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Rosbely Sira Linarez holds her infant son on April 24 in the north Denver encampment where they've been living with other South and Central American immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the last year.

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  • Law

Migrant arrivals stretched Denver's budget. Now, the city is scaling back aid

In the last two years, Denver has seen more than 40,000 migrants arrive, many on buses chartered by Texas' governor.

May 08, 2024
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  • Kevin J. Beaty
Álvaro Enciso places crosses at sites where migrants are known to have died in the borderland, this cross represents the death of Nolberto Torres-Zayas just east of Arivaca, Arizona on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Torres-Zayas died of hyperthermia in 2009, not far from a Humane Borders water cache that had been vandalized and drained.

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  • National

Is it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out

Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.

May 08, 2024
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  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Ally Schweitzer
People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Politics

After calls for gun safety, Tennessee votes to arm teachers

Despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant School shooting, Tennessee passed a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools.

May 07, 2024
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  • Blaise Gainey
A federal judge, appointed by Donald Trump when he was president, has delayed the start of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial.

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  • Law

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge

The classified documents trial had been scheduled to begin May 20. But months of delays had slowed the case as prosecutors pushed for the trial to begin before the November presidential election

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
President Biden arrives to speak at the annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on May 7.

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  • Politics

Biden decries surge of antisemitism since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel

President Biden spoke out against harassment of Jewish students on college campuses, part of what he called a "ferocious surge of antisemitism" seen since Oct. 7.

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings on Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on.

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  • Politics

Adult film star Stormy Daniels testifies against Trump in New York trial

Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, has spent the last several years in legal battles with former President Trump. She has taken the stand to testify against him in a criminal trial.

May 07, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Rep. Don Bacon is seen here leaving a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 7. House Republicans have raised concerns over what they call a rise of antisemitism amid the Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the United States.

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  • Politics

Nebraska Republican brings resolution to censure Ilhan Omar

This comes after recent remarks Omar gave on a college campus where she referred to Jewish students not engaging in an anti-Israel protest "pro-genocidal."

May 07, 2024
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  • Barbara Sprunt
TikTok's suit is in response to a law passed by Congress giving ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok and find a new buyer, or face a nationwide ban.

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  • Technology

TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional

The high-stakes legal battle could determine the future of the popular app in the U.S. TikTok's legal filing calls the ban law an unprecedented violation of First Amendment rights.

May 07, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
Pulitzer-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey.

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  • Music Interviews

Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in music for 'Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith)'

The composer and percussionist was "shocked beyond belief" after hearing the news on Monday afternoon.

May 07, 2024
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  • Nate Chinen
This photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows a tank with an Israel flag on it entering the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

Israeli forces seize the Gaza side of Rafah, as Hamas truce talks resume in Egypt

Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing with Egypt, even as Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for Hamas truce talks.

May 07, 2024
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  • Aya Batrawy and
  • Anas Baba
Squares mark a lawn where tents once stood at Brown University in Providence, R.I. It's one of several schools where administrators have struck deals with student protesters.

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  • Education

What we can learn from 4 schools that have reached agreements with Gaza protesters

Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and University of Minnesota are among the handful of schools that have reached agreements with student protesters. Here's how they did it, and what could come next.

May 07, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
"The primary way plants communicate with each other is through a language, so to speak, of chemical gasses," journalist Zoë Schlanger says.

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  • Author Interviews

Plants can communicate and respond to touch. Does that mean they're intelligent?

Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness. Her book is The Light Eaters.

May 07, 2024
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  • Tonya Mosley
Katy Perry pictured at an event in Los Angeles in April. She wasn't at Monday night's Met Gala, despite the fake photos of her circulating on social media.

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  • Pop Culture

Katy Perry's own mom fell for her Met Gala AI photo. Do you know what to look for?

Katy Perry and Rihanna weren't at the Met Gala on Monday night, despite the viral AI-generated photos showing them on the red carpet. Here are some tips for recognizing and investigating deep fakes.

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Police take demonstrators into custody on the campus of the Art Institute of Chicago after students established a protest encampment on the grounds on May 4.

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  • National

Authorities say 'outside agitators' are at Gaza war protests. We've heard this before

The term "outside agitator" has staying power.

It's been used against protestors throughout history, from the Civil Rights Movement, to the anti-Vietnam War protests and now during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses.

"Outside agitator" was also used to describe some of the people who protested the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri In 2014.

Who exactly are the "outside agitators" and what purpose does it serve to call them out?

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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

May 07, 2024
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Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble, the dating app that was launched in 2014 with the goal of putting more power in the hands of women.

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  • Business

Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?

Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?

May 07, 2024
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  • Claire Murashima
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