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The newest federal prison has become one of the deadliest

7:23am May 31, 2022

by Joseph Shapiro

NPR's Investigative Unit teamed up with The Marshall Project to look at a penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., that is one of the country's most violent and dangerous federal prisons.

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Portrait of Jess Ng in Dumbo, Brooklyn on May 11, 2022.

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Self-defense classes help Asian and Pacific Islander women feel safer in New York

5:30am May 31, 2022

by Debbie Truong

The classes are taught by Jess Ng, a Muay Thai fighter who grew up in Queens. Ng decided to start the classes when Asian women at a recent community event indicated they feel endangered when outside.

Two people walk down a small street in New York's Chinatown.

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VIDEO: Amid the rise in anti-Asian hate, these pairs feel safer walking together

5:15am May 31, 2022

In response to an increase in violence against people of Asian descent, some people have started regularly walking with loved ones due to safety concerns. Watch our latest NPR short documentary.

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Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says

5:10am May 31, 2022

NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg, who says Americans are so desensitized to gun violence that the only way to cut through partisanship is to look at graphic photos of victims.

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People in New Mexico brace for other issues a menacing wildfire will create

5:10am May 31, 2022

by Alice Fordham

As the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history continues to grow, efforts to prevent mudslides and protect drinking water are underway.

A floral arrangement honors a victim of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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Neighboring florists step in to help provide flowers for Uvalde funerals

5:00am May 31, 2022

by Karen Zamora

A local florist says she's putting aside sunflowers for one of the victims, the daughter of one of her high school classmates. "Their baby's favorite was sunflowers," Kelly Baker said.

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This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a missing tabernacle and damaged angel statue in St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood in New York, which was stolen between Thursday and Saturday.

A $2 million relic was stolen and an angel statue was beheaded at a Brooklyn church

10:11pm May 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new gun control legislation in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday.

Canada to cap the market for handguns with new legislation

8:22pm May 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The regulations to halt the growth of personally owned handguns is expected to be enacted this fall.

Encore: Denied a stage, she sang for a nation

5:52pm May 30, 2022

by Susan Stamberg

The Lincoln Memorial has held some of the most important cultural moments of the last 200 years - like when singer Marian Anderson, denied a stage due to her race, was offered to play at the memorial.

Drought is revealing archeological sites that were submerged when Lake Powell filled

5:52pm May 30, 2022

by Melissa Sevigny

When the dam that created a major American reservoir was built decades ago, Native American cliff dwellings and artifacts were submerged. Now, they're emerging as drought lowers water levels.

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