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Demonstrators gather in front of the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments earlier this month in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks.

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As the Supreme Court weighs the future of 'Roe v. Wade', experts look beyond abortion

12:20pm December 10, 2021

by Wynne Davis

A decision in the Mississippi abortion case in front of the Supreme Court isn't expected until next year, but some are looking ahead to what else could be at stake if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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New podcast asks whether the novel 'Jane Eyre' is relevant for readers today

11:28am December 10, 2021

The podcast "On Eyre" asks the question: Does 'Jane Eyre' still have something to impart to modern readers? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the podcast's hosts, Vanessa Zoltan and Lauren Sandler.

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Michigan teens sue Oxford School District for failing to stop fatal shooting

7:47am December 10, 2021

NPR's Noel King speaks to attorney Geoffrey Fieger, who's filed suit against the school district and some individual staff members, over last week's shooting that left four students dead.

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Global demand increases for U.S. metallurgical coal, which is needed to make steel

6:25am December 10, 2021

by Sandy Hausman

Over the past decade, U.S. coal production has fallen by half as utilities switched to cheaper natural gas or renewable energy. But this year, demand is up for a different kind of coal.

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The trial begins for ex-officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright

6:25am December 10, 2021

by Matt Sepic

The white former Minnesota police officer is charged with manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist. The defense says it was an accident when she grabbed her gun instead of a taser.

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News brief: New York's Trump case, COVID surge, Michigan school shooting

6:07am December 10, 2021

New York's attorney general wants to question ex-president Trump in a civil fraud case. U.S. Delta cases surge. A Michigan school district, its officials and some staff, are sued after a shooting.

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Smollett found guilty of lying to authorities in trial over his alleged attack

6:07am December 10, 2021

by Chip Mitchell

Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been convicted of staging an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and lying to Chicago police about it. His lawyer is pledging to appeal.

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A Ukrainian soldier walks at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Popasna, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Ukrainian military is long on morale but short on weaponry

5:23am December 10, 2021

by The Associated Press

Military experts say Russia would face stronger resistance from Ukraine than it did when it annexed the Crimean Peninsula seven years ago

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A Chicago jury reaches a verdict in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett

3:24am December 10, 2021

Smollett, formerly of the TV series Empire — has been found guilty of lying to police about an anti-gay, racist attack on himself in 2019. The 39-year-old actor faces up to three years in prison.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Sept. 25 in Perry, Ga.

New York's attorney general is seeking to question Donald Trump under oath

8:56pm December 09, 2021

by Andrea Bernstein

The request by New York Attorney General Letitia James represents a significant milestone in a long-running fraud investigation into the Trump family's business practices.