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Pennsylvania has an open Senate seat for the first time in 12 years. Fetterman's Republican opponent was not yet decided. The GOP primary was close going into Tuesday, with three front-runners.
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Alia Fredrick/Jillian HanesworthJillian Hanesworth says what her city needs right now is honest conversations about systemic racism, the history of segregation, redlining and highway construction that hurt Black neighborhoods. -
Kayla BalbaWhile concerts have been back in South Korea since the beginning of the year, cheering was prohibited. With COVID restrictions lifting, fans are finally allowed to cheer again.
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Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe layoffs are the latest signal of a major shift within the streaming giant as it recently reported a decline in subscribers for the first time in a decade, as well as slowing revenue growth.
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Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesA roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year. -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech via video at the Cannes film festival. He asked them to emulate Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator in which he mocked Hitler.
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Many businesses have relied on high sales volume to make a profit, but higher costs for wholesale goods and dwindling inventory because of supply chain disruptions are forcing them to raise prices.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polish young adults about how the war in Ukraine and the influx of refugees is affecting their country.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kristy Ironside, a Russia historian at McGill University, about the significance of McDonald's leaving Russia.
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Five states hold primaries Tuesday, with Senate races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina getting top billing.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York state Attorney General Letitia James, who appeared in Buffalo with President Biden after the mass shooting, about gun violence and extremism in the state.
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The first recorded sighting of a river otter in the Detroit River in more than 100 years is an indicator that the environment is improving.
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New Hampshire is the only New England state that hasn't protected abortion rights. The issue will be center stage as abortion rights supporter Maggie Hassan tries to hold her seat in the U.S. Senate.
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The FDA is taking emergency steps to increase the supply of baby formula after a plant closure led to shortages. Federal policy may have contributed to over-reliance on a handful of formula suppliers.
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