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For Ben Franklin, abortion was basic arithmetic

5:49pm May 16, 2022

NPR's Emily Feng speaks with Molly Farrell from The Ohio State University on why Ben Franklin included instructions for at-home abortions in his reference book, The American Instructor.

Supreme Court sides with Ted Cruz in campaign finance case

5:01pm May 16, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court's conservative majority sided with Senator Ted Cruz, agreeing that a federal ban on outsiders repaying a candidate's campaign loan to himself violates the guarantee of free speech.

In this photo provided by the New Mexico National Guard, a New Mexico National Guard Aviation UH-60 Black Hawk flies as part of firefighting efforts, dropping thousands of gallons of water with Bambi buckets from the air on the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fi

The wildfires burning in the Southwest are bad but 'not unprecedented'

4:59pm May 16, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

Experts say the Southwestern U.S. is drier than it's been in some 1,200 years, which is one of, but not the only, drivers of the large infernos burning in New Mexico.

Scientists eavesdrop on an ancient river giant: the lake sturgeon

4:55pm May 16, 2022

by Shahla Farzan

Lake sturgeon used to be common in rivers and lakes from Minnesota to Louisiana. Now the species is near extinction. Scientists are implanting radio transmitters to see how they can help save them.

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The victims and aftermath of the Buffalo supermarket shooting

4:55pm May 16, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

Authorities are still trying to answer all the questions why a gunman killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket over the weekend. The shootings by the self-avowed racist have rattled the community.

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Tops is more than a Buffalo supermarket

4:37pm May 16, 2022

by Adrian Florido

The Tops supermarket where Saturday's fatal shootings took place is a store Black Buffalo residents fought for years to get. Its temporary closure has left neighbors scrambling to find food.

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The Buffalo shooting has shocked the residents of the alleged gunman's hometown

4:37pm May 16, 2022

by Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

Residents of tiny Conklin, New York, are surprised the teen accused of a mass shooting in Buffalo came from their community. People of color in the nearby city of Binghamton have a different view.

Abortion rights in Maine could be at risk if Republicans reclaim the state government

4:37pm May 16, 2022

by Steve Mistler

Former Gov. Paul LePage is in a close race with Maine's sitting governor, Democrat Janet Mills. Maine's GOP is uniting around the fall of Roe and has a motivated base.

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In Silicon Valley, startups are laying off staff as investors pull back from big tech

4:37pm May 16, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

In the startup world, investors are pulling back, companies are laying off employees and IPOs are being delayed. Is a tech bubble about to burst, or has the unraveling already started?

Emma Straub on using time travel to escape the pandemic in 'This Time Tomorrow'

4:37pm May 16, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Straub about her new novel, This Time Tomorrow, in which the central character is turning 40 — but wakes up and is age 16 again.