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Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023.

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The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

March 31, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25 in Waco, Texas.

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Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring

After the indictment news broke, the Trump GOP machine rolled out a political playbook meant to insulate him with his base. It may work, but his brand is toxic with much of the rest of Americans.

March 31, 2023
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Caroline Ouko, center, and Leon Ochieng, right, the mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, stand with his casket during his funeral on Wednesday.

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Irvo Otieno's mom wants justice for him and a better system for everyone else

Ten people have been charged with murder in Otieno's death at a Virginia psychiatric hospital earlier this month. Caroline Ouko and attorney Ben Crump reflect on his life and what happens next.

March 31, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, left, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, accompanied by defense lawyer David Kenner, right, arrives at federal court for his trial on March 30.

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  • Law

Prosecutors say Pras Michel broke the law 'to get paid'

Prosecutors said musician Pras Michel collected exorbitant sums of money from a billioniare desperate to win access to two separate U.S. presidents.

March 31, 2023
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  • Carrie Johnson
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  • Law

Trump indictment is just one of the legal threats he faces post-presidency

NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Kim Wehle, former U.S. attorney and now professor at the University of Baltimore, about the political and legal implications of an indictment of former President Trump.

March 30, 2023
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President Trump indicted in hush money case

Former President Trump has been indicted on criminal charges by a New York grand jury. This makes him the first former president in American history to face indictment.

March 30, 2023
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  • Andrea Bernstein
Former President Donald Trump during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., on March 4.

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  • Politics

Live updates: Donald Trump will be indicted for his role in hush money payments

The former president and 2024 hopeful has been indicted by a grand jury, multiple sources close to Trump confirmed to NPR. Join NPR as we unpack key moments.

March 30, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Pro-abortion rights advocates march in Boise, Idaho following the publication of a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em> in May 2022.

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Idaho lawmakers pass a bill to prevent minors from leaving the state for abortion

The first of its kind in the country, the Idaho legislature has passed a bill allowing criminal charges for those who help a minor get an abortion out of state. The bill now goes to Gov. Brad Little.

March 30, 2023
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  • James Dawson
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Russia detains a 'Wall Street Journal' reporter on claims of spying

Russia detained a U.S. journalist working for The Wall Street Journal, accusing him of espionage. Evan Gershkovich was reporting in the city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained.

March 30, 2023
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  • Michele Kelemen
An entranceway to Walt Disney World pictured on Feb. 8 in Orlando, Fla. Disney quietly blocked a move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip the company of its control over a special taxing district.

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  • National

Disney blocked DeSantis' oversight board. What happens next?

The board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee development around Walt Disney World announced on Tuesday that they didn't quite have the power they thought they had.

March 30, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
People protest as Pope Francis meets young people and elders at Nakasuk Elementary School Square in Iqaluit, Canada, last July. The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery." The theory is backed by 15th century papal decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.

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  • Religion

The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism

The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there.

March 30, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
The Georgia state Senate meets in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, during the final day of the legislature's 40-day session. Lawmakers faced final votes on a state budget and sought to reach agreement on a plan to improve mental-health care.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Recapping Sine Die 2023, What bills to watch for, DeSantis set to visit Georgia

Thursday on Political Rewind: As the dust settles after Sine Die, the fate of several major bills has become clear. A controversial budget, private school vouchers, expanded mental health care, and legalized sports betting - our panel weighs in.

March 30, 2023
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The Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump's role in a hush money scheme plans to take a break.

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The Manhattan grand jury investigating Trump plans to take a break in April

The pre-planned break coincides with the holidays of Easter, Passover and Ramadan. That means an indictment, if it occurs, wouldn't come until the latter half of April, at the earliest.

March 30, 2023
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  • Andrea Bernstein
A mourner on Wednesday holds a sign reading "Why? Why?" at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

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  • National

4 big questions about the Nashville school shooting (and what we know so far)

Monday's school shooting set in motion a familiar cycle of condolences, calls for action and questions, some unanswerable, about how the violence unfolded. Here's a look at what we're following.

March 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Man walking out of prison.

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  • News

The Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act is one step away from Kemp's desk. Will it pass?

The Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act, filed as House Bill 364 in the 2023 legislative session, is one final Senate approval away from being signed into Georgia law by Gov. Brian Kemp under Senate Bill 35.

March 29, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
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