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At a high school, the song 'No One is Alone' becomes about a teacher lost to COVID
English teacher Bobby Texel remembers his coworker Dennis DeCarlo, a woodshop teacher at Pompton Lakes High School in New Jersey. Dennis and Bobby worked together for years on the school's musicals.
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Critics blame WNBA for Brittney Griner's absence, since she went to Russia for money
A new WNBA season begins Friday without one of its biggest stars. Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is still in custody in Russia following a drug smuggling allegation.
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Middle East expert weighs in on string of prison releases in Egypt
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Mirette Mabrouk, founding director of the Egypt program at the Middle East Institute, about the recent string of political prisoner releases in Egypt.
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Alabama judge considers whether to block new ban on gender-affirming care for youth
A federal judge in Alabama continues hearing arguments on the state's ban on gender affirming care for trans youth. He could rule as early as Friday. The law goes into effect on Sunday.
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Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit can proceed
The last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre learned a lawsuit against the city of Tulsa can move forward. The plaintiffs said the government was partly to blame for the massacre.
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The threat to abortion rights could mobilize young voters, Democratic leaders hope
These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.
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'Happening' takes place in France in the 1960s, but speaks to this particular moment
A college student in 1960s France encounters difficulties in seeking an abortion that feel very of-this-moment in Audrey Diwan's timely drama Happening.
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After Roe V. Wade: What's next for the anti-abortion movement?
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with National Right to Life Committee president Carol Tobias about the anti-abortion movement's priorities and policy objectives moving forward.
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Wages are rising, but can't keep up with cost of living — and could worsen inflation
U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Stiff competition for workers is pushing up wages, which has inflation watchdogs concerned.
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The status of Iran nuclear deal talks
For weeks, talks between world powers and Iran over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled — partly because of the war in Ukraine. But they're still a priority and could go either way.
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Brooke Shields is aging in the public eye — and she wants to talk about it
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress, writer and entrepreneur Brooke Shields about her effort to embrace aging and how she's trying to help other women do the same.
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Race can impact the medical treatment a person gets. Pediatrics wants to address that
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling to end "race-based medicine," wherein doctors sometimes use race as a factor to determine what treatment patients receive.