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Hundreds of Idahoans are running for obscure precinct positions that could shake up the state’s Republican Party leadership
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Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."
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Get your tickets to SPR’s inaugural "Firehouse Sessions Song Contest" Concert. Hear from our three winners, Anne Christine, The Red Books, and Time Baby, along with our two launch collaborators, Olivia Brownlee and T.S The Solution at the Bing on May 10, 2024.
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A historically Black university in North Carolina may have had its last graduation as the school fights for its accreditation.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Larry Ingrassia, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, about his latest book, "A Fatal Inheritance," which details his family's struggle with cancer.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with strategic studies professor Phillips O'Brien of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland about the significance of Russia's latest military offensive in Ukraine.
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An art installation called The Portal was shut down this week in New York and Dublin because of rude gestures and other bad public behavior, as NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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There's a lot of finger-pointing in Slovakia following the assassination attempt this week on its prime minister. It's another example of political violence that's been taking place in Europe of late.
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The U.S. military says the first shipment of aid has moved ashore into Gaza over a new, massive floating pier. It wants to scale up to 150 trucks entering Gaza per day.
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A flag flap for a Supreme Court justice, and both major presidential campaigns agree to debates, albeit earlier than is traditional, with some rule changes.
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Mercedes-Benz workers voted against union representation in Alabama, a defeat for the United Auto Workers.
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Today is the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Finn, author of "Beyond the Finish Line," about the history and tech of photo finishes.
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A Crimean Tatar couple in Ukraine, displaced by Russian troops, sees parallels to the Soviets' forced deportation of 200,000 Tatars from Crimea 80 years ago.
