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The two-day demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and Thursday, is intended to pressure lawmakers to pass reform legislation that would bypass a massive government bottleneck currently stalling more than 400,000 cases.
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On Due South, Leoneda Inge spoke with North Carolina State Senator Natalie Murdock, about the history of voting rights, Black representation, and the future of activism. -
North Carolina's prisons are woefully understaffed. Part of the problem is how long it takes the state to hire correctional officers. -
Environmental advocates are mobilizing against a proposed Duke Energy natural gas project in Davidson and Davie counties. -
A $1.8 million grant from NCInnovation is helping an App State team expand a sweet potato milk project designed to reduce farm waste. -
The May 19 fire in Lexington destroyed iconic buildings and mainstay businesses downtown. Architects and engineers are assessing what may be salvageable.
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Israel expands its invasion of Lebanon capturing a strategic hilltop as U.S. talks aimed at ending the war with Iran appear to be in limbo.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the White House's confidence in closing a peace deal with Iran
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Baby calves rely on it to build up their immune systems and gut. And now marketers are promoting it for humans. Here's what scientists say. -
Israel expands Lebanon offensive as U.S.-Iran peace talks stall, Congress returns to D.C. with long to-do list, rulings create more obstacles for Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Financial Times reporter Abigail Hauslohner about the funding of President Trump's Board of Peace to oversee Gaza's reconstruction.
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After a large-scale Russian missile strike hit downtown Kyiv, the owners of a coffee shop that opened just hours earlier were already serving coffee again and planning to rebuild.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner how he plans to beat incumbent Republican Susan Collins in Maine's Senate race.
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Over the weekend, President Trump suggested an event celebrating America's 250th birthday should instead be a rally with him as the headliner after many of the artists slated to perform dropped out.
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Los Angeles is home to a huge Iranian diaspora and is slated to host World Cup matches where Iran will play. How is that diaspora feeling about the coming World Cup amidst the U.S. war on Iran?
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Congress returns to Washington with a long to-do list, including disentangling immigration enforcement funding from the President's weaponization fund.
