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Is there finally hope in America's overdose crisis?

07 Oct 2024

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In a twist that many addiction experts thought impossible, the decades long upward trend of opioid deaths in the United States has finally started to ...

October 7th: A year of war through the eyes of those who lived it

06 Oct 2024

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The October 7th Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza have changed the course of geopolitics. The events have upende...

In states where votes are close, organizers are aiming to 'lose by less.' Why?

04 Oct 2024

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In a state where every vote matters, campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they're strongest. They're also trying to lose by less in ...

Wisconsin's vote is vital to the presidency. What are residents there looking for?

03 Oct 2024

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Consider This host Ari Shapiro and WUWM's Maayan Silver speak with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through the Milwaukee area's segregated neigh...

Neighbors have been helping neighbors recover from hurricane Helene

02 Oct 2024

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The effort to recover from Hurricane Helene is only beginning. But neighbors and volunteers from humanitarian organizations are pitching in to help.Le...

Conflict in the Middle East is spreading. Is a wider regional war imminent?

01 Oct 2024

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The war in the Middle East appears to be widening, almost one year after Hamas launched its attack on Israel.For more on what might unfold from here, ...

How much can the upcoming vice presidential debate impact the election?

30 Sep 2024

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In a race where so much of the polling is within the margin of error — it seems as though any one thing could affect the outcome of the 2024 preside...

Author Robert Caro on the history of power

29 Sep 2024

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Historian Robert Caro's book "The Power Broker" details how urban planner Robert Moses reshaped New York through the roads and bridges he built, and t...

Are we entering a #MeToo reckoning for the music industry?

27 Sep 2024

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When Sean "Diddy" Combs sang about being a bad boy in his 2001 hit, the lyrics were a mission statement and a boast. But today, the lyrics might sound...

Meet the man in charge of prosecuting war crimes

27 Sep 2024

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, about the pager explosions and conflict in th...

Without immigrants, America's job growth would have stalled

25 Sep 2024

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The share of Americans who are in the workforce today is the highest it's been in decades. But it's still not enough to replace all the baby boomers w...

Young voters in GA. will have a huge stake in the election. What do they want?

24 Sep 2024

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Consider This host Mary Louise Kelly wanted to find out what young voters in Georgia are most concerned with ahead of the presidential election this y...

More forever wars?

23 Sep 2024

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The US is trying to broker an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire talks begin and end and begin again. Secretary of State Antony Blinke...

Would long-range missiles for Ukraine pull the U.S. into a war with Russia?

22 Sep 2024

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It's been more than two and half years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the U.S. and its NATO allies have slowly and increme...

Is Georgia ready to vote for a female president?

20 Sep 2024

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A few months ago, it was looking like Donald Trump had Georgia all but locked up.Now with Harris in the race, Georgia is once again in play for democr...

The unraveling of Eric Adams' administration

19 Sep 2024

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The biggest city in the country is in the midst of a major political scandal, and things appear to be unraveling in New York Mayor Eric Adam's adminis...

Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon

18 Sep 2024

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Two unusual attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah come at a time when negotiations over a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have...

A year after the strike is the UAW still winning?

17 Sep 2024

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A year ago at this time, members of the United Auto Workers Union were feeling powerful and optimistic. The group's new President Shawn Fain had calle...

Another attempt was made on Trump's life. What do we know?

16 Sep 2024

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Former President Donald Trump was targeted in what "appears to be an attempted assassination" on Sunday afternoon, the FBI says.What do we know about ...

The Republicans who stood up to Trump after the 2020 election

15 Sep 2024

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In the new HBO documentary "Stopping the Steal," we hear from Republican officials in Arizona and Georgia who wanted Donald Trump to win the 2020 pres...

NASA prepares to head back to the moon.

13 Sep 2024

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This time next year, if everything stays on schedule, NASA will send its first crewed mission to the moon, since the end of the Apollo program. Artemi...

Anne Lamott has some ideas on getting older in the United States

12 Sep 2024

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Getting older has been a punchline for as long as anyone can remember. And while there are plenty of jokes to be made about aging, it can also have so...

During Tuesday's debate, Harris was in command; Trump was incoherent

11 Sep 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris was dominant during Tuesday's presidential debate in Philadelphia. Former President Donald Trump struggled to stay on top...

Cooking for the most powerful person in the world

10 Sep 2024

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There's an old line: "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are?" Well if it's true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five Presidents b...

Should the presidential debate moderators hold candidates accountable?

09 Sep 2024

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After days of back and forth, both presidential campaigns finally agreed on the rules for Tuesday night's debate. But what are the rules for moderato...

As debate looms political impressionists get into character

08 Sep 2024

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Ahead of the presidential debate, host Scott Detrow talks to comedians Matt Friend and Allison Reese. They're two of the most prominent political impr...

The rise and fall of the DEI movement

06 Sep 2024

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We're in a moment where DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) hiring practices mean many different things to many people. Over the past four years, m...

Project 2025: Political winner or loser?

05 Sep 2024

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Project 2025 - you've probably heard about it. It's a roadmap from the conservative Heritage Foundation for the next Republican president.It's also be...

'Bring them home.' Hostages' families cry.

04 Sep 2024

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It was a night of mourning on Tuesday, when Doug Emhoff, second gentlemen and the first Jewish spouse to a US president or Vice president, spoke at th...

Ketanji Brown Jackson chronicles her path to the Supreme Court

03 Sep 2024

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When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the national spotlight, she found praise and also criticism.In her new book, Lovely One, Jack...

Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down

02 Sep 2024

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For about three weeks in 2000, there were zero measles cases in the United States. It was declared eradicated.Fast forward to 2024, and measles cases ...

Game on: the sprint to election day

01 Sep 2024

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Labor Day is considered the beginning of the end of the Presidential election, but as history shows, things can change a lot by election day. Host Sco...

'American Pie', and the bygone era of raunchy teen comedies

30 Aug 2024

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Raunchy sex comedies had a moment at the end of the 20th century. And perhaps the king of them all, was American Pie. Even people who have never seen ...

Wrongfully imprisoned for decades, Ben Spencer is exonerated

29 Aug 2024

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In 1988, Ben Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal robbery and murder he has always insisted he did not commit. Spencer spent the next ...

Is the U.S. military ready for the wars of the future?

28 Aug 2024

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Earlier this month, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, and the former head of Google, Eric Schmidt, wrote a piece for ...

Why this writer says her son deserves a champion like Tim Walz

27 Aug 2024

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When Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president, his son stole the show.In a viral moment, the cameras panned to 17-year-old Gus W...

Eggs and Bananas: Life after a Russian prison

27 Aug 2024

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It's been more than three weeks since the U.S. and Russia completed the largest prisoner swap since the collapse of the Soviet Union.Speaking from the...

How would banning taxes on tips actually work?

25 Aug 2024

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Both major party presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the same side of one issue. Getting rid of taxes on tips. But what would ...

Looking The Other Way Pt 2: On tape and under oath

24 Aug 2024

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What happens when political ambition collides with a #MeToo allegation in the Democratic party? Episode 2 of our two-part investigation. For sponsor-f...

Looking The Other Way Pt 1: A powerful Democrat and a #MeToo scandal

24 Aug 2024

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Did Eric Garcetti, a powerful Democrat, lie under oath about a #MeToo scandal in his office? That's the question at the center of a new investigation ...

The fine line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech

23 Aug 2024

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College students are trickling back onto campuses for the fall semester, just months after protests exploded across the U.S. over Israel's war in Gaza...

How blue candidates might win in red districts

22 Aug 2024

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Before she became vice president, Kamala Harris had only ever won elections in California — a solid blue state.To win the White House, the Harris-Wa...

For the first time, the DNC welcomes influencers to the stage

21 Aug 2024

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Olivia Julianna, 21, is one of more than 200 digital content creators who has been given media credentials to the Democratic National Convention this ...

Bangladesh's student protestors are now helping to run the country

20 Aug 2024

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Earlier this month, student protestors filled the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in opposition to a controversial quota system for government jobs.Auth...

Weight loss drugs have transformed an American city. Is that a good thing?

19 Aug 2024

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They've been called "Hollywood's worst-kept secret." Medications like Ozempic or Mounjaro, which are commonly used to treat diabetes, are part of the ...

Looking ahead to the DNC, the Harris-Walz campaign prepares for a defining moment

18 Aug 2024

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The state of the presidential race is a far cry from what it was just a few months ago. Vice President Kamala Harris's rise to the top of the Democrat...

'The Sixth Sense' and a career of plot twists

16 Aug 2024

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Twenty-five years ago this month, one film, and one filmmaker, became synonymous with the big plot twist.So what was it about The Sixth Sense that mad...

Trump is promising mass deportations. His own record shows it's not so simple

15 Aug 2024

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Donald Trump is pledging to go further on immigration than he did in his first term as president, if he is re-elected in November.Internal emails and ...

A new Israel-Hamas cease-fire talk starts this week. Is anything different?

14 Aug 2024

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So often, telling the story of the Israel-Hamas war is reduced to a catalog of numbers.But this war is much more than all of that. It is the daily lif...

The plan to tackle customer service bots and subscription fatigue

13 Aug 2024

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This week, the Biden administration announced it is taking on more of what it calls "everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans' time and mon...

How a candidate's military service can help or hurt their campaign

12 Aug 2024

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By most measures, the new Democratic ticket has had an impressively smooth launch.But there is one caveat to that — controversy over how vice presid...

