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John Cale, ever restless, returns with the deeply collaborative ‘Mercy’
By: Juana Summers | NPR, Noah Caldwell I NPR, Sarah Handel I NPR
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“If you go and end up in a corner that you feel uncomfortable in, something will happen and you’ll come up with a solution,” explains the influential, always restless John… Read More
![Left: Tim Scott, R-S.C., walks through the U.S. Capitol before delivering the GOP response to President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/biden-scott-diptych-8b345ab9824aba6400c17e7b511b069145bea623-e1619730668936-900x422.jpg)
President Biden, GOP’s Tim Scott Offer Diverging Views Of Race In America
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Biden talked about “the knee of injustice on the neck of Black Americans,” while Scott declared “America is not a racist country.” But there was some overlap on policing issues.
![Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill that would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/gettyimages-1228559925-6f9c56b6c48c3b5e49a6ea59df0447e21084b8c7-scaled-e1618498312817-900x422.jpg)
House Lawmakers Advance Historic Bill To Form Reparations Commission
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The legislation would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend “appropriate remedies” to Congress.
![Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., preside over a joint session of Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gettyimages-1230461173-2876cd7b71b51fa30b5737fa49f7d43d9a5035ff-scaled-e1610009414924-900x422.jpg)
Congress Certifies Biden Victory After Pro-Trump Rioters Storm The Capitol
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Lawmakers returned to the Capitol after hours of chaos in which protesters forced their way into the building and abruptly halted Congress’ tally of Electoral College votes.
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Within The Early Voting Boom, Youth Turnout Seems To Be Surging
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More than 6 million voters under 30 have cast early ballots, compared with roughly 2 million at the same time in 2016. The number of first-time voters in that group has doubled in four years.