In a rare instance of triumph for Missouri Democrats, an effort to raise the bar to amend the state constitution — a central GOP priority — was defeated.
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NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Sudanese musician Ahmed Gallab, who performs as Sinkane, about his new album, "We Belong."
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The contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump looks tight and each candidate hopes upcoming debates will shift the campaign in their favor.
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A London court could decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday: Will he be freed, or will he be sent to the U.S. to face 18 charges under the Espionage Act?
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President Biden makes an address today during commencement ceremonies at Morehouse College in Atlanta at a time when protests over his handling of the war in Gaza are rocking U.S. college campuses.
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Cash-for-votes is such a pervasive problem in India that the election commission says it seized nearly half a billion dollars of cash and inducements before the polls even opened last month.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Larry Ingrassia, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, about his latest book, "A Fatal Inheritance," which details his family's struggle with cancer.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with strategic studies professor Phillips O'Brien of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland about the significance of Russia's latest military offensive in Ukraine.
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A flag flap for a Supreme Court justice, and both major presidential campaigns agree to debates, albeit earlier than is traditional, with some rule changes.
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The U.S. military says the first shipment of aid has moved ashore into Gaza over a new, massive floating pier. It wants to scale up to 150 trucks entering Gaza per day.
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An art installation called The Portal was shut down this week in New York and Dublin because of rude gestures and other bad public behavior, as NPR's Scott Simon explains.
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A Crimean Tatar couple in Ukraine, displaced by Russian troops, sees parallels to the Soviets' forced deportation of 200,000 Tatars from Crimea 80 years ago.
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There's a lot of finger-pointing in Slovakia following the assassination attempt this week on its prime minister. It's another example of political violence that's been taking place in Europe of late.
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Today is the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Finn, author of "Beyond the Finish Line," about the history and tech of photo finishes.
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Mercedes-Benz workers voted against union representation in Alabama, a defeat for the United Auto Workers.