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Why the U.S. builds more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments

4:57pm May 08, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Henry Grabar about his book Paved Paradise. It makes the case that Americans' pursuit of abundant parking is upending our cities and our lives.

The U.S. public health emergency declaration helped marshal resources during the worst of the COVID crisis, when the virus was spreading rampantly. This week, the declaring expires.

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing

4:43pm May 08, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the pandemic and protecting Americans. Now that it's expiring, here's what is changing — and what's not.

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What we know about the shooter who killed 8 people in a mall in Allen, Texas

4:41pm May 08, 2023

by Katherine Hobbs

More details are emerging about the shooter who killed eight people in a Texas mall on Saturday, as families and the community mourn the victims.

Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42

4:41pm May 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrea Flores, the former director of border management on the National Security Council under President Biden, about the expiration of Title 42.

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Solved: The mystery of the pasta in the New Jersey woods

4:41pm May 08, 2023

Hundreds of pounds of pasta was found dumped illegally in the woods in New Jersey last week. Neighbors say they know how it got there.

Here are the standout tracks in Ed Sheeran's new album 'Subtract'

4:41pm May 08, 2023

Rolling Stone music critic Maura Johnston reviews Ed Sheeran's new album, Subtract. Fresh off the heels of major copyright win, his newly released music is personal.

What happens if the government defaults? A former Federal Reserve economist explains

4:41pm May 08, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with former Federal Reserve economist Claudia Sahm about how a government default would impact everyday life for Americans.

DOT Secretary Buttigieg wants to hold airlines accountable for delays, cancelations

4:12pm May 08, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about new rules that would compensate airline passengers for flight delays and cancelations.

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Black Americans are audited 3 to 5 times as often as other taxpayers

4:12pm May 08, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Research shows Black Americans are audited more often as other taxpayers. Analysts say the IRS' practice is unfair and produces less money for the government than a more equitable system would.

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The latest from Brownsville, Texas, where a driver killing 8 by plowing into a crowd

4:12pm May 08, 2023

by Gaige Davila | TPR

Brownsville Police gave an update Monday on the car that fatally ran over eight people on Sunday at a migrant center in Texas.