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5 people, including an 8-year-old, were killed in a shooting at a Texas home

Deputies were responding to a harassment complaint in Cleveland, Texas, when they discovered four people killed and several others injured, police say. The shooter used an AR-15 style rifle.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172894220/cleveland-texas-houston-shooting-deaths

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Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre

The new laws are aimed at quelling rising suicides and youth violence, preventing mass shootings and opening avenues for gun violence victims to sue the long-protected firearm industry.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172890034/colorado-governor-signs-gun-control-bills

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Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1170505972/federal-prisons-want-inmates-to-pay-victims-before-making-phone-calls-or-buying-

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Hard times are here for news sites and social media. Is this the end of Web 2.0?

A steep decline in advertising is forcing an historic shakeup in digital news and social media, and leading some to imagine navigating the internet without the likes of Google or Facebook.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1172599212/web-buzzfeed-vice-gawker-facebook-twitter-media-news

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Freight train derails in Wisconsin, plunging 2 containers into the Mississippi River

A train carrying lithium-ion batteries, paint and oxygen containers — which can pose a threat to the environment — went off the tracks on Thursday. There's no risk currently, the rail operator says.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1172700301/train-derailment-wisconsin-mississippi-river

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Despite mass layoffs, there are still lots of jobs out there. Here's where

Mass layoffs have dominated the headlines as huge companies shed hundreds and thousands of workers. But the economy is still adding jobs – 236,000 last month alone.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1172615270/jobs-tech-nursing-retail-layoffs-economy-work

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Missile and drone strikes across Ukraine claim at least 15 lives

An apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Uman has been hit after a series of airstrikes across the country on Friday. The attack is the deadliest hit on a Ukrainian apartment since January.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/28/1172687049/missile-and-drone-strikes-across-ukraine-claim-at-least-a-dozen-lives

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Sudan's rival generals share a troubled past: genocide in Darfur

Two generals are currently battling for control of Sudan's capital Khartoum. In the early 2000s, both played key roles in the government's brutal crackdown in Darfur, which was ruled a genocide.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172152816/sudans-rival-generals-share-a-troubled-past-genocide-in-darfur

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San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states

San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172407847/san-francisco-boycott-anti-lgbt-texas-florida

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Ukrainian journalist's death leads to investigation and criticism

Bogdan Bitik was shot while on the Antonivka bridge in Kherson. He was working with an Italian journalist who was also shot but survived. Ukraine has launched a war crimes investigation.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172396110/ukrainian-journalists-death-leads-to-investigation-and-criticism

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An Army fort named after Robert E. Lee will now honor 2 pioneering Black officers

Fort Lee, named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, is being redesignated to honor Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. Each helped pave the way for a more inclusive military.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172126808/fort-gregg-adams-army-fort-lee

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Eli Lilly releases more data for new obesity drug, moving toward fast-track approval

There's already a huge demand for existing weight-loss drugs, so the new medication is highly anticipated. Obesity affects an estimated 650 million adults globally.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/27/1172365791/eli-lilly-releases-more-data-for-new-obesity-drug-moving-toward-fast-track-appro

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These California police officers have created a scandal. They sent racist texts

For years Black and brown people have complained about racism, corruption and abuse by the Antioch, Calif., police. Now a racist text message scandal implicates almost half of the department.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1171369375/california-police-scandal-racist-texts

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She was pregnant and had to find $15,000 overnight to save her twins

Doctors rushed a pregnant woman to a surgeon who charged thousands upfront just to see her. The case reveals a gap in medical billing protections for those with rare, specialized conditions.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/27/1171936566/she-was-pregnant-and-had-to-find-15-000-overnight-to-save-her-twins

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2,000 'near threatened' white rhinos are up for auction

On Wednesday, John Hume, owner of the Platinum Rhino Project, launched an auction to sell off the 2,000-strong herd in an online sale that's starting at $10 million.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/27/1172361616/white-rhinos-auction-john-hume-south-africa

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When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts say incarceration has serious health impacts. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of people in prison or jail in the developed world.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/27/1172320844/when-a-prison-sentence-becomes-a-death-sentence

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How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.

Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172164997/how-private-equity-firms-are-widening-the-income-gap-in-the-u-s

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E. Jean Carroll testifies in her lawsuit trial that Trump raped her

"I'm here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn't happen. He lied and shattered my reputation, and I'm here to try and get my life back," she testified.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172189592/e-jean-carroll-rape-lawsuit-trial-trump

#national #world #npr #news #press #media #independent #usa

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If its a cloudy day for you, and things are not going the best. Then just remember that you are not in this alone. We are all in this day together, And we are all here to work together to help make the day brighter for those who need a hand. If we all work together, the power of what we can accomplish is beyond our imagination! Here is something where artist came together from all around the world to give us this song of hope... https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-are-the-world/41737866?i=41737859. #Music #Song #Hope #Brighter #World #Day #Help

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Chehel Sotoun is a palace located in Isfahan, #Iran, built by Shah Abbas II & is considered one of the urban indicators of Isfahan.

#Architecture of the palace is a combination of #Chinese, Iranian & #French.

Chehel Sotoun is among the 9 Iranian Gardens which are collectively registered as one of Iran's 23 registered #world #heritage Sites under the name of the Persian #Garden.

#photography: Alex Reza Shams

#art #Islam @histodons #history #histodons #culture #Tuesday #beauty #photo

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Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to examine proposals to hold Supreme Court justices to the same ethical standards as the rest of the federal judiciary.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1172083875/chief-justice-roberts-declines-to-testify-before-senate-panel

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Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon

A Japanese company tried to land the unmanned Hakuto spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171924186/contact-is-lost-with-a-japanese-spacecraft-attempting-to-land-on-the-moon

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Poll: Republicans think Trump should be president — even if he's convicted of a crime

Rank-and-file GOP voters seem largely undeterred by the multiple criminal investigations against the former president.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171660997/poll-republicans-trump-president-convicted-crime

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House Republicans hope their debt limit bill will get Biden to the negotiating table

The House plans to vote on its debt ceiling bill this week. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R.-S.C., calls it an "opening negotiation position" as the risk of a default looms.

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171800296/debt-ceiling-bill-house-republicans-vote

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