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Clowns of all stripes gather at the World Clown convention in Orlando this week

6:01pm March 23, 2023

by Danielle Prieur

Clowns of all stripes are at the World Clown Association convention in Orlando, Fla., this week. There they connect with other clowns and improve their skills in workshops all to become better clowns.

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Acknowledging layoffs at NPR

5:39pm March 23, 2023

NPR is undergoing a reduction of roughly 10% of its workforce. The layoffs include members of the All Things Considered team.

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The carnage and Keanu remain elegant in 'John Wick Chapter 4'

5:39pm March 23, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Keanu Reeves' reluctant assassin is a little less reluctant in his latest outing, John Wick Chapter 4.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.

Lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Chew for 5 hours in a high-stakes hearing about the app

5:33pm March 23, 2023

by Dara Kerr

Both Republicans and Democrats expressed deep skepticism that the company won't share U.S. user data with the Chinese government.

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Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer the eco-friendlier 'water cremation'

5:18pm March 23, 2023

by Alex Hager

Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer "water cremation," in which bodies are dissolved in a chemical solution. Some see it as more eco-friendly and less traumatic than consumption by flame.

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The investigations and potential charges that Trump is facing

5:18pm March 23, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

As a Manhattan grand jury hears evidence about former President Donald Trump's involvement in a hush-money arrangement, he also faces scrutiny in other probes that could come with potential charges.

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With a few 1 seeds, Cinderellas and underdogs left, this Sweet 16 has everything

5:18pm March 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Athletic senior writer Nicole Auerbach about this weekend's Sweet 16 matchups in men's and women's college basketball tournaments and how Cinderella teams have fared.

Virginia school district parents practice calm communication on culture war issues

5:18pm March 23, 2023

by Randi B. Hagi

A school system in Virginia has engaged parents and teachers in targeted discussions over the treatment of transgender student and mistrust of public schools.

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A park built over over the interstate could reconnect Richmond, Va., communities

5:04pm March 23, 2023

by Jahd Khalil

Richmond, Va., is one of the nearly 50 cities that has won a grant from the federal government as it tries to repair some of the damage done to neighborhoods from building highways.

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Congress grills TikTok's CEO about security of user data

5:04pm March 23, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

Lawmakers hear from the CEO of TikTok as the threat that the app will be banned grows larger.