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Unpacking the $10 billion sale of the LA Lakers
by John Ketchum
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team will be sold for $10 billion. Author and historian Jeff Pearlman explains what this means for the franchise and the sport of basketball.
Supreme Court hears case about a law that shields social media sites from lawsuits
by Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving Section 230, the law that provides tech companies a legal shield against being sued over content posted online by their users.
Remembering 33-year-old Pete Reed, a frontline humanitarian medic killed in Ukraine
by Quil Lawrence
Pete Reed, a former U.S. Marine turned frontline humanitarian medic was killed by a Russian missile this month while treating wounded Ukrainian civilians in Bakhmut. We hear from those who knew him.
Jean D'Amerique's novel 'A Sun to be Sewn' is his testimony to Port au Prince
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Jean D'Amerique about his novel A Sun to be Sewn: a tragic love story told from the perspective of a 12-year-old girl living in a neighborhood in Haiti.
An update on the cleanup after the train derailment in Ohio
by Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front
Two weeks after a toxic train derailment in Ohio, the cleanup continues. The EPA says Norfolk Southern will be responsible for the damage and all related costs of affected residents and businesses.
Russia says it's suspending a major treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons
by Geoff Brumfiel
Russia announced Tuesday that they're suspending participation in the New START treaty. It's the latest blow to the treaty system governing U.S. and Russia's nuclear weapons stockpiles.
Rep. Barbara Lee has announced she's running for U.S. Senate
by Scott Shafer
Longtime Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced she will be running for the U.S. Senate seat in California after Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she'll retire at the end of this term.
Tesla will open thousands of its chargers for use with any EV, White House says
by Camila Domonoske
The White House says Tesla will open thousands of its proprietary chargers up to be used by any EV driver. What will this mean for current Tesla drivers and the rate of EV adoption?
Climate change has forced thousands to relocate in the U.S.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jake Bittle, the author of The Great Displacement, about how climate change has forced some people in the U.S. to relocate against their will.
Colorado looks at law allowing police to take guns from people deemed too dangerous
by Andrew Kenney
A review of the more than 300 requests to invoke Colorado's red flag law since it was enacted three years ago shows its application is difficult and some police think it violates the 2nd Amendment.
Biden and Putin both gave speeches for the anniversary of Russian invasion
President Biden spoke in Warsaw ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and a day after his Kyiv visit. Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian nation in Moscow.
Metal detectorist discovers 'Exquisite' Tudor necklace linked to King Henry VIII
In 2019, a metal detectorist from Birmingham, England, found buried treasure: a 500-year-old gold necklace inscribed with the initials of King Henry-the-Eighth and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.
Why one U.K. company is continuing with four-day work weeks after six-month trial
by Elena Burnett
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Simon Ursell, managing director of Tyler Grange, about the company's 4-day workweek experiment and the decision to continue with a shortened week for its employees.