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Advocates and lawmakers prepare for an end to legal abortion in much of the nation
If the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion remains unchanged, what are the nationwide implications? We hear how things might change in Mississippi and California.
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Stradivarius is expected to bring in as much as $20 million at auction
The rare instrument, which is 300 years old, belonged to Toscha Seidel, who is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
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A family in Nebraska called police after they heard a noise upstairs
Fearing they might be in the midst of a burglary, they called 911. When police arrived and checked upstairs, they found the suspect: a working Roomba robotic vacuum.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to take a big step to try to lower inflation
The Fed is likely to raise interest rates by a half-percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to crack down on inflation. It's the first rate hike of that size in more than two decades.
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With wildfire closing in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee
A fire has been burning for weeks in the mountains above the town of Las Vegas, N.M. The town has a population of about 13,000, and some families have started to evacuate their homes.
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Examining the content of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion and its implications
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Carol Sanger, a professor at Columbia Law School, about the draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that could lead to Roe V. Wade being overturned.
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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, many states may limit access to abortion immediately
NPR's A Martinez talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about state "trigger" bans on abortion, that may take effect if the Supreme Court erodes Roe v. Wade abortion rights protections.
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Abortion-rights advocates and opponents gather outside the Supreme Court
Protesters are gathering outside of the Supreme Court following a leaked opinion draft that indicated the Court will overturn Roe v. Wade.
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A closer look at some of Russia's military failures in the war on Ukraine
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeff Edmonds, a researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses, about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine says about its military power at large.
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Leaked document suggests the Supreme Court intends to strike down Roe v. Wade
Politico published Monday night what appeared to be an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the U.S.
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D.C. authorities are searching for a wild turkey that's been chasing people
Authorities were closing in on the turkey. But before they could catch it, the bird crossed the Washington, D.C., border into Maryland and is still on the run.
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Garth Brooks' fans in Louisiana cause a small earthquake
Louisiana isn't known for earthquakes. But during Brooks' Saturday night concert at LSU's Tiger Stadium, over a 100,000 fans danced and sang so hard, a seismograph on campus registered a small quake.