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![A worker operates a forklift to move household waste at a facility that stores recyclable materials in Seoul, South Korea. In 2019, more than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown away, according to a new report.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1302396554-8bf0fbcf5824d7a4776807ac6ad206dd75421df6-scaled-e1621438143660-900x422.jpg)
20 Companies Are Behind Half Of The World’s Single-Use Plastic Waste, Study Finds
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More than 130 million metric tons of single-use plastics were thrown out in 2019, according to a new report that puts Exxon Mobil atop a list of the companies that produce it.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks alongside members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday following the verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ap21110785329637-c03259974bd73c423383e622ec51cf5bd9e6a651-scaled-e1619035679152-900x422.jpg)
Where Efforts To Overhaul Policing Stand In Congress After Chauvin Verdict
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The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.
![CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in an interview with NPR on Wednesday that the nation is fighting headwinds in the fight to end the pandemic from new variants of the virus and efforts to rollback coronavirus restrictions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ap20343705619537-600d377fdb19fcde6288450d22802f5e53f56f1f-scaled-e1615400286984-900x422.jpg)
‘Now Is Not The Time To Stop Wearing A Mask,’ Says CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
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With new cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, new hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of coronavirus restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to remain vigilant.
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1223643231-d82f9b3003611dc90c9bfa85a4a5f1d8e55f1152-900x422.jpg)
Fauci: Mixed Messaging On Masks Set U.S. Public Health Response Back
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The current surge in cases can be contained, says White House advisor Anthony Fauci. But it’s going to take a real focus on social distancing — and mask wearing.
![Robert Mueller, pictured in 2011, told William Barr in a March 27 letter that Barr's summary of the special counsel investigation "did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office's work and conclusions."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gettyimages-135785203-9f12885805aa78b4d5f80b65833016645e3df334-e1556727618856-900x422.jpg)
READ: Mueller’s Letter Expressing Concern About Barr’s Summary Of His Report
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On March 27, the special counsel told Attorney General William Barr that his public description “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office’s work and conclusions.”
![Robert Mueller leaves a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gettyimages-699394184-40fdaabf293f5fcbde8001d534880a0006243e4a-1-e1548433778166-900x422.jpg)
All The Criminal Charges To Emerge So Far From Robert Mueller’s Investigation
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President Trump has called the Russia investigation a “witch hunt,” but more than 30 people have been charged. Many of those who’ve been accused, however, may never go to trial.