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Solving the Michigan-Indiana border confusion

4:42pm June 01, 2022

by Jakob Lazzaro

Michigan has a history of boundary disputes with Wisconsin and Ohio. But the Michigan-Indiana border has never been as controversial — to the point that neither state really knows exactly where it is.

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How did your opinion about abortion change as a result of a particular experience?

4:42pm June 01, 2022

by Miranda Kennedy

NPR's Morning Edition would like to know if you have had an experience that changed your mind regarding abortion.

When teens threaten violence, a community responds with compassion

4:42pm June 01, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

A growing number of schools have adopting an evidence-based approach to preventing violence on their campuses. The plan recognizes that a student contemplating violence is a student in crisis.

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Kids with hearing loss will now learn spoken English and ASL in Los Angeles schools

4:42pm June 01, 2022

by Kyle Stokes

Los Angeles schools will now teach both American Sign Language and spoken English to younger students. The policy change is meant to correct a history of suppressing ASL. But some say it goes too far.

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Here are 100+ books to learn about all 50 states (and then some)

4:42pm June 01, 2022

by Maureen Pao

Planning a summer trip and want to learn more about your destination? We have a list of more than 100 book recommendations for all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Payton Gendron is led into the courtroom for a hearing at Erie County Court, in Buffalo, N.Y. on May 19.

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Buffalo shooting suspect is indicted on a domestic terrorism charge

4:33pm June 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The suspect is charged with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder.

Balloons and caution tape are seen at the entrance to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Investigators had initially said a teacher left a back door propped open at the school, but that account has now shifted.

The story about how the Uvalde gunman entered the school is shifting

3:42pm June 01, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Texas officials had said a teacher propped door open at Robb Elementary just before a gunman entered and carried out a mass shooting — but they now acknowledge that the woman closed the door.

Members of the New York Police Department patrol the streets after a rush-hour shooting at a subway station in Brooklyn on April 12.

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A victim of the Brooklyn subway shooting is suing the gun maker Glock

1:50pm June 01, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Ilene Steur, who was one of 10 people injured in the April attack, says in the lawsuit that Glock's marketing practices made it possible for the shooting suspect to buy one of the company's guns.

Elvis impersonator Brendan Paul (right) walks down the aisle during a wedding ceremony for Katie Salvatore and Eric Wheeler at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

No more Elvis-themed weddings for Las Vegas chapels, a licensing company says

1:27pm June 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The company that controls the name and image of Elvis Presley is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using "The King" in themed ceremonies. Some say the move could decimate their businesses.

Ukrainian soldiers patrol on a road in Sydorove, eastern Ukraine, on May 17, 2022. The U.S. is sending Ukraine more advanced rocket systems and munitions in the fourth month of the war.

The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, but not to be shot into Russia

1:04pm June 01, 2022

President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.

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