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House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest
by Barbara Sprunt
House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
8-year-old girl in Kent, England, has an out of this world story to tell her friends
Isabella Payne used her father's ham radio to talk to astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station. Her dad had been listening for weeks to Lindgren use his amateur radio equipment.
Six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, how can we measure the loss of life?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Matilda Bogner, head of the United Nations Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, about whether death tolls in Russia's war on Ukraine have been underestimated.
Encore: An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous
by Martha Bebinger
The veterinary sedative xylazine is being mixed into illegal drugs and could be contributing to a rise in overdoses. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on July 30, 2022.)
Work goes on inside a Ukrainian nuclear power plant amid threats of Russian bombs
by Ashley Westerman
Andriy Tuz was at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant when it came under Russian control in March. Now in Switzerland, Tuz talks about work and life at the complex under Russian occupation.
2 Democrats compete for the chance to unseat Florida Gov. DeSantis in November
by Cathy Carter
Tuesday is the primary for governor to see which Democrat, Charlie Crist or Nikki Fried, will face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this fall. Christ was elected governor in 2006 as a Republican.
Gov. DeSantis is seen as an heir to Trumpism, strategist David Jolly says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Florida Republican Rep. David Jolly, who's an analyst for NBC, about the rise of Gov. Ron DeSantis to become a potential presidential candidate.
News brief: Florida primary, Ukraine nuclear power plant worker, abortion laws
Voters in Florida head to the polls Tuesday. Ukrainian workers man a nuclear power plant under the eyes of occupying Russian soldiers. More states are poised to enact abortion trigger bans this week.
Finland's prime minister got grief for partying. Australia's leader was cheered
Some complained when video showed Finland's Sanna Marin partying with friends. There seemed to be less controversy when Australia's Anthony Albanese turned up at a rock concert and downed his beer.
What led to the deadly attack on a popular hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu?
Terror group Al Shabab was responsible for last week's 30-hour siege at a hotel. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Omar Mahmoud of the International Crisis Group about why the group remains powerful.
An Iranian American writer makes a case against censorship and for Rushdie
Following the attack on author Salman Rushdie, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Iranian American writer Azar Nafisi about attempts to silence writers. Her latest book is: Read Dangerously.