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Mar 18, 2024
Scientists working off the U.S. Virgin Islands found that the sounds of a healthy coral reef, played on underwater speakers, could encourage a degraded reef to regenerate.
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Mar 18, 2024
During a campaign event in Ohio over the weekend, Trump warns of a "bloodbath" if he loses in November, and said some migrants are "not people."
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Mar 18, 2024
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the fraying relations between Israel and the U.S. How damaged is Israel's most important alliance?
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Mar 18, 2024
Assemblyman Anthony Rendon created the state's Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes to study how government can play a role in promoting happiness.
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Mar 18, 2024
There were gowns, cocktail dresses and jewelry — as well as the pink Chanel skirt suit she wore while interviewing Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi in 1989. The items were priced at up to $2,000.
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Mar 18, 2024
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post about the NCAA men's basketball bracket. The UConn men's basketball program earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
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Mar 18, 2024
Nebraska and Maine long ago discarded the electoral college's winner-take-all approach to allow split ballots if a candidate wins the popular vote in a congressional district.
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Mar 18, 2024
Dollar General and other retailers plan to remove self-checkout from some stores citing frustrations with the technology and thefts.
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Mar 18, 2024
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom on Sunday. For about 150 of the famous flowering trees, this will be their last season — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.
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Mar 18, 2024
In an interview with NPR, Ford says it was only a couple of years ago that she felt ready to revisit how her life was upended by Brett Kavanaugh's rise to a position on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mar 18, 2024
Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory — taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
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Mar 18, 2024
Google paused its AI image-generator after Gemini depicted America's founding fathers and Nazi soldiers as Black. The images went viral, embarrassing Google.
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Mar 18, 2024
Shell's plastics plant outside Pittsburgh, which was built with over a billion dollars in tax credits from the state, has violated clean air laws 19 times since it began operating two years ago.
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Mar 18, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks with Denise Sandoval, professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at California State University, Northridge, about how lowrider culture has endured and spread.
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Mar 18, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is out on the campaign trail, courting women of color and people concerned about abortion rights.
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Mar 18, 2024
Google paused its AI image-generator after Gemini depicted America's founding fathers and Nazi soldiers as Black. The images went viral, embarrassing Google.
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Mar 18, 2024
Americans consume more than half their daily calories from ultra-processed food. A new study finds consuming lots of this food is linked to a higher risk of many diseases.
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Mar 18, 2024
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured.
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Mar 15, 2024
The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.
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Mar 15, 2024
The decision bolsters the chances that 15 defendants including former President Donald Trump will face trial this year for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result.
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Mar 15, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks to Jen Golbeck, a professor at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland at College Park, about the app's ability to track its American users.
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Mar 15, 2024
Russia's presidential election is underway and Vladimir Putin is widely expected to secure a fifth term in office — extending his hold on power through at least 2030.
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Mar 15, 2024
Del Monte Foods debuted its Honeyglow pineapple earlier this week. It's about half the size of a traditional pineapple, and only weighs about 1.5 to 2 pounds.
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Mar 15, 2024
The giveaway was in honor of Penguin legend Jaromir Jagr, who played 11 seasons and won two Stanley Cups for the team in the early 90s. Fans got a voucher instead — Jagr still showed up to the game.
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Mar 15, 2024
Russia kicks off three days of voting to choose a president. The turmoil in Haiti over the last two weeks reaches new levels. Chicago tells many migrants stays in shelters will be limited to 60 days.
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Mar 15, 2024
There's a renewed push by retired Navy servicemembers and current members to rename an aircraft carrier. The USS John C. Stennis is named after a segregationist senator.
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Mar 15, 2024
Prolific writer Percival Everett often skewers American social customs. His latest novel James is written from the point of view of the character Jim, from Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
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Mar 15, 2024
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif who was almost expelled from the Knesset after voicing support for the genocide case against Israel.
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Mar 15, 2024
The COVID guidelines were used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic. Scientists say the development of new COVID treatments has slowed to a drip.
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Mar 15, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks with Republican strategist Liam Donovan about former President Donald Trump's tightening grip on the Republican National Committee.
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Mar 15, 2024
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Charlotte Slente, secretary general of the Danish Refugee Council, about getting ground-based humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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Mar 15, 2024
Is the dollar store expansion coming to an end? About a thousand Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores are expected to close this year. Dollar General said it's planning to open 800 stores this year.
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Mar 15, 2024
Chicago is one of several cities where tens of thousands of migrants have strained resources. The city now is now telling many new arrivals that their stays in shelters will be limited to 60 days.
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Mar 15, 2024
This year, the longest-running — and one of the most important — regular showcases of American art is not a survey, but a conversation.
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Mar 15, 2024
Five species of whales are among the few animals that experience menopause.
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Mar 15, 2024
Qaiyaan Harcharek and Don Rearden grew up in small Alaskan towns. They both have experienced a great deal of tragedy: Alaska has some of the highest suicide rates in the nation.
