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Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban. Examining the varying police responses to college protests. Former president Trump campaigned in swing states Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped a scathing rebuke against Drake in a new song. NPR's A Martinez talks about the fascination with diss tracks with Noah A. McGee of the online magazine The Root.
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Democrats and Republicans have something in common: they're worried about the future of the U.S, but for different reasons.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun leads the crowded field of Republicans, but polling shows a high percentage of voters are undecided. Gov. Holcomb, who is term-limited after eight years, isn't endorsing anyone.
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Because of ongoing delays with federal financial student loan forms, Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for the West Virginia higher education system. What does that mean?
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NPR's A Martinez talks to comedian Jerry Seinfeld about his new Netflix film, Unfrosted. It's a made-up history of Pop-Tarts, and the cereal rivalry between Post and Kellogg's.
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U.S. policymakers from both parties have proposed higher trade barriers, or even bans, to keep the vehicles out more permanently.
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Secretary of State Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday. Blinken pushed for swift and sustained aid to Gazans. A truck was attacked by Israeli settlers after it left Jordan.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
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Police were called to the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles after fighting broke out this morning between some pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters.