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Arizona GOP Passes Law Keeping Some Voters From Being Mailed Ballots Automatically

4:51pm May 12, 2021

by Ben Giles

Arizona is now the latest Republican-run state to enact new restrictions on voting. The measure comes as the GOP-led state Senate conducts a controversial election review in Arizona's largest county.

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For First Time In History, Female Marines Graduated Boot Camp In San Diego

4:51pm May 12, 2021

by Steve Walsh

The Marines are the last service to integrate women into boot camp. For the first time this spring, female recruits completed the grueling boot camp in San Diego.

Gov. Kate Brown On Oregon's COVID-19 Spike

4:51pm May 12, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown about the recent spike in coronavirus cases in her state and her plans on reopening the economy.

Consumer Prices Jump 4.2% In April, Biggest Increase Since Financial Crisis In 2008

4:51pm May 12, 2021

by David Gura

Inflation accelerated in April. Companies have been forced into raising prices for everything from cars to cereals amid a shortage of critical materials like lumber.

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Former Trump Officials Defended Their Response To Jan. 6 Capitol Attack In Hearing

4:45pm May 12, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee held a hybrid hearing to examine the events of Jan. 6, with particular focus on the Trump administration's response to the attack.

Liz Cheney Loses Leadership Post Upon House Vote

4:45pm May 12, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

House Republicans voted Wednesday to strip Congresswoman Liz Cheney of her leadership post over her continued trashing of Donald Trump, illustrating the former president's stranglehold on the GOP.

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Migrants and asylum seekers are seen after spending the night in one of the car lanes off the San Ysidro Crossing Port on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana on April 24, 2021. A group of migrants asked U.S. migration authorities to allo

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As More Migrants Arrive, U.S. Expands Efforts To Identify And Admit Most Vulnerable

4:11pm May 12, 2021

More migrants are granted humanitarian exceptions to a pandemic public health order that effectively closed the Southern border. U.S. officials are working with NGOs to identify the most vulnerable.

Clifford and his owner, Amanda Rong, are frequent "patrons" of StarPups Cafe in Toronto.

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A Dog Café Has Created Connections And Community During The Pandemic

4:01pm May 12, 2021

by Ziad Buchh

From dog biscuits to beef liver bites, StarPups Café in Toronto has more offerings than you can shake a stick at — and it also has those. There's a "stick library" with sticks of all sizes.

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Cars line up Tuesday at a QuikTrip in Atlanta. The White House said it would ease new restrictions on the shipments of fuel as panic-buying leads to shortages at gas stations across the Southeast after a hack attack shut down a critical pipeline.

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Gas Stations Run Dry In Southeast As U.S. Gasoline Prices Surpass $3 A Gallon

2:28pm May 12, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

The White House is easing restrictions on fuel shipments as private data shows more gas stations running out of gasoline in three states. Meanwhile, national average gas prices topped $3 a gallon.

A woman stands in front of a destroyed restaurant after Hurricane Zeta on Oct. 29, 2020, in Chalmette, La. In a postseason analysis, NOAA upgraded Zeta's windspeeds, saying it was a "major" Category 3 storm when it hit.

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2020's Monster Hurricane Season Still Has Surprises

1:23pm May 12, 2021

by Greg Allen

In a postseason review of last year's hurricane season, NOAA meteorologists upgrade Zeta to a "major" Category 3 storm. It hit New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Oct. 28.