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The White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start soon
The White House says babies, toddlers and other very young children could finally start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as June 21.
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An audio account of surviving a catastrophic flash flood in Waverly, Tenn.
In 2021, Zoe Turner survived a catastrophic flood in Waverly, Tenn., where 20 of her neighbors died. She recorded an audio diary about the flooding during her senior year of high school.
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A teacher who survived a Florida school shooting offers advice to Texas community
NPR's A Martinez talks to Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. She shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas.
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Soaring energy prices multiply the challenges for Ukraine's allies in Europe.
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ben Cahill, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Europe's push to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
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The U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students
The U.S. Department of Education has announced it will automatically erase the remaining student loan debts of more than half a million borrowers who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges.
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Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee comes at a tricky time for the monarchy
As Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, the British monarchy faces major challenges — including a series of recent scandals and an unpopular successor in Prince Charles.
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The U.S. is sending long-range rockets to Ukraine
President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.
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Red flag laws, not gun control, are the way to stop mass shootings, proponent says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David French, senior editor of The Dispatch, about the Second Amendment and calls for red flag laws, following mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.
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Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says
NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg, who says Americans are so desensitized to gun violence that the only way to cut through partisanship is to look at graphic photos of victims.
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As Elon Musk prepares to take over Twitter, the SEC closely monitors
Elon Musk hasn't hidden his distaste for the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agency he scorns is now scrutinizing his bid to buy Twitter.
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How Deep Squeak, an A-I program with a weird name, is detecting whales
Artificial Intelligence is booming. And now an A-I program is being used to search for whales.
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Veterans exposed to toxic chemicals say they've won a historic expansion of VA care
A bill known as the PACT Act, which will lend health care services and disability benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances, looks likely to become law next month.