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Montana judge denies state Rep. Zooey Zephyr's bid to return to the House floor

5:01am May 04, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr after a district judge declined to intervene against the GOP-majority state House in its move to silence the transgender lawmaker.

Steve Kirsch, a tech entrepreneur turned anti-vaccine activist, at a conference in Atlanta for future COVID and vaccine-related litigation that he helped organize and fund.

As the pandemic winds down, anti-vaccine activists are building a legal network

5:01am May 04, 2023

by Lisa Hagen

They're aiming to bring together lawyers who have brought COVID-19 and vaccine-related cases to court with experts and build a body of law to combat future public health orders.

The last class session with students from Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine, and science and engineering students from Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo.

Unlikely connection: college students in Ukraine and the U.S. form a bond

5:01am May 04, 2023

by Claire Murashima

Learning American pop culture while attending college during a war: Students in Dnipro, Ukraine, and Golden, Colo., form an unlikely connection.

A Kia sign hangs over a row of unsold 2021 Seltos models in December 2020 at a dealership in Centennial, Colo.

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Dealers still sell Hyundais and Kias vulnerable to theft, but insurance is hard to get

5:00am May 04, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Some insurance companies have stopped issuing new policies for models that are subject to a high rate of thefts, but consumers are still able to buy the cars.

The medical examiner's official autopsy report for 29-year-old Tyre Nichols showed he "died of brain injuries from blunt force trauma," according to the Shelby County, Tenn., District Attorney's Office. Here, the screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards on Jan. 28.

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Tyre Nichols' autopsy reveals brain injuries from blunt force trauma, attorneys say

8:15pm May 03, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The family of Tyre Nichols and their attorneys were briefed on his official autopsy results Wednesday, nearly four months after his death.

Michelle Obama promoted healthy eating habits when she was first lady. Now, as co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition she aims to give parents healthier food options for their kids.

Michelle Obama launches a food company aimed at healthier choices for kids

7:21pm May 03, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Kids in the U .S. consume a lot of sugar - nearly 53 pounds a year on average. Obama's new food company PLEZi Nutrition, will lower the sugar content and improve nutrition in products aimed at kids.

Mohamed Khairullah, the mayor of Prospect Park, N.J.

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Why a New Jersey mayor was uninvited from a White House celebration

5:16pm May 03, 2023

by Destinee Adams

Mohamed Khairullah, the mayor of Prospect Park, N.J., was blocked from a recent White House Eid celebration. NPR's Leila Fadel asks him why.

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A large section of the U.S. could see warmer temperatures than normal, NOAA said as it gave an update on current forecasts calling for an El Niño climate pattern.

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El Niño is coming. Here's what that means for weather in the U.S.

5:10pm May 03, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Warmer sea waters have many far-ranging effects. In the new pattern, some parts of the U.S. could get relief from drought, while others might see fewer hurricanes.

People stand outside a building near the scene of a shooting Wednesday in Atlanta.

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Atlanta police search for a gunman who killed 1 and injured 4 in a medical building

4:53pm May 03, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

A 39-year-old woman was killed and four other women were injured after a gunman opened fire in a downtown Atlanta medical office building, police said.

8th-graders' history and civics scores drop on a national test

4:38pm May 03, 2023

Jonathan Collins, a professor of political science, public policy and education at Brown University, talks about the so-called "Nation's Report Card" on civics and U.S. history.

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