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After suspended Aurora Police Officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty on charges over his role in the death of Elijah McClain, his mother Sheneen McClain, right, and supporter MiDian Holmes joined hands and raised their fists in protest as they left a courtroom at the Adams County Justice Center, Nov. 6, 2023.

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  • Race

Reforms and heartbreak after final sentencing in Elijah McClain's death

Three police officers and two paramedics faced felony charges in death of McClain, a young Black man not suspected of a crime. Two cops were aquitted.

May 01, 2024
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  • Allison Sherry
An aerial view of Colombia's Regadera Reservoir in Usme, near Bogotá, April 16. Colombia's capital of Bogotá imposed water rations due to a severe drought aggravated by the El Niño.

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  • Latin America

El Niño weather is leading to droughts and power cuts in South America

A drought has upended life in several South American cities, leading to water rationing and power cuts as well as forest fires.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Manuel Rueda
A Nazca booby in the Galápagos Islands incubates eggs with its webbed feet.

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  • Science

For birds, siblinghood can be a matter of life or death

Some birds kill their siblings soon after hatching. Other birds spend their whole lives with their siblings and will even risk their lives to help each other.

May 01, 2024
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in <em>Baby Reindeer.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Baby Reindeer' has got everyone talking, including us

The new Netflix series Baby Reindeer has a lot of people talking, including us. It tells the haunting semi-autobiographical story of a man (Richard Gadd) who becomes the romantic obsession of a mentally ill woman (Jessica Gunning) who proceeds to stalk him. Eventually, her threatening actions force him to address a past trauma in his own life that leaves him shaken and confused.

May 01, 2024
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  • Glen Weldon,
  • Guy Branum,
  • and 2 more
Transitional Council members, from left to right; Fritz Alphonse Jean, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Frinel Joseph, Edgard Leblanc Fils, Regine Abraham, Emmanuel Vertilaire, Smith Augustin, Leslie Voltaire and Louis Gerald Gilles, pose for a group photo after a ceremony to name its president and a prime minister in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

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  • Latin America

The announcement of a new prime minister divides Haiti's transitional council

A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti's new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled country.

May 01, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Walmart announced that it is closing its health centers and virtual care service, as the retail giant has struggled to find success with the offerings.

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  • Business

Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care service

The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."

May 01, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A crowd gathers Tuesday evening by the gates in front of Columbia University's Hamilton Hall.

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  • Education

Police enter Columbia University's Hamilton Hall amid pro-Palestinian protests

A steady stream of officers entered through a second story window using an NYPD armored vehicle with a mechanized drawbridge.

April 30, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie,
  • Bill Chappell,
  • and 2 more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will enter Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than a million displaced Palestinians have taken shelter, "with or without a deal" to free the remaining hostages.

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  • Middle East

Israel will invade Gaza's Rafah 'with or without' a hostage deal, Netanyahu says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the vow Tuesday amid the negotiations mediated by Egypt that seek to reach a cease-fire deal that could see the release of some or all of the remaining hostages.

April 30, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Fox has removed a series on its streaming network that imagines a trial of Hunter Biden, the president's son, on hypothetical criminal charges. Here, Biden is seen on Capitol Hill in January.

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  • Media

Fox News pulls down series as Hunter Biden threatens lawsuit

Fox News has taken down a six-part series in which it staged a mock trial of hypothetical criminal charges against Hunter Biden after the president's son threatened to sue the network.

April 30, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 30, 2024 in New York City.

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  • Politics

Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money trial

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Juana Summers speaks with political reporter Ximena Bustillo.

Judge Juan Merchan fined former President Donald Trump $9,000 for violating a gag order that prohibited him from speaking out about potential witnesses and others involved in his hush money trial.

Jurors also heard from four witnesses as testimony continues in the trial.

Topics include:
- The gag order against Trump
- Testimonies of Gary Farro, Robert Browning, Phillip Thompson and Keith Davidson
- What's next when proceedings pick back up on Thursday

Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for new episodes each Saturday.

Sign up for sponsor-free episodes and support NPR's political journalism at plus.npr.org/trumpstrials.

Email the show at trumpstrials@npr.org.

April 30, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Former President Donald Trump, left, following a recess at Manhattan criminal court in New York on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial

Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.

April 30, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
A demonstrator protests outside the encampment established in support of Palestinians in Gaza at Columbia University on April 29, 2024. Columbia protesters are demanding their university sell off investments in a number of companies with business ties to Israel.

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  • Business

Top companies are on students' divest list. But does it really work?

Campus protesters want administrators to sell off investments in companies with ties to Israel. Here's a look at what divestment means — and why universities are saying no.

April 30, 2024
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By:
  • Rafael Nam
Kendrick Lamar cannot stand Drake; "Euphoria" lists the ways.

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  • Music News

Kendrick Lamar is Drake's biggest hater — and proud of it

In their ongoing feud, Lamar skips AI for real emotion. "Euphoria" is so visceral and real that it's exactly what's been missing in this rap beef.

April 30, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
Restaurant prices rose 4.2% over the last year. But Americans continue to dine out regularly.

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  • Economy

Wages, employment, inflation are up, causing headaches for the Fed

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week — and possibly for months to come — as policymakers try to sort through mixed signals about the U.S. economy.

April 30, 2024
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  • Scott Horsley
Students at the University of Birmingham take part in their degree congregations as they graduate on July 14, 2009 in Birmingham, England.

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  • Arts & Life

Tell NPR about the pandemic's impact on your high school years

Is there a moment or life lesson that stuck with you while completing high school during a pandemic? Tell NPR what it means to you.

April 30, 2024
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  • Olivia Hampton
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