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Ukrainian troops prepare to fire a mortar toward Russian positions on the frontline in the eastern region of Donetsk on Wednesday.

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  • National Security

Top-secret Pentagon documents on Ukraine war appear on social media

Maps and charts providing details on Ukraine's military and the state of the war have been published on Twitter and Telegram. The Pentagon says it is investigating how they were leaked or stolen.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Myre and
  • Sergio Olmos
In the Thursday announcement, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, "Every student should be able to have the full experience of attending school in America, including participating in athletics, free from discrimination."

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  • Education

The Biden administration moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal

The proposed changes to Title IX would still give schools some flexibility to ban transgender athletes depending on age and sport.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Former President Donald Trump appearing in court for his arraignment on Tuesday, April 4 in New York.

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  • Politics

Why a liberal and a conservative agree Trump's indictment is unwise

Two writers on opposite sides of the political spectrum - Mona Charen of The Bulwark and Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine - agree that prosecuting Donald Trump this way is a mistake.

April 06, 2023
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  • Steve Inskeep
In this picture released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and Chineses counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing Thursday, April 6, 2023.

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  • World

Top Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in China for a deal that could remake the region

Their highest level public meeting in years was held in China, which brokered an agreement last month.

April 06, 2023
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
McDonald's is closing U.S. offices this week and laying off hundreds of employees. Journalist Adam Chandler explained what the layoffs mean on Morning Edition.

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  • Business

Four key takeaways from McDonald's layoffs

Hundreds of corporate employees are set to lose their jobs as McDonald's closes its U.S. offices this week. Journalist and author Adam Chandler offers his perspective on the causes of the layoffs.

April 05, 2023
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  • Ally Schweitzer
Startup companies say that new programs similar to ChatGPT could complete doctors' paperwork for them. But some experts worry that inherent bias and a tendency to fabricate facts could lead to errors.

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  • Health

Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help

New startups believe chatbot technology could help reduce the burden on physicians. But some academics warn bias and errors could hurt patients.

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
A poster from a social media campaign started by Wall Street Journal journalists for Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia during a reporting trip.

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  • Religion

Some Jews keep a place empty at Seder tables for a jailed journalist in Russia

As Jewish people around the world celebrate Passover, some plan to leave a seat open at their Seders for a Wall Street Journal reporter recently jailed in Russia.

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Kravinsky
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Voters in Wisconsin have flipped control of the state Supreme Court to liberals

For the first time in 15 years, voters have flipped the Wisconsin Supreme Court to liberal control. Justices are likely to overturn the state's abortion ban and could throw out GOP drawn voting maps.

April 05, 2023
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  • Chuck Quirmbach
A flag-raising ceremony raised the Finnish flag in front of the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2023. Finland became the 31st member of NATO.

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  • Europe

Finland joins NATO over Russia's objection

The Nordic nation's decision to join the defense alliance is seen as a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Stimson Center's Emma Ashford argues it could have downsides for NATO too.

April 04, 2023
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  • Miranda Kennedy and
  • A Martínez
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Wisconsin voters are deciding who they want to control the state Supreme Court

It's the final day for voting in Wisconsin's record-spending state Supreme Court election. The winner could be the swing vote on issues like abortion, redistricting and election lawsuits.

April 04, 2023
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  • Shawn Johnson
GPB  NPR

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  • Technology

In his new cybersecurity strategy, Biden identifies cloud security as a major threat

The federal government currently has few tools to deal with a major cloud services disruption. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Marc Rogers of Q-Net Security about the White House looking to change that.

April 04, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at a municipal building in Kenosha, Wis., on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. The April 4 election will determine majority control of the state Supreme Court.

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  • Elections

Voters swipe right for Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election

In an off-year, offseason election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

April 04, 2023
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  • Lina Tran
On the Be My Eyes app, blind and low-vision users connect with volunteers through video, to complete tasks like follow a recipe.

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  • Technology

What will AI mean for the popular app Be My Eyes?

The Be My Eyes app pairs those with visual impairments with human volunteers. It's a form of micro-volunteering that has brought people together. Now, AI is changing it.

April 04, 2023
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
Former President Donald Trump sits in the rear of his limousine as he departs Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.

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  • Law

Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

April 03, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Former Solicitor General Ted Olson (second from left) sits with Bush administration lawyers during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Guantánamo detainees on July 11, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Onetime supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change of heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

April 03, 2023
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  • Monika Evstatieva
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