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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a ban on transgender athletes that bars trans girls and women from women’s high school and college sports. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by State Legislative Director and Senior Counsel at the Human Rights Campaign Cathryn Oakley to discuss the new policies.  » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: …

Minneapolis police releases bodycam footage showing the deadly shooting of a Black by a member of their SWAT team, South Dakota becomes the first state this year to ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports consistent with their gender identity, and the family of Laquan McDonald is furious that former Chicago policeman who killed McDonald got out of prison …

Florida may soon pass a bill that would ban any talk of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools as further censorship efforts are happening in Texas where lawmakers want to get rid of a number of books, Covid-19 vaccines for children under five could be available by the end of the month and Jonathan Knight, the general manager of …

U.S. intelligence officials are trying to derail Russia from invading Ukraine by exposing the Russian pretext for an attack, a former Chicago policeman convicted of murder is out of prison early, President Biden says a successful U.S. raid in Syria killed a leader of ISIS and a diverse group of figure skaters speak on why there aren’t many skaters of …

Many countries including the U.S. are staging a “diplomatic boycott” of the Winter Games as no government officials will visit Beijing in protest of alleged human rights violations against a Muslim ethnic group in China. NBC foreign correspondent Claudio Lavanga explains how one Chinese artist is turning digital keepsakes known as NFT’S into a new form of protest.  » Subscribe …

The Chinese government is requiring all athletes, journalists, and spectators at the Winter Olympics to download the “My-2022” app on their phones. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by cyber security expert Eric Noonan to discuss how the watchdog group Citizen-lab warns those who download the app. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC …

An NFL head coach is suing the league for systematic racial discrimination with the NFL saying the claims have no merit, Mexico remains uniquely dangerous for journalists as four have been killed just this year, an effort is gaining steam to kick two republicans out of the party due to their stances against former President Trump and Washington’s football team …

Joe Rogan responds to artists pulling their music from Spotify over Rogan’s Covid-19 misinformation controversy, a judge rejects plea deals for two men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery, and some olympians are packing a phone to only use in Beijing to avoid possible spying by the Chinese government.  » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews …

Climate change is a big factor for Phoenix’s rising temperatures in addition to the city’s population growth and development. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at UCLA’s Joint Center for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering to discuss how some cities are taking steps to update their infrastructure.  » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC …

Moderna began clinical trials for an HIV vaccine and like the Covid-19 vaccine, it uses mRNA technology to teach cells how to fight the virus. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by Dr. Robert Fullilove, a professor of socio-medical sciences and associate dean of community affairs at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, to discuss the fight against HIV.  …

President Biden formally announces Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement as he looks ahead to following his campaign promise of nominating a Black woman to the high court, the world of streaming music is reshaping the industry and a look into the ongoing fight against antisemitism in the U.S. on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch …

President Biden visits Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure hours after a bridge collapsed there, years of research went into today’s Covid-19 vaccine now that research could possibly lead to a vaccine against HIV, U.S. diplomats say the door is still open to diplomacy over Ukraine, and the East Coast is in for a powerful winter storm this weekend.  » Subscribe to …

The hashtag “West Elm Caleb” now has more than 60 million views on Tik Tok as women are accusing the unnamed man of serial dating and “love bombing.” NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by New York Times Technology Reporter Taylor Lorenz to discuss how these viral campaigns can spin out of control through social media apps.  » Subscribe to …

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced he will retire this summer after more than 27 years on the bench. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by Jeffrey Rosen the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and professor at the George Washington University Law School to reflect upon Breyer’s years on the high court.  » Subscribe to NBC News: …

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will step down after more than 27 years on the bench, a trending TikTok topic raises ethical questions about shaming and a look into the damage misinformation is doing to public trust in the news as Jose Diaz-Balart joins the show to help tell truth from fiction.  » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch …