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Minnesota tradition uses Arbor Day to plant trees and ease political tensions
by Clay Masters
For state politicians in Minnesota, Arbor Day celebrations mean taking a break from politics to engage in a nonpartisan activity — tree planting.
Global heat records are being set — part of a pattern that began before summer
This week saw the hottest day around the world since records began. How do we know that, and what can we expect in the future?
Morning news brief
The Biden administration is set to announce plans to give cluster munitions to Ukraine. A drug shown to slow Alzheimer's gets approval. Progressive Democrats urge President Biden to move faster.
Netherlands to return items looted in colonial times from Indonesia, Sri Lanka
The nearly 500 objects include art, jewels and other cultural artifacts. An item of particular interest: a lavishly decorated ceremonial cannon made of bronze, silver and gold and inlaid with rubies.
Broadway adaptation of 'Back to the Future' previewed on Broadway last week
The four shows brought in over a million dollars. The musical originally premiered in 2020 in Manchester, England. It officially debuts stateside on August 3.
UPS workers threaten a strike after contract talks break down
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Sean O'Brien, president of the Teamsters Union, about contract negotiations with UPS. The teamsters represent 340,000 of the company's workers. A strike is imminent.
U.S. is expected to announce that cluster munitions will be sent to Ukraine
The Biden administration says it plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine are already using the controversial weapons, which pose a long-term risk to civilians.
Shipping industry aims to phase out greenhouse gases that its responsible for
by Jackie Northam
The International Maritime Organization plans to issue a new strategy to make shipping more environmentally friendly.
In Peru, President Boluarte's government is blamed for human rights abuses
by John Otis
President Dina Boluarte took over from her impeached predecessor, and now she herself is under fire for alleged human rights abuses.
Colorado's new alert system is helping to locate missing Indigenous people
by Matt Bloom
The system is meant to alert the public when someone from the Indigenous community goes missing, but advocates are frustrated by delays in getting alerts out. (Story aired on ATC on July 3, 2023.
2024 presidential candidates ramp up campaigns for New Hampshire's primary
by Josh Rogers
New Hampshire law requires it to hold the country's first presidential primary, but Democrats will have their first primary in South Carolina. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 6, 2023.)
Trail running through the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas
by Brian Mann
The tallgrass prairie is an astonishing place to run — with rolling hills, bison herds, wildflowers and birds. We take a sunrise run in a tallgrass preserve in Kansas.