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The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.

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  • Business

FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

May 06, 2024
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  • Russell Lewis
May 1988: General view of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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  • Sports

Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades

Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battling chronic illness and cancer, is feeling confident.

For the 70-something veteran trainer, this is his first time at the Derby, but he is part of a rich history of Black horsemen who helped shape the Kentucky Derby into the iconic race it is today.

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May 06, 2024
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Pop star Madonna, performing Saturday night at a massive free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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  • Arts & Life

Madonna draws 1.6 million fans to Brazilian beach

The last show of the pop icon's "Celebration" retrospective tour brought over a million and a half fans to Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach on Saturday night.

May 06, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip pack their belongings following an evacuation order by the Israeli army on Monday amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.

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  • Middle East

Israel's army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah

The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.

May 06, 2024
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  • Vincent Ni,
  • Aya Batrawy,
  • and 1 more
Law enforcement form a circle around the encampment of pro-Palestinian protestors on April 29, at the University of Texas at Austin.

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  • National

Photos: Campus protests continue nationwide as some turned violent

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

May 06, 2024
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  • NPR Staff
Black Thought and Your Old Droog feature on Madlib's new track "REEKYOD."

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  • Music

8 Tracks: No beef, just a Madlib beat

Madlib's music feels like a magic trick. On this edition of 8 Tracks, we bow down to Madlib's mastery, plus check out new music by Charly Bliss, Fana Hues and reminisce on an old Ted Leo record.

May 06, 2024
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  • Lars Gotrich
Over the past several years, Alabama workers have found themselves at the center of three high-profile labor disputes in three industries. Antwon McGhee (left) has worked as a coal miner for 17 years. Isaiah Thomas formerly worked at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer. Moesha Chandler works in assembly at Mercedes-Benz in Vance.

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  • Business

Unions double-down in the Deep South: Can Alabama pave the way?

Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change.

May 06, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Stephan Bisaha
Protesters seen in tents on Columbia University's campus on April 24. The school later suspended protesters who didn't leave, and called New York City police to arrest those who occupied a building on campus.

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  • Education

Columbia and Emory universities change commencement plans after weeks of turmoil

Columbia cancels its main ceremony, while Emory's events will now take place in the suburbs outside its Atlanta campus. The moves come after weeks of protests against the war in Gaza.

May 06, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Former President Donald Trump attends his trial in Manhattan criminal court on May 2. The judge in the case heard arguments related to the prosecution's request to fine Trump for violating a gag order in the case.

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  • Politics

Trump fined $1,000 for violating gag order again and threatened with jail time

The former president received a second fine for violating a gag order prohibiting him from speaking about witnesses, jurors, court staff and their families. Trump is trying to appeal the gag order.

May 06, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
So-called atomic veterans who worked on nuclear weapons tests, like this one from July 25, 1946 file photo above Bikini atoll in the Marshall Islands, are fighting to renew funds that compensate them for health effects from their work.

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  • Politics

Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress hasn't helped

Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.

May 06, 2024
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  • Claudia Grisales
Tommy Trenchard picks up coins with his toes.

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  • Family

Those weird quirks siblings have in common? Darwin had a theory

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

May 06, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the space agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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  • Space

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.

May 06, 2024
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  • Scott Detrow,
  • Linah Mohammad,
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Worshippers and tourists sit on boats facing the bank of the Ganges River in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi to watch the Ganga Aarti, a ritual of devotion to the venerated river. Hindu priests wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch, clap and chant along from boats crammed in the water.

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  • Asia

Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win a third term, NPR visited some of his voter base in the north.

May 06, 2024
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • Omkar Khandekar
In this image made from video, Mexico's police officers stand guard at the Ensenada station in Ensenada, Mexico, Thursday, May 2, 2024.

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  • Latin America

Bodies found in Mexico identified as missing American and two Australians

Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, Mexican authorities said.

May 05, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Golden Saxophone House, featured on HGTV's new series <em>Zillow Gone Wild</em>.

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  • Television

'Zillow Gone Wild' brings wacky real estate listings to HGTV

Zillow Gone Wild started in 2020 as an Instagram account devoted to eccentric property listings. The show focuses on homes that defy everyday expectations in some way.

May 05, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
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