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Green parties suffered dramatic losses in the European parliament elections
NPR's Rob Schmitz asks Aurélien Saussay of the London School of Economics why support for Green parties crashed in last weekend's European elections.
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In Oklahoma, there’s a push to lower penalties for cockfighting.
Cockfighting, the practice of fighting roosters, is illegal in all 50 states and is a federal crime. There's a push in Oklahoma to lower the penalties for cockfighting there.
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GOP states sue to block federal regulations on LGBTQ+ preferred bathrooms
Tennessee is among several Republican-led states suing the Biden administration over new protections against sex discrimination for LGBTQ students.
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Morning news brief
The low-level war between Israel and Lebanon is ramping up. Southern Baptists are meeting in Indianapolis this week. Apple announces a partnership with OpenAI.
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Access to reproductive care inspires many doctors to run for office
Doctors are running for office in an effort to bring their medical expertise to the debate over reproductive rights. With Trump and Biden nearly even in national polls, will it be enough?
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Double-digit price increases have people shopping for less expensive insurance
When it comes to insurance, people generally don't shop around very much -- they tend to stick with the carrier they already have. But with double-digit premium increases, that's starting to change.
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Blocked from asylum, many migrants juggle their choices: try to cross again or give up
“We made the mistake of crossing illegally… But that’s the desperation of a person who fears for the safety of his loved ones,” says an immigrant deported days after crossing through the Arizona border.
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Israel-Hamas war: Hostages are rescued in Gaza, Israeli war cabinet shakeup
A weekend operation by Israel in Gaza freed four hostages held by Hamas. Gaza health authorities say the raid also took the lives of more than 270 Palestinians.
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More cities are banning right turns on red in response to rising pedestrian deaths
Turning right at a red light has been common since the fuel embargo of the 1970s, but some city officials say they don't make sense in urban areas.
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Power grids in the western U.S. are forced to handle rising temperatures
How are power grids in the western U.S. handling the current heat dome, and what needs to happen to ensure that power grids can keep up with rising temperatures and extreme weather?
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Climate change is deadly. Exactly how deadly? Depends who's counting
Multiple federal and state government agencies count the number of deaths from extreme floods, wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes. They don't always agree on which deaths should be counted.
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Once called Nantucket fever, this nasty tick-borne illness is on the rise
Once called Nantucket fever, the tick-borne illness babesios is spreading from the Northeast into the Midwest. A clinical trial starts this month to see if an anti- malaria drug can treat the disease.
