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Investigators probe why a dump truck crossed into the path of an Amtrak train

7:36am June 29, 2022

by David Schaper

An Amtrak train derailed in Missouri on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens. The railroad crossing outside the town of Mendon is a dangerous one, according to local residents.

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Catholic Charities official visits with survivors of migrant smuggling tragedy

7:33am June 29, 2022

Fifty-one migrants died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer in Texas. NPR's A Martinez talks to Antonio Fernandez, CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio about the survivors.

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Left-handed, Elizabeth Cotten turned the guitar so the bass strings were at the bottom, therefore "backwards." She used her thumb to play the melody and her fingers for the low notes.

How Elizabeth Cotten's music fueled the folk revival

6:35am June 29, 2022

by Allyson McCabe

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

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Abortion access in D.C., may be up to the GOP majority on Capitol Hill

6:21am June 29, 2022

by Martin Austermuhle

The Supreme Court's decision about abortion is now decided by each individual state. But that's of little comfort to the 700,000 residents of Washington, D.C.

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Michigan organization launches the country's first wheelchair dance competition

5:45am June 29, 2022

Dance Mobility's Adapted Ballroom Dance Competition is giving amputees and mobility-challenged people a chance to be center stage. Paralympic medalist Cheryl Angelelli created the group.

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University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas at the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in February. Thomas, a transgender woman, has been at the center of the debate around transgender athletes.

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Americans are deeply divided on transgender rights, a poll shows

5:00am June 29, 2022

by Melissa Block

An NPR/Ipsos poll shows a stark partisan split on laws that prevent transgender youth from accessing medical care for gender transition.

Soldiers patrol near the TotalEnergies complex in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Last year the insurgency caused TotalEnergies to put onshore operations on hold. But Italy's ENI and ExxonMobil are moving ahead with a new floating LNG ship offshore. It plans to

War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa's natural gas. That's controversial

5:00am June 29, 2022

by Julia Simon

The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don't make financial sense in a warming world.

In this photo from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing rope is sighted on Dec. 2, 2021, with a newborn calf near Cumberland Island, Ga.

Whale entanglements may be dropping but the threat remains, feds say

3:05am June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the two biggest threats to declining species of whales, along with collisions with ships.

Reggie Daniels pays his respects at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 9, 2022, honoring the two teachers and 19 students killed in the shooting at the school on May 24.

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The school at the center of the Uvalde, Texas, shooting will be rebuilt

12:08am June 29, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The school will be demolished so "students and staff will not have to return to the building at the site of the tragedy," the district said.

An image of former President Donald Trump talking to his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, testifies about events around the Capitol insurrection to the House Jan. 6 select committee.

Trump's legal exposure may be growing – and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

10:44pm June 28, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath about a volatile and angry president who was prone to throwing dishes, knew that supporters were armed and didn't want the riot to stop.