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Largest retailers in the U.S. have raised prices on some items
Some of the largest retailers in the U.S., including Walmart, Home Depot and Target, have had to raise prices on some items due to tariffs. They've kept prices down on other items.
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The kids missing the most amount of school may surprise you: kindergartners
A California school district fights chronic absenteeism in kindergarten by helping parents decide whether their kid is too sick to go to school.
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Menendez brothers' parole hearings to begin Thursday
A California parole board on Thursday will begin two days of hearings to determine whether Erik and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents 36 years ago, should be set free.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson discusses AG Pam Bondi's demand to end of sanctuary policies
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson after he received a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi threatening criminal prosecution for impeding immigration enforcement.
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DOJ threatens legal action against some cities and states over immigration policies
The Justice Department says cities and states risk legal action if they fail to comply with federal immigration law. Democratic leaders are pushing back, saying their policies break no laws.
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Are 'COVID kindergarteners' ready for school?
More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall.
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Morning news brief
Israeli military to call up 60,000 reservists as it plans to seize Gaza City, Pentagon officials meet with European counterparts over Ukraine security guarantees, Hurricane Erin lashes North Carolina.
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Ukrainian woman describes surviving a massive Russian attack on Kyiv
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ukrainian Veronika Osintseva about her remarkable survival of the deadliest attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Former CIA officer and Army veteran discusses having security clearance revoked
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Joel Willett, one of the 37 former and current national security officials whose security clearance was recently revoked by the Trump administration.
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Texas House passes new voting maps designed to give Republicans edge in midterms
Republicans in the Texas House approved the new voting maps that President Trump has asked for to give Republicans an edge in congressional elections. It's on track for final passage.
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President Trump escalates criticism of the Smithsonian Institution
New York Times investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about President Trump's criticism of the Smithsonian, saying the institution focuses too much on "how bad slavery was."
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Pentagon officials meeting with European counterparts over ending war in Ukraine
Pentagon officials have been meeting European counterparts with a mission to create security guarantees for Ukraine, to help end the current war with Russia and to prevent a future one.
