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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at a National Governors Association meeting last year. A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked abortion restrictions signed into law by the governor in March.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions

The restrictions would have required physicians performing abortions to be board-certified and prevented abortions after 18 weeks or for the sole reason that the fetus has Down syndrome.

Elisapie: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Elisapie is a resounding advocate of First Nations culture in Canada. Watch her set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

Rachele Andrioli: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Italian singer's Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST performance highlights her mix of old and new, of traditional music and modern technology

U.K. Releases 'How-To' Video On Surviving A Terrorist Shooting

The four-minute public service film advises the public to "run, hide, tell" in case of a firearms attack.

The U.S. Postal Service plans a March release of this postage stamp featuring Fred Rogers and his King Friday XIII puppet from the PBS children's television series <em>Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.</em>

Mister Rogers Is Coming Back To Your Neighborhood, On A Stamp

The stamp will be dedicated in a first-day-of-issue ceremony held in WQED's Fred Rogers Studio in Pittsburgh, where Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was filmed.

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said.

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 24 In Afghanistan's Capital

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in a wave of recent violence in Kabul.

A Tribe Called Quest recontextualizes "The Space Program" with a conceptual look at the future.

A Tribe Called Quest's Last Video Paints A Grim, Gripping Reality

In a high-concept film directed by Warren Fu and featuring many hip-hop heavies, "The Space Program" is really code for the systematic removal of black people.

French police gather near the site of an attack near the entrance of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. Anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened an investigation after police shot and injured a man who had tried to attack officers with a hammer. One officer was slightly injured.

Paris Police Shoot, Wound Hammer-Wielding Assailant Outside Notre Dame

France's interior minister says a man yelled "this is for Syria" as he attacked officers with a hammer; the incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. One officer suffered minor injuries.

U.S. Soldier Arrested, Accused Of Trying To Provide Material Support To ISIS

Ikaika Erik Kang had been investigated for over a year by the Army and the FBI. He is accused of offering the extremist group military documents and training.

A poster campaign by the city of Boston offers advice on how bystanders can defuse the situation if a Muslim person is being harassed. The cartoon was drawn by <a href="http://maeril.tumblr.com/post/149669302551/hi-everyone-this-is-an-illustrated-guide-i-made">the artist Maeril</a>.

Boston Launches Anti-Islamophobia Poster Campaign

A poster offers advice on how a bystander can help someone experiencing anti-Muslim harassment — without challenging the harasser. "Education is key to fighting intolerance," the mayor says.

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