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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Thousands Of Migrants Headed To Western Europe Stranded In Greece
by Joanna Kakissis
Thousands of asylum seekers are stranded in Greece as Macedonia is only allowing Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans to enter. They are being housed temporarily in sports arenas.
What The Last-Minute Climate Deal-Making Means For the Pact
by Christopher Joyce
There was cheering when nearly 200 countries reached an historic agreement to stem global warming. But the frantic deal making says something about what it may take to carry the agreement out.
Long Rife With Setbacks, San Bernardino Is Not Without Faith
by John Burnett
The massacre in San Bernardino, California, was a blow to a place that has had its share of adversity. The city has been battered by economic calamity, wildfires, high crime and bankruptcy.
GOP Bemoans Trump's Baffling New High
NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Republican Richard Viguerie of the Conservative Headquarters and David Frum, former George W. Bush speechwriter about what is happening with the Republicans.
Saudi Arabia's Misunderstood Relationship With Extremism
by Rachel Martin
Saudi Arabia has been blamed for exporting a kind of religious extremism that's allowed groups like ISIS to flourish the region. The US embassy in Saudi Arabia says that's not true.
France Election Results Will Play Into Three Major issues
The French are voting in regional elections. Voting last week put the far-right party, National Front, in the lead. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with French political scientist Nicole Bacharan.