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An election worker prepares mail ballots at the Clark County Election Department on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day, as state law permits.

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  • Elections

Republicans are targeting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

Many states, like crucial Nevada, allow mail ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted — even if they arrive after Election Day. Republicans say this violates federal law.

June 07, 2024
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  • Ashley Lopez
<em> The Washington Post</em>'s new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis, announced a newsroom leadership shakeup during a staff meeting on Monday.

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  • Analysis

'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

The Post's new CEO Will Lewis tried to stop the paper from publishing a story about allegations he faces in Britain. It wasn't the first time he's attempted to head off unwanted coverage. I know, because he tried to do that to me in December.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane similar to this one, seen here in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., almost collided with a Southwest jet at the international airport in Austin, Texas, last year. Safety investigators say an air traffic controller's mistake was to blame and that critical safety technology might have prevented the incident.

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  • National

Safety investigators want more technology to prevent close calls on runways

The NTSB says an air traffic controller’s mistake led to a near collision of two jets on a runway in Texas last year. Investigators say critical safety technology might have prevented the incident.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
World War II veteran Gene Kleindl, age 102, from Rockford, Ill., receives a kiss from Chantell Boivin while leaving the Normandy American Cemetery on June 4 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Kleindl, a medic in the U.S. Army's 90th Infantry Division, arrived on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.

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  • Elections

To mark D-Day, Biden will deliver a defense of democracy that hits on campaign themes

President Biden's trip to Normandy will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But there's also a political subtext to the journey.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Fat Joe arrives at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. The Bronx-born rapper sat with NPR's A Martínez to discuss how he advocates for price transparency and what he wants politicians in D.C. to do about it.

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  • Health Care

Fat Joe wants hospital price transparency. Here's how he's fighting for it in D.C.

The Bronx-born rapper sits with A Martínez to discuss how he advocates for price transparency and what he wants politicians in D.C. to do about it.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Milton Guevara,
  • Adam Bearne,
  • and 1 more
Supporters listen as President Biden speaks during a Black Voters for Biden campaign event at Girard College, Wednesday, May 29, in Philadelphia. Biden won Black voters under 45 with around 80% in 2020. In a recent University of Chicago poll, that support is more of a question in 2024.

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  • Politics

After backing him in 2020, a new poll shows some young voters are Biden's to lose

Four years ago, President Biden overwhelmingly won among Gen Z and millennial voters, and within that group, voters of color led that support for him. But now — a new poll from the University of Chicago, exclusively obtained by NPR, finds that the coalition may be severely diminished.

June 07, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
People walk through cooling misters on June 4, 2024 in Las Vegas. Tens of millions of people from California to Texas are experiencing intense heat. New data shows that the amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has hit a new record.

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  • Climate

There is more carbon dioxide than ever in the atmosphere. That’s bad for the climate

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit an all time high in May. That trend must reverse in order to rein in climate change.

June 07, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Scenes from the Medical center of Elberton, in Elberton, Georgia, a clinic that serves a rural population.

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  • Home Page Top Stories

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.

June 07, 2024
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By:
  • Obed Manuel,
  • Milton Guevara,
  • and 2 more
Since signing on for the Affordable Connectivity Program last year, Myrna Broncho’s internet bill has been fully paid by the discount. The program provided $75 discounts for internet access in tribal or high-cost areas like Broncho’s, but it is out of money.

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  • Health

Broadband subsidies for rural Americans are ending, putting telehealth at risk

Myrna Broncho relies on broadband for medical care after a bad injury on her ranch. She's among millions facing a jump in costs or lost connections if the Affordable Connectivity Program expires.

June 06, 2024
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  • Sarah Jane Tribble
Three-day eventing rider Jonathan Holling competes with his gelding Fernhill Copain.

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  • Sports

Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Can they be made safer?

NPR's A Martínez speaks with event rider Jonathan Holling about safety concerns and measures in equestrian sports, which are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for U.S. athletes.

June 06, 2024
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  • Olivia Hampton
GPB News NPR

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  • Latin America

About 100,000 people are missing in Mexico. These mothers are trying to find them

A group of mothers tirelessly search for their missing children and loved ones. They let NPR tag along and shared what they make of the country's recent historic election.

June 06, 2024
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By:
  • Lilly Quiroz
More than 10 years after Congress passed laws cracking down on insider trading among members, lawmakers are still beating the market and inspiring new funds based on their trades.

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  • Politics

Congressional stock trading law has unintended, but profitable consequence

The law requiring lawmakers to disclose their stock trades spurred an unintended consequence: a cottage industry with funds modeled on lawmakers' investments. These funds are beating the market.

June 06, 2024
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Amy Wilson, a conductor and artistic director of the Atlanta Philharmonic, suffered from brain cancer but isn't able to get Medicaid which makes it difficult to pay her hospital bills.

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  • News

$30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care

Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap.

June 05, 2024
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By:
  • Obed Manuel,
  • A Martínez,
  • and 2 more
An image from the 1984 Houston Pride parade. Archivists at the University of Houston are working on archiving 30 years worth of local LGBTQ radio programming.

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  • Arts & Life

Saving Houston’s LGBTQ history through thousands of hours of radio archives

Archivists at the University of Houston have saved decades-worth of episodes of local LGBT radio shows that started in the 1970s. Together they tell the story of a complex, diverse community.

June 04, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby

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  • Your Health

Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they're better than BMI.

June 04, 2024
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  • Allison Aubrey
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