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Millions of people turned out across the country Saturday for No Kings protests.

Organizers say there were more than 3,000 protests in all.

Here in Albany, New York, police estimate crowds of between 3,000 and 4,000 people lined a portion of Central Avenue.

Many were carrying signs and banners, and others offering chants using bullhorns.

Everyone was smiling and enjoying a partly sunny but chilly afternoon.

Among them was Patty Gager of Glenmont, New York,

who said she had to be there for her family.

Lebanese health officials say at least 47 people were killed Saturday in Israeli attacks, including three journalists and nine paramedics.

UN officials and humanitarian groups are criticizing Israel's conduct, as NPR's Lauren Fair reports from southern Lebanon.

The Trump administration is giving federal agencies more time to change the way they produce statistics about race and ethnicity.

The data are used to redraw voting maps and enforce civil rights laws.

The changes were approved during the Biden administration.

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Police in Paris stopped what they believe is an attempted bombing early Saturday morning.

Officials say officers discovered two men trying to light an object outside a Bank of America building.

They arrested one of the suspects, but the other one managed to escape.

So far, they have no explanation for the incidents.

The University of Mississippi this week launched a first-of-its-kind research center focused on the risks of sports gambling.

As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, betting has expanded nationwide since a 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down a federal ban.