Austin Horn
Austin Horn is a 2019-2020 Kroc Fellow. He joined NPR after internships at the San Antonio Express-News and Frankfort State-Journal, as well as a couple stints in the service industry. He aims to keep his reporting grounded in the experience of real individuals of all stripes.
He graduated from Columbia University in 2019 with a degree in American Studies. You can find him tweeting about basketball, music or his home state of Kentucky at @_AustinHorn.
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Several states already require people to wear masks in public spaces like coffee shops to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but many still have no such requirement.
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The plan will likely put students in school twice a week. Mayor Bill de Blasio said 75% of families wanted to send their kids back to school.
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The rules include a ban on spitting and a threat of immediate ejection if a player or coach gets too close to an umpire or opponent in the course of an argument.
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Kimmel had previously used blackface in impressions of Black celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Karl Malone in The Man Show, a Comedy Central series in which he co-starred.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, three other former governors of the Golden State, and current Gov. Gavin Newsom stressed the importance of face coverings in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
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Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Now, New York City will officially observe Juneteenth as an official city and school holiday starting next year.
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The logo had included curves on the handles of sabres meant to mimic the design of serpentine walls on campus. Those walls were originally built to hide enslaved people from public view.
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The channel, One America News Network, has a history of supporting President Trump and of spreading misinformation that favors the political right.
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A group of African nations requested the urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. The U.S. is no longer a member of the U.N.'s top human rights body.
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Calls to remove the statue have grown following protests against racial injustice sparked by the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Taylor's death led to large protests in Louisville.