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Mar 15, 2024
In Texas, three abortion bans overlap and can contradict each other. Now, the Texas Medical Board will create advice for doctors on compliance with state laws when problems arise during pregnancy.
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Mar 15, 2024
Over the last two weeks, there has been no leadership, no law and order in the capital and a dwindling supply of humanitarian aid.
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Mar 14, 2024
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Chris Stirewalt of The Dispatch, about the group's plan to put forth a third-party presidential candidate. Would that third-party option have a shot in November?
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Mar 14, 2024
Days after Haiti's prime minister announced his intention to resign, politicians of all stripes have started jockeying for power. Haitians are expressing reservations.
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Mar 14, 2024
Dial-A-Buoy has provided free weather and water info from buoys around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says calls have dropped precipitously thanks to satellite imagery.
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Mar 14, 2024
Researchers in Italy say a deep red lip-paste discovered there is 5,000 years old. It's made of vegetable oils and waxes, and was likely worn by social elites as a display of superior status.
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Mar 14, 2024
Waymo, part of Google's parent company, is responsible for the latest ride-share option. It started driving robotaxis in San Francisco last year. It also has them in Phoenix.
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Mar 14, 2024
Hear the Morning Edition program for March 14, 2024
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Mar 14, 2024
Despite the cancellation of her Netflix show Emily's Wonder Lab, MIT engineer-turned-TV host Emily Calandrelli is still encouraging children to explore the amazing world of science.
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Mar 14, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks with Emily Stewart of Business Insider about the popularity and growth of the online sports betting business.
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Mar 14, 2024
When a shooting ended the Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, the local prosecutor assumed it was a traditional mass shooter — a lone gunman bent on destruction. The truth was more complex.
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Mar 14, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks to Jerry Rowley, owner of Logan's Candies in Ontario, Calif., about how a House bill to force a change in TikTok ownership, and a potential U.S. ban, would affect his business.
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Mar 14, 2024
When we think of dynamic pricing, we usually think of airlines, Uber or Amazon quickly changing their prices. But now, dynamic pricing is coming to supermarkets.
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Mar 14, 2024
A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that says teens need parental permission to get birth control in federally funded family planning clinics.
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Mar 14, 2024
Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Steve Garvey, a Republican, is headed for a runoff against Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff for a U.S. Senate seat from California.
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Mar 14, 2024
More than a million-and-a-half college students in America are homeless. One college student experiencing homelessness in Colorado found support.
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Mar 14, 2024
A bald eagle couple in the mountains of Southern California waiting on eaglets have become an internet sensation. The nonprofit running the livecam now says it's unlikely the eaglets will survive.
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Mar 14, 2024
A wildlife rescuer in Virginia dons a fox mask to keep an orphaned kit from becoming too attached to humans.
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Mar 14, 2024
More than 60 musicians are boycotting the South by Southwest music festival underway in Austin, Texas, over the event's partnership with the U.S. Army and big defense contractors.
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Mar 14, 2024
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with University of Oxford professor Ben Ansell about the significance of elections in authoritarian-ruled countries.
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Mar 14, 2024
European Union lawmakers have approved the bloc's "Artificial Intelligence Act."
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Mar 13, 2024
A judge has thrown out six counts in the Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald Trump and 14 others.
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Mar 13, 2024
The U.N. says the number of children who died before the age of 5 is at an all-time low worldwide, and about half what it was in 2000. Some countries, including Ethiopia, have done even better.
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Mar 13, 2024
The U.N. says the number of children who died before the age of 5 is at an all-time low worldwide, and about half what it was in 2000. Some countries, including Ethiopia, have done even better.
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Mar 13, 2024
The House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would force parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban of the social media app on U.S. devices.
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Mar 13, 2024
The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a bill that would force parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban of the social media app on U.S. devices.
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Mar 13, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks to Philippe Serge Degernier, United Nations Population Fund representative in Haiti, about the growing humanitarian crisis. Haiti is considered Latin America's poorest country.
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Mar 13, 2024
This month the public library in Worcester, Mass., is letting people pay any lost and damage fees with cat photos. The program is meant to help library borrowers who might not be able to pay.
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Mar 13, 2024
A bill introduced in the state legislature proposes to ban foods that have artificial dyes from being sold at California public schools. Lawmakers argue these chemicals hurt developing young minds.
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Mar 13, 2024
Hear the Morning Edition program for March 13, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024
A Florida court settlement has gutted much of what critics called the "don't say gay" law. Teachers and students can now discuss gender identity and sexual orientation without punishment.
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Mar 13, 2024
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Eric Lai of the Center for Asian Law at Georgetown University about what's in the bill that builds on legislation imposed by Beijing following 2019's pro-democracy protests.
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Mar 13, 2024
The popular social media app launched a fierce lobbying campaign, arguing the bill violates free speech. Bipartisan supporters say Congress needs to step in because TikTok threatens national security.
