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2025-04-04 05:13:06

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The February 2022 protests, dubbed the Freedom Convoy, were sparked by a Canadian government vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5352226/canada-truck-protest-mischief

2025-02-10 23:20:13

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Some New Mexico lawmakers are crafting a bill that would withhold state funding from public libraries that remove books for certain reasons — shielding librarians from outside influence.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/10/nx-s1-5282296/new-mexico-lawmakers-aim-to-protect-librarians-from-pressure-to-remove-books

2025-01-09 23:26:20

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Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5253928/lebanon-election-president-joseph-aoun

2025-01-06 11:16:19

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President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/g-s1-41154/biden-ban-new-offshore-oil-gas-drilling

2024-12-19 15:20:52

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Launched during the holiday-shopping rush, this could be the biggest union action against Amazon yet.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/19/nx-s1-5233832/amazon-union-teamsters-strike

2024-11-23 07:10:53

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In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/22/nx-s1-5198888/atmospheric-rivers-california-west-coast-flooding-rain-storms

2024-11-21 09:57:52

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A Chinese cargo ship has been stopped off the coast of Denmark. Officials are investigating it for severing underwater telecommunications cables connecting a handful of northern European countries.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/20/nx-s1-5197701/underwater-telecom-cables-in-the-baltic-sea

2024-11-17 02:45:10

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The kitten, which was found in Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, still had fur and whiskers when it was discovered.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/16/nx-s1-5193845/35000-year-old-kitten-siberia-frozen

2024-11-16 21:35:35

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The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/16/nx-s1-5193831/derogatory-native-indigenous-women-removed-california

2024-11-10 07:10:26

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Firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/10/g-s1-33612/southern-california-wildfire

2024-10-28 04:50:01

Bad Bunny boosts Harris as a Puerto Rico ‘joke’ backfires on Trump
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In Pennsylvania — a pivotal state in this year's tight election — Puerto Ricans wield significant clout. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5167745/bad-bunny-kamala-harris-donald-trump-puerto-rico-garbage

2024-10-25 04:00:01

A defiant Putin closes global summit aimed at reshaping global order
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Russian President Vladimir Putin neither confirms nor denies the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine. Putin’s comments came during a press conference at a Russian-hosted summit for the world’s top developing economies.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/nx-s1-5164502/putin-russia-china-north-korea-ukraine-brics

2024-10-22 09:02:29

Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after leaving at least 6 dead in Cuba
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Tropical Storm Oscar was heading toward the Bahamas late Monday after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. A tropical storm warning was in effect for the central and southeastern Bahamas.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/g-s1-29284/tropical-storm-oscar-bahamas-cuba

2024-10-22 09:00:37

Moldova barely approves its EU referendum amid allegations of Russian interference
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Moldova voted in favor of adding a path to the European Union to its constitution, and gave the incumbent president the most votes in elections Sunday, but neither result was the win leaders wanted.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-s1-5159997/moldova-eu-referendum-presidential-election-russia-interference

2024-10-22 09:00:35

Fake bomb threats disrupt travel for scores of flights on Indian airlines
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Bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on multiple Indian airlines. Indian authorities said they were looking to increase punishments for perpetrators.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-s1-5159742/bomb-threats-india-airlines-flights

2024-10-21 19:20:01

GOP candidate for NC schools chief has spread conspiracy theories, ‘groomer’ rhetoric
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Michele Morrow has a track record of falsehoods - for example, saying Islam is a cult and that the plus in LGTBTQ+ stands for pedophilia.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-s1-5154035/north-carolina-schools-candidate-michele-morrow-obama

2024-10-18 11:40:01

PHOTOS: How 9 families cope when they can't afford 3 healthy meals a day for the kids
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"Severe child food poverty" is on the rise, affecting 181 million young kids. Here's how families cope when their kids are hungry and they can't afford to put 3 nutritious meals a day on the table.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/10/18/g-s1-24488/food-health-price-children-nutrition

2024-10-17 15:00:01

Israel is investigating whether it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
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The Israeli military says three militants were killed in an operation in Gaza and intelligence agents are examining whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was one of them.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/17/nx-s1-5155921/israel-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar