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Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a news conference in March. She and Sen. Bernie Sanders are leading the push to introduce a bill Tuesday that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.

Warren, Sanders Call For Expanding Food Aid To College Students

The senators are introducing a bill that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.

Protesters threw fireworks and rocks at police, damaged storefronts and looted stores during demonstrations on Monday in the Netherlands.

Anti-Curfew Protests Flare Up In The Netherlands

At least 150 people were reportedly arrested amid violent protests against coronavirus restrictions.

Coco Gauff, shown here at Wimbledon earlier this month, will not be compete at the Tokyo Olympics due to a positive coronavirus test.

U.S. Tennis Star Coco Gauff Tests Positive For Coronavirus And Will Miss Olympics

The 17-year-old was expected to lead the U.S. tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics. A positive coronavirus test has dashed her hopes of competing in the Games.

Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo of Cape Verde and guide Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga embrace on the track of Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Thursday after he proposed.

A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race

Sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, who is visually impaired, didn't qualify for the semifinals. But she did accept a surprise proposal from her sighted partner, Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga.

A billboard with a photo of Breonna Taylor, sponsored by <em>O, The Oprah Magazine</em>, is on display on Friday in Louisville, Ky. It's one of 26 billboards going up across the city demanding arrests in her shooting death.

Oprah Winfrey Commissions 26 Billboards Demanding Arrests In Breonna Taylor's Killing

The billboards will be placed across Louisville, Ky., where Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by police. The signs' message urges the arrest of the officers involved.

Gary Jones, former president of the United Auto Workers, has admitted he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million out of dues paid by union members.

Former UAW President Gary Jones Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Racketeering

In the latest update to a UAW corruption scandal, Jones admits he conspired to embezzle more than $1 million of union money in addition to pleading guilty to racketeering and tax evasion.

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Bloomberg Has Already Spent $450 Million On Ads Since Launching His Campaign

His spending on television and radio ads alone surpasses the $338.3 million that President Barack Obama's campaign spent on those ads during his entire 2012 campaign.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (center) walks past boxes of personal protective equipment that volunteers plan to distribute Tuesday at an event in Richmond. Northam is doing a phased reopening in parts of the state outside the Washington, D.C., suburbs.

Virginia To Reopen Partially This Week, But Not In Richmond, Areas Closest To D.C.

Gov. Ralph Northam says a higher infection rate in Northern Virginia warrants a delay in the state's gradual reopening plan.

Bob Marley, who still casts a large shadow on the reggae world 39 years after his death, would have turned 75 this week.

For Bob Marley's 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father's Legacy

Reggae's biggest ambassador would have turned 75 this week, had he not died four decades ago from cancer. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ziggy Marley about his father's legacy.

President Trump pauses during an event on health care prices at the White House on Friday.

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block House Subpoena For His Tax Records

The president and his personal lawyers are looking to the high court for help in two developing legal battles over the tax returns, testing the separation of powers.

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