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Mar 13, 2024
Many Haitians in the U.S. are cheering the resignation of the country's de facto prime minister, but few believe his departure will end the current wave of violence besieging the country.
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Mar 13, 2024
Many Haitians in the U.S. are cheering the resignation of the country's de facto prime minister, but few believe his departure will end the current wave of violence besieging the country.
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Mar 13, 2024
For more than four hours on Tuesday, former special counsel Robert Hur was questioned by House lawmakers. He defended his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents.
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Mar 13, 2024
About 1,200 members of the historic Black sorority Delta Sigma Theta went to Capitol Hill Tuesday to press for their priorities — from voting rights to criminal justice.
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Mar 13, 2024
About 1,200 members of the historic Black sorority Delta Sigma Theta went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to press for their priorities — from voting rights to criminal justice.
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Mar 13, 2024
Domestic violence can leave a characteristic pattern of damage on the brain, with the potential for lasting damage as severe as that caused by sports and military blasts.
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Mar 13, 2024
Once home to a cabin owned by musician Frank Zappa, the land is a thriving hub for local wildlife. Laurel Spring's property owner has given conservationists until April 20 to come up with the money.
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Mar 13, 2024
The state's Supreme Court ruling equating frozen embryos to children came as no surprise to those who've tracked how once-extreme ideas around fetal personhood have gained acceptance in some circles.
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Mar 13, 2024
Authors say that the proliferation of AI-generated books can lead customers into buying the wrong book on Amazon and that these books can harm authors' sales numbers and reputations.
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Mar 13, 2024
The formula for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long called for negotiating a Palestinian state. What if that were reversed and a state were declared first and then negotiated later?
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Mar 13, 2024
It's more than five months into the war between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian children in Gaza are starving to death and the United Nations says most of the population there is at risk of famine.
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Mar 12, 2024
The 258-page transcript paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Robert Hur's report. The most confusing part concerned the timeline surrounding the death of his son Beau.
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Mar 12, 2024
The 258-page transcript paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Robert Hur's report. The most confusing part concerned the timeline surrounding the death of his son Beau.
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Mar 12, 2024
The 258-page transcript paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Robert Hur's report. The most confusing part concerned the timeline surrounding the death of his son Beau.
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Mar 12, 2024
The president wants to restore the child tax credit back to the amount it was during the pandemic. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado about how it would help.
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Mar 12, 2024
In a Facebook post, Francis Zamora, the mayor of San Juan City, said providing the free shoes was fulfilling a dream of his. The sneakers are red and white, with the city logo.
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Mar 12, 2024
They plan to get married in France on the beach Terens visited as a 20-year-old in the U.S. Army when he was part of forces that landed on the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
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Mar 12, 2024
Hear the Morning Edition program for March 12, 2024
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Mar 12, 2024
Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created. Georgia, key to winning the White House, holds a primary on Tuesday. The Labor Department reports on consumer prices.
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Mar 12, 2024
As the number of wind and solar farms grow, officials in some Midwest states are taking steps to counter local opposition to the projects,
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Mar 12, 2024
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to professor Matthew J. Smith, a historian at University College London, about political unrest in Haiti, and whether the U.S. should intervene.
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Mar 12, 2024
Indonesia's railway is part of China's Belt and Road plan to build more than a trillion dollars worth of infrastructure. The U.S. says it's a way to mire countries in debt in order to exploit them.
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Mar 12, 2024
Robert Hur is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee on his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents.
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Mar 12, 2024
In Massachusetts, many of Cape Cod's iconic beaches and ponds are polluted with wastewater leaching from septic systems. Recycling that waste could be an affordable fix.
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Mar 12, 2024
An Indonesian airliner veered off-course after both pilots fell asleep. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Andrew Tangel, aviation reporter for The Wall Street Journal, about the issue.
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Mar 12, 2024
An effort to oust the state's Republican Assembly speaker is moving toward a recall vote. Trump supporters targeted Robin Vos after Trump narrowly lost Wisconsin in 2020.
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Mar 12, 2024
An effort to oust the state's Republican Assembly speaker is moving toward a recall vote. Trump supporters targeted Robin Vos after Trump narrowly lost Wisconsin in 2020.
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Mar 12, 2024
NPR's A Martinez talks to University of Arizona Associate Professor Stefano Bloch about the graffiti that has transformed empty skyscrapers in Los Angeles into a symbolic battleground.
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Mar 12, 2024
In response to the shortage, teams are traveling to hospitals to provide simulated training experiences for emergency medical staff.
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Mar 12, 2024
The Army announced it will slash 24,000 jobs, most of which are not filled. NPR's A Martinez talks to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George about the future of the Army and its recruitment strategy.
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Mar 12, 2024
The Labor Department will release its February consumer price index findings Tuesday. Inflation has generally been easing, but the headline numbers could get a boost from rising gasoline prices.
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