again, Impeachment Trial Raises The Topic Of Receiving Info From Foreigners

by Philip Ewing

Once Again, Impeachment Trial Raises The Topic Of Receiving Info From Foreigners

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Business

Over 1,500 Layoffs Coming To U.S. Steel Plant Near Detroit

by Quinn Klinefelter

Over 1,500 Layoffs Coming To U.S. Steel Plant Near Detroit

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Sky Could Undress Balmorhea

Television

Influential TV Programmer Fred Silverman Dies At 82

by Eric Deggans

Influential TV Programmer Fred Silverman Dies At 82

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Days Without End lol hammond & duncan forbes

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Theme From an Unwritten Movie Sven Libaek Orchestra

Pop Culture

Reflections From Conversations With Women In Comedy

by Audie Cornish , Lauren Hodges

Reflections From Conversations With Women In Comedy

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Half Asleep Ram Di Dam

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The Beginning After the End Stars

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