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George Floyd's uncle advocates for the passage of a federal Medical Civil Rights bill

7:46am May 26, 2023

Three years ago George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Selwyn Jones, Floyd's uncle and co-founder of Hope929 Foundation, about advocating for justice.

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Morning news brief

7:37am May 26, 2023

Indiana doctor is reprimanded for providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. The Texas attorney general faces possible impeachment. Turkey's presidential runoff election is Sunday.

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Twin brothers, who are morticians, look back on their lives of caring for the dead

7:37am May 26, 2023

by Eleanor Vassili

Twin brothers, Melvin and Marvin Morgan, talk about their thoughts on death. They both have had long careers as morticians in New York City.

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Fla. businesses aim to counter any backlash from the governor's conservative policies

5:11am May 26, 2023

by Adrian Andrews

As Memorial Day nears, businesses that rely on tourism worry about travel advisories issued by the NAACP and Human Rights Campaign following Gov. DeSantis policies on diversity, race and identity.

Texas House panel moves to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton

5:11am May 26, 2023

A Texas House committee has filed articles of impeachment against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton after investigators laid out a list of illegal acts they allege he carried out.

The Supreme Court narrows the scope of the Clean Water Act

5:11am May 26, 2023

In a major win for industry and developers, the Supreme Court is significantly limiting the number and type of U.S. waterways that get federal protection.

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Test yourself against NPR's weekly news quiz. For example: Who is this guy?

5:01am May 26, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

Debt ceiling. DeSantis. Dynamic duo. A lot happened this week. Were you paying attention?

Hertz has apologized and rewritten company policy after a Puerto Rican man was denied a rental car despite showing his valid U.S. driver's license.

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Yes, Puerto Rican licenses are valid in the U.S., Hertz reminds its employees

5:01am May 26, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

A Puerto Rican man was denied a car rental at a Hertz location at the New Orleans airport where employees apparently believed his driver's license was from outside the U.S. Hertz has since apologized.

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Biden picks Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as Joint Chiefs chairman

5:51pm May 25, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

President Biden has selected Air Force General CQ Brown to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff — the most senior member of the U.S. military.

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Iowa is an early battleground for Republican presidential contenders

5:29pm May 25, 2023

by Clay Masters

As the Republican field grows and continues to take shape, Iowa is still the first state for candidates to face the scrutiny of voters, so they are all testing the waters in the Hawkeye State.

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