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Calif. bill would give workers the right to ignore after-hours messages from work

6:27am April 08, 2024

Assemblyman Matt Haney proposed a measure that would give the state's residents the right to ignore after hour messages. The bill's already facing some opposition.

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Ex-Md. governor criticized for pushing for larger ships at the Port of Baltimore

5:07am April 08, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to reporter Lucy Dean Stockton of The Lever, an investigative news outlet, about former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's complicated role in Baltimore's port development.

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Weather may play a role in how much of the solar eclipse people get to see

5:07am April 08, 2024

Millions of people will experience a total solar eclipse, but clouds and traffic could dampen the fun. NPR's A Martinez talks to reporter Shelly Brisbin with the Texas Standard.

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5:07am April 08, 2024

Millions of people in the U.S. will experience a total eclipse of the sun. The Biden administration seeks student debt relief for millions. It's been six months since Hamas attacked southern Israel.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participates in an event at Dartmouth College in January.

Biden seeks student debt relief for millions

5:07am April 08, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

South Carolina's players and coach celebrate after the college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday. South Carolina won 87-75.

South Carolina defeats Iowa to win the women's NCAA basketball championship

8:23pm April 07, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The undefeated Gamecocks won their third NCAA title, and stole Iowa star Caitlin Clark's last chance at the ring. Even with the league's top player, Iowa was no match for South Carolina's teamwork.

A sign for the Powerball jackpot is displayed at a 7-Eleven, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

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The winning Powerball ticket worth $1.3 billion was sold in Oregon

7:05pm April 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

A Powerball player in Portland, Ore., has won a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending a winless streak that stretched more than three months.

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Growing 'battery belt' for EV plants could spark economy

4:42pm April 07, 2024

by Jay Price

EV battery plants are moving into the Southeast, bringing back better jobs than those lost in the textile and furniture industry that's been in decline in the region.

Round Rock Public Library in Round Rock, Texas, used disco balls to project the annular eclipse of October 2023, and recommends people try it for themselves on Monday. This one projected images across the garden, through the windows and onto the walls and ceiling of the 2nd floor.

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How people across the U.S. are making the most of the solar eclipse

9:21am April 07, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

NPR asked listeners to share what they're doing for the eclipse. Here are some memorable answers, from the new parents planning a themed baby shower to the mayor waving tourists off his small city.

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There are people still aboard the ship that crashed into the Baltimore Bridge

8:15am April 07, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Andrew Middleton of Apostleship of the Sea about efforts to support crew members still aboard the ship that destroyed Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.