Young people are dying of opioid overdoses. Are students and campuses prepared?

11 Aug 2024

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Overdose death rates have spiked dramatically for young adults, rising 34 percent between 2018 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for...

How is the plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert related to ISIS-K?

09 Aug 2024

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Three Taylor Swift concerts were canceled in Austria this week, after authorities foiled planned attacks on the venue. Three young men are now in cust...

How Team U.S.A. weightlifter Olivia Reeves became a gold-medal favorite

08 Aug 2024

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Ever since women began competing in weightlifting in the Olympics, in the year 2000, only one American woman has won a gold medal.This year, there are...

How Nancy Pelosi came to call the shots

07 Aug 2024

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Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi once told Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty quote "Nobody ever gives away power. If you want to achiev...

Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states?

06 Aug 2024

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Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. Democrats hope he can secure Midwestern swing states.Learn more about spo...

They are Olympic athletes — and refugees

05 Aug 2024

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There are some 43 million refugees in the world, according to the U.N.'s refugee agency.The 37 of them competing in Paris as the Refugee Olympic Team ...

A proposal to tax the rich is gaining traction. But is it feasible?

04 Aug 2024

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Over the last decade, calls to tax the rich have grown louder around the world — but the needle hasn't exactly moved. Now, the Brazilian government ...

Leaner, lighter... lethal? Sport climbing's problem with eating disorders

03 Aug 2024

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Sport Climbing kicks off at the Olympics in Paris next week. It's a strength-to-weight ratio sport. Meaning, aside from your technique or mental game,...

Video game performers are on strike — and AI is the sticking point

02 Aug 2024

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If you're not entrenched in the world of video games, you might not realize how much real actors have to do with modern gaming.They provide everything...

A look at Ashleigh Johnson, a powerhouse of women's water polo

01 Aug 2024

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On Wednesday in Paris, the U.S. women's water polo team faced off against Italy and proved once again what a dominant force they are in the pool, crui...

Two assassinations of major leaders could change the Middle East

31 Jul 2024

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In the Middle East, two assassinations in less than 24 hours could transform the region. Israel claimed responsibility for one. It has no comment on t...

A childhood friend paints a picture of Kamala Harris' upbringing

30 Jul 2024

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In her childhood in Berkeley, Calif., you can find the seeds of the political leader that Vice President Kamala Harris grew up to become.Her childhood...

Venezuelans foresaw a new chapter. Then Maduro claimed victory

29 Jul 2024

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For a brief moment, people in the Venezuelan diaspora felt a surge of hope as reports indicated the opposition party was polling way ahead of Nicolas ...

Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?

28 Jul 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris has a little over a week to pick a running mate to join her on the presidential ticket. The list of possibilities is long...

A year after her speakership, Nancy Pelosi's influence remains strong

26 Jul 2024

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Among the many Democratic Party insiders who publicly or privately urged President Joe Biden to reconsider running for reelection, one played an outsi...

These team USA marathon runners are rooting for each other on and off the track

25 Jul 2024

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Clayton Young and Conner Mantz are longtime training partners and friends. They're also the two fastest men's marathoners representing the U.S. at t...

Kamala Harris already faces racism and sexism from Trump and Republicans

24 Jul 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris is barreling towards the Democratic nomination for president.Her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has a record of perso...

Kamala Harris is used to firsts. But can she be the first female president?

23 Jul 2024

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If Kamala Harris officially becomes the Democratic presidential nominee next month, she'll be the first woman of color to lead a major party's ticket....

Can Kamala Harris find her footing on immigration?

22 Jul 2024

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In just a matter of hours, a Kamala Harris for President campaign has gone from a far-flung possibility, to all but certain likelihood. It puts the Vi...

Biden's out. Here's what's next.

21 Jul 2024

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President Biden has made a historic decision to endorse his vice president, Kamala Harris, to take his spot at the top of the Democratic ticket. The m...

'Twister,' 'Twisters' and the actual practice of storm chasing

21 Jul 2024

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A plucky meteorology heroine; a male rival with no shortage of hubris; and some very, very big storms: that's the basic formula behind the new disaste...

USA Gymnastics made a miraculous comeback — but is it actually safer for Olympians?

19 Jul 2024

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In 2017, the Larry Nassar scandal rocked the Olympic community. Hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse against the former USA Gymnastics doctor under...

Home insurance rates are rising due to climate change. What could break that cycle?

18 Jul 2024

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A warming planet is making storms and wildfires more intense, and more destructive. That's making homeowners insurance more expensive and harder to fi...

What will Trump tell the RNC after an attempt on his life?

17 Jul 2024

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Donald Trump's message for America has long been one of grievance and retribution.What will he say at the Republican National Convention this week, af...

