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Hot Senate procedural news Apr 06, 2021

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On Monday night, the Senate parliamentarian gave Democrats an unprecedented blessing. Vox’s Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou explain what they might do with it.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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MLB to Georgia: You’re out! Apr 06, 2021

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Major League Baseball, Delta, and Coke are calling out Georgia for its new voting reforms, but some of these corporations were involved in crafting the legislation. WABE’s Emma Hurt explains.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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“My friend” has a question about the vaccine Apr 02, 2021

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We asked if you still had vaccine questions, and you did. We found answers. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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High crimes Apr 01, 2021

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New York is the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana, but President Joe Biden won’t budge. This means that it’s possible to become a billionaire or a convicted felon for selling weed in the US.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan Mar 31, 2021

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It’s infrastructure week in America. President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to spend trillions on bridges, roads, housing, and clean energy to prove it. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Making tennis a misdemeanor Mar 30, 2021

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More than half of US states are working to ban, or even criminalize, trans athletes playing sports. Vox contributor Katelyn Burns explains how conservative politicians came to care so much about women’s sports.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Ship happens Mar 29, 2021

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After six days, a very big boat is finally afloat. While stuck, it brought international trade through the Suez Canal to a halt and cost companies billions of dollars.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The original anti-vaxxer Mar 26, 2021

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When a Swedish American pastor refused to get a smallpox vaccine in 1902, he ended up in the United States Supreme Court. The Atlantic’s new podcast The Experiment tells the story of Pastor Henning Jacobson.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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The end of minty cigarettes? Mar 25, 2021

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With Democrats in charge, there is a lot of talk about big ideas for the country, including … banning menthol cigarettes? Politico’s Sarah Owermohle explains why Black lawmakers are split over whether a ban would help or hurt Black communities.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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Would NOT demanding gun control be more effective? Mar 24, 2021

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The Trace’s Jennifer Mascia explains why two gun reform bills the House recently passed are likely to fail in the Senate. Patrick Blanchfield from the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research argues the American gun control debate is a big part of the problem.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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