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E.O., a sophomore at Ingraham high school is portrayed with the words 'we deserve safety' painted on their face during a student walkout to protest gun violence in schools on Monday, November 14, 2022, at Seattle City Hall. Full story here.

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2022 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments

9:48pm December 28, 2022

by Estefania Mitre

As we wrap up this year, we look back at an eventful year through the lenses of NPR member and affiliate stations. We asked photographers to share memorable events they covered throughout 2022.

A truck is driven through a flooded intersection of Salinas, Calif., on Tuesday. The first in a week of storms brought gusty winds, rain and snow to California on Tuesday, starting in the north and spreading southward.

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What is an atmospheric river, responsible for the heavy rainfall on the West Coast?

4:36pm December 28, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

An atmospheric river is a relatively narrow channel of wind, hence the "river," that transports water vapor from the tropics to the West Coast, where it's producing rain and heavy winds.

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National Grid workers respond to a downed utility pole in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday. The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travelers nationwide.

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At least 34 have died in the Buffalo area as National Guard begins door-to-door checks

3:40pm December 28, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

The National Guard is conducting door-to-door wellness checks in neighborhoods that lost power as authorities search for more casualties.

Wesley Brownlee stands with public defender Allison Nobert during his arraignment in San Joaquin County Superior Court on Oct. 18. Brownlee has been charged this week in four additional slayings.

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4 more slayings are tied to the suspect in the Stockton serial killings

2:48pm December 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

A man suspected in Northern California serial killings has been charged in four additional slayings this week, bringing the total to seven, authorities said.

Travelers wait next to their luggage near the Southwest Airlines baggage claim area at the Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday.

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Southwest cancels another 4,800 flights as its reduced schedule continues

1:27pm December 28, 2022

by Emily Olson

The airline's CEO says the company is hoping to be "back on track before next week." But until then, it's continuing on a reduced schedule.

This undated booking photo provided by the Delaware Department of Justice shows Barry Croft Jr. Croft, a Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor, was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on Wednesday, a day after an accomplice received 16 years behind bars.

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A judge hands down a nearly 20-year sentence in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

12:26pm December 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr., who was the fourth and final federal defendant to learn his fate. Judge Robert J. Jonker described him as "the idea guy" behind the plot.

Farm laborers working with an H-2A visa harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers from each other on April 27, 2020, in Greenfield, Calif.

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

11:48am December 28, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

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Recreational cannabis revenue in Colorado has been down for a year

10:20am December 28, 2022

by Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio

For the first time since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis sales, revenue has been down for a year. COVID-19 has something to do with that.

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Ray Benson, longtime leader of the Western swing group Asleep at the Wheel, in concert at the Palace Theatre in Corsicana, Texas, on Dec. 9, 2022. He says he steers clear of politics on stage because "now it's totally toxic."

Musicians use rhythm and harmony to heal America's toxic divide

7:57am December 28, 2022

by John Burnett

These days, as polarization reaches deep into American life, some musicians are trying to stay out of the fray and use their music to bridge divides.

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Supreme Court allows border restrictions known as Title 42 to continue for now

7:48am December 28, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Los Angeles Times immigration policy reporter Hamed Aleaziz about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to keep in place, at least temporarily, pandemic border restrictions.

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