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In what could be a historic election, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., conclude three days of voting on whether to unionize with the United Auto Workers.
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Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin.
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Among psychedelic enthusiasts, April 19 or Bicycle Day honors a mind-altering ride taken by the Swiss chemist who created LSD.
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In this week's StoryCorps, a daughter recalls how her mother adapted to living in America after immigrating from China.
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The U.N. Security Council failed to pass a vote on the Palestinian Authority's bid to join the United Nations as a full member. The vote: 12 in favor, the U.S. opposed and there were two abstentions.
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The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, about Israel's retaliation against Iran's attack.
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Meza Malonga, a restaurant in Rwanda's capital Kigali, serves innovative Afro-fusion cuisine. Chef Dieuvel Malonga opened it in 2020, after years of working in high-end European restaurants.
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"Primrose Hill" is a gently nostalgic ditty by James McCartney, with cowriting credit to Sean Ono Lennon. On Instagram, McCartney said the song was inspired by an idyllic boyhood memory.
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NASA says the space debris that crashed into a home in Naples, Fla., last month was part of a pallet of old batteries jettisoned from the International Space Station three years ago.