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A wandering delivery robot found its way into the woods of Northampton in the United Kingdom.

A delivery robot creates a poetic moment in the woods of England

May 20, 2022
Matthew McCormack, a history professor in Northampton, U.K., encountered something unexpected while cycling in the woods: a wandering delivery robot.
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National
Chicago police work at the scene of a shooting Thursday near East Chicago Avenue and North State Street in the Near North Side neighborhood.

A shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead and 8 wounded

May 20, 2022
The shooting happened about late Thursday a few blocks from the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district. One person was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered, police said in statement.
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StoryCorps

A counselor at Mississippi's only abortion clinic shares her story

May 20, 2022
In this week's StoryCorps, a worker at Mississippi's last remaining clinic that performs abortions, talks about her experiences.
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National

Much of the U.S. could see power blackouts this summer, a grid assessment reveals

May 20, 2022
A grid reliability report says power outages are likely in parts of the Midwest, California and Texas. The Western drought and a mismatch between supply and peak summer demand are some reasons why.
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Shots - Health News

Telehealth abortions are simple and private — but restricted in many states

May 20, 2022
Recent rule changes made it easier for patients to get abortion pills through the mail, using telehealth services. Now there is growing demand for these services – and new legal battles brewing.
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National
Body armor on display at a store in Pennsylvania in 2011.

Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

May 20, 2022
A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.
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Environment
A satellite image shows a natural color view of active fire lines from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, on May 11.

New Mexico wildfire sparks backlash against controlled burns. That's bad for the West

May 20, 2022
Experts worry a devastating wildfire in New Mexico, partly started by a controlled burn that got out of control, may create a backlash against this important forest management tool.
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Roe v. Wade and the future of reproductive rights in America
Abortion-rights demonstrators yell as they walk down Constitution Avenue during the Bans Off Our Bodies March on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?

May 20, 2022
Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.
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Race
Delaware State University says it has filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday to investigate the women's lacrosse team bus stop and search. Here, the main gate of the Delaware State University campus in Dover in September 2007.

Georgia NAACP is investigating a traffic stop involving a college lacrosse team

May 19, 2022
Delaware State University filed a complaint Wednesday to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division calling for an external investigation of the traffic stop.
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Television
Christian Cooper watches distant shorebirds at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in California. The National Geographic channel has announced that Cooper will host a series called <em>Extraordinary Birder</em>. Cooper was in the spotligh

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show

May 19, 2022
In the series, Christian Cooper will take viewers into the "wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds," according to National Geographic.
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Technology
An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect.

Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law

May 19, 2022
Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints
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Culture

Encore: She inscribed 120,000 pennies with a pandemic message. Is one in your pocket?

May 19, 2022
As part of a public art project, 120,000 pennies modified by an artist have been released through delis and bodegas. The project connects the fragility of the economy with the losses of COVID.
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Health
A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, right, and a vial of the vaccine for adults, which has a different colored label, at a vaccination station in Jackson, Miss. on Feb. 8, 2022.

CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

May 19, 2022
If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees, as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids.
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National
Responders congregate near where two women drowned when they were locked in a Horry County Sheriff's department transport van in Marion County, S.C.

A former deputy gets 18 years after 2 women drowned in a locked police van

May 19, 2022
A police van in South Carolina was swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, drowning two women who were trapped in a cage in the back.
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Religion

A woman who grew up Mormon revisits her faith by touring D.C.'s LDS temple

May 19, 2022
A woman who grew up Mormon and her wife visit the LDS Church's temple in Washington, D.C., as it's briefly open for public tours.
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Politics

2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental health crisis

May 19, 2022
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely duo's work to update it.
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Education

Students and teachers spoke on gender and race classroom discussion bans in hearing

May 19, 2022
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chaired a hearing on new laws that restrict classroom discussion of gender, sexual orientation and race. Students, parents and teachers are among those who spoke.
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Politics

Biden heads to Asia to reassure allies that China is a still a top priority

May 19, 2022
President Biden heads to Asia Friday for a meeting of the Quad group, which includes leaders from India, Japan and Australia. The unspoken focus of the gathering is China.
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Health

Only 1 human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox

May 19, 2022
More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.
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Fine Art

Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound

May 19, 2022
The Vincent Price Museum in East L.A. features a major exhibition of Latinx artists using sound in their work, from demolishing a piano to dedicating musical oldies to incarcerated loved ones.
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National
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, host of <em>All Things Considered</em>, found her own unsung hero when a stranger reached out to tell her he found her wallet that she had lost on a walk home.

This NPR host lost her wallet, but the way it was returned has stuck with her

May 19, 2022
As she was walking home from her favorite bookstore, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly realized she lost her wallet. Just as she was about to cancel her credit cards a man reached out saying he had found it.
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Culture

A stranger's kindness helped NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reunite with her lost wallet

May 19, 2022
"My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain tells stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. NPR host Mary Louise Kelly shares how a stranger helped return her missing wallet.
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Politics

California Democrats can't agree on how to use the budget surplus to offset gas costs

May 19, 2022
With an enormous budget surplus, high gas prices and ongoing inflation, Democrats are trying to get money back in the pockets of drivers and voters in California, but can't at all agree on a plan.
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National
Infant formula made by a subsidiary of Reckitt is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage on Saturday in Houston. The FDA announced a preliminary agreement with Abbott, a competitor, to restart production at a Michigan fa

FDA head says baby formula factory could reopen in the next week or two

May 19, 2022
But Abbott has said that, after production resumes, it could take about two months before new formula begins arriving in stores. The company's factory has been closed due to contamination problems.
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National
Rev. Denise O. Walden-Glenn and Alia Williams each raise a fist— a symbol of solidarity and Black power— at the VOICE office in Buffalo, New York.

After the Buffalo slayings, parents struggle through talks with their children

May 19, 2022
Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.
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