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Democratic senators held an invite-only Pride event at the Kennedy Center

A group of Democratic senators and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller hosted a Pride celebration at the Kennedy Center Monday evening. But the Kennedy Center had nothing to do with programming it.
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Minnesota state lawmaker killed, another wounded in targeted shootings, officials say

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed and a state senator and his wife were wounded in what officials said were separate, targeted shootings early Saturday at their homes near ...
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Federal judge says he could release Mahmoud Khalil as soon as this week

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot continue to detain former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's determination ...
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Why some economists are worried U.S. inflation data

Staffing shortages have forced the U.S. federal government to scale back the price checks it uses to calculate the inflation rate. Economists are warning that could lead to less accurate ...
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'Neglected tropical diseases' now face even more neglect

For close to two decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with countries around the world to combat neglected tropical diseases, or NTDs. The term refers to a group of ...
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Unanimous Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in Wisconsin case

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that Catholic Charities can opt out of participating in a state unemployment compensation program in Wisconsin. The opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor reversed a state ...
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Here's the science behind the COVID vaccine in pregnancy

You're pregnant, healthy and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., removed the COVID vaccine from the list of vaccinations you should get. "I couldn't be ...
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The women of No Sex for Fish are survivors — but their survival is precarious

Alice Akinyi (left, hand on hip) and Justine Adhiambo Obura, members of the No Sex For Fish group, stand next to Alice's fishing boat at Nduru Beach. It's one of the few boats that have weathered the ...
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Ramy Youssef is just trying to do the thing that entertains him

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: I'm not really sure if Ramy Youssef sleeps. I mean, he must obviously, at some point, close his eyes and stop working. But when you look at everything he's ...
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Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. I admit I am obsessed with the blue-footed ...
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Inside Ukraine's last maternity ward in a region surrounded by Russian forces

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — The squalling cries of newborns echo through the hallway of Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital in the beleaguered Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Sitting by the window in her ...