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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.
Much of firearms traffic from the U.S. to Mexico happens illegally
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ioan Grillo about the illegal flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico. Majority all arms used in Mexico, where gun control laws are very strict, are bought in the U.S.
Far right Proud Boys leader charged with seditious conspiracy related to Jan. 6
by Carrie Johnson
A grand jury has accused Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four associates with seditious conpsiracy tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the Captiol.
These are the impacts of California's worst drought on record
Leila Fadel asks Hernan Hernandez of the California Farmworker Foundation about the state's worst ever drought and what it means for growers, farmworkers, and grocery shoppers nationwide.
Operation Dudula movement highlights xenophobia in South Africa
by Eyder Peralta
How anti immigration sentiment in South Africa's townships has spilled over into xenophobic violence and spawned the birth of a populist movement called Operation Dudula.
What we know about the deadly church shooting in Nigeria
NPR's Steve Inkseep speaks with Associated Press Correspondent Chinedu Asadu > about Sunday's deadly attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria.
Boris Johnson survives no confidence vote
While Johnson won his no confidence vote, the number of those who opposed him is far higher than most analysts had expected.
Morning news brief
The leader of the far-right group known as the Proud Boys faces new charges. Mexico's leader snubs the Summit of the Americas. And voters cast their ballots in seven state primary races.
Bangladesh container depot fire kills nearly 50 people and injures hundreds
by Lauren Frayer
A massive fire near a port in southeastern Bangladesh has killed more than 49 people and injured 200 others. The fire broke out at an import-export container depot.
An artificial intelligence pilots a modern Mayflower to Canada
The robot ship designed by IBM was meant to dock in Massachusetts, but mechanical trouble forced it to dock in Halifax, Canada. The ship didn't have a crew.
Texas school cops get standardized active shooter training. It didn't work in Uvalde
by Martin Kaste
School police officers are trained in best practices for stopping an active shooter. The law requires it, and there's money to pay for it. And yet, that training seems to have failed in Uvalde, Texas.