The political evolution of J.D. Vance

16 Jul 2024

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When President Biden heard that Donald Trump had picked J.D. Vance to be his running mate, he called the Ohio senator "a clone" of Trump. But when Van...

After the assassination attempt, Trump gets a string of wins

15 Jul 2024

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In the days after the assassination attempt, Donald Trump secured the Republican presidential nomination, announced his VP pick and had a legal case d...

A would-be assassin targets Trump. What it could mean for America.

15 Jul 2024

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Shortly after 6pm on Saturday, a would-be assassin took aim at former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.Trump and two...

Older voters have thoughts on whether Biden's up to the job

12 Jul 2024

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In the weeks since Biden's disastrous performance in the presidential debate, a steady drip of high-profile supporters – everyone from members of Co...

This U.S. company is helping arm Ukraine against Russia — with AI drones

11 Jul 2024

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Palmer Luckey launched his first tech company as a teenager. That was Oculus, the virtual reality headset for gaming. Soon after, he sold it to Faceb...

Russia is Top of Mind at NATO summit

10 Jul 2024

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Four years after World War II, leaders from Europe and North America formed an alliance largely aimed at deterring Soviet expansion — the North Atla...

Gretchen Whitmer supports Biden. Some think she should run instead.

09 Jul 2024

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Former President Trump derided Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as "the woman in Michigan," when the two publicly clashed in 2020 during the coronav...

Support is eroding. Can President Biden hang onto the nomination?

08 Jul 2024

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On June 27th, long-simmering concerns about President Biden's age – and whether he's fit to serve a second term – exploded after a disastrous deba...

California is trying to lead the way on reparations but not clear on the path to take

07 Jul 2024

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California recently allocated $12 million for reparations for the state's Black residents as a way to compensate them for the harm caused by the legac...

Disabled students are struggling to get what they need at school

05 Jul 2024

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Students with disabilities often face a tough time getting the services they need at school. When they can't get them, many families seek help from t...

Wildfires are getting more extreme. And so is the need for more firefighters

04 Jul 2024

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Extreme wildfires doubled worldwide over the last two decades, according to a new study of NASA satellite data.You'd think, if the wildfire crisis is ...

It's the biggest election year in modern history. Will democracy prevail?

03 Jul 2024

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This year, more than half the world's population lives in countries that are choosing leaders. And those choices will tell us a lot about the state of...

How well did the Civil Rights Act live up to its promise?

02 Jul 2024

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The Civil Rights Act was signed into law on July 2, 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson called it a way for America to honor its promise of liberty. But...

Supreme Court rules Trump is immune from prosecution for certain official acts

01 Jul 2024

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On Monday the Supreme Court issued its most anticipated decision of the term — expanding the power of the presidency, and calling into question whet...

The evolution of Pride

30 Jun 2024

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More than 50 years of Pride marches, parades, festivals, and now partnership deals with major brands has increased LGBTQ visibility and community. And...

Biden tries to reassure voters after a shaky debate performance

28 Jun 2024

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The day after a debate in which he faltered many times, President Joe Biden hit the campaign trail to try and reassure supporters that he is still up ...

Gun violence is getting worse. Is this the solution?

27 Jun 2024

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The surgeon general's office has declared gun violence a national public health crisis. It's the first time the body has ever issued a public health a...

A Biden, Trump debate rematch brings opportunities as well as risks

26 Jun 2024

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Going into the first presidential debate, polls show a close race. A good debate performance could mean a chance for a decisive lead. But the debate a...

A program to help the most vulnerable Americans keeps them in poverty instead

25 Jun 2024

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Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, is designed to provide monthly checks for low income, disabled and elderly Americans. But outdated rules trap re...

More primary care doctors could begin to provide abortions

24 Jun 2024

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For decades, people seeking abortions went to specialty clinics like Planned Parenthood. But since Roe v. Wade was overturned, more general practitio...

Biden's executive actions on immigration send mixed signals

23 Jun 2024

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In early June, President Joe Biden severely restricted asylum requests from migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization....

Fifteen years after his death, Michael Jackson's legacy remains complicated

21 Jun 2024

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The question of how to reconcile Michael Jackson's musical genius with his alleged misconduct is still fraught.Learn more about sponsor message choice...

The U.S. election results will reverberate around the world

20 Jun 2024

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Polls – and NPR's own reporting – tell a story of many Americans fatigued by the upcoming presidential race. They're not satisfied with the choic...

Issues with FAFSA could mean many students don't go to college in the fall

19 Jun 2024

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This year's college application process was supposed to get easier. That's because last year, the U.S. Department of Education announced changes to t...

Vice presidents can make or break a candidate. Here's how Trump is choosing

18 Jun 2024

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We are just weeks away from one of the biggest political events of the election campaign season: the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Form...