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Lack of facts doesn't deter influencers from looking into debunked Springfield claims
by Huo Jingnan
Right-wing online influencers keep trying to find evidence to back ex-President Trump’s claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets. The claims have been repeatedly debunked.
Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, experts examining food insecurity say
A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says everyone in Gaza faces high levels of acute food insecurity, and more than a million struggle with catastrophic levels of hunger.
NIH scientists, studying Havana syndrome patients, find no physical trace of harm
by Jon Hamilton
Two new government studies found no medical explanation for the cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.
The Royal Mint has a new 'Star Wars' coin featuring the Millennium Falcon
It's part of a series honoring the 40th anniversary of the Return of the Jedi featuring iconic ships of the franchise. Later coins will feature the X-Wing Starfighter, TIE Fighter and Death Star II.
Voting is underway to decide which video games will be selected for hall of fame
The Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., has announced the 12 finalists for this year. After a public vote, four will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in May.
Biden administration bans the final kind of asbestos still legal in the U.S.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ellie Borst, who covers chemicals for Politico's E&E News, about the EPA joining more than 50 other countries that have already outlawed chrysotile asbestos.
Biden signs an executive order to help with women's health research
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, on the new $12 billion initiative on women's health research, signed by President Biden on Monday.
Morning news brief
Famine may already be sweeping through northern Gaza. A report finds standard pregnancy care is dangerously disrupted in Louisiana. Five states hold their presidential primaries Tuesday.
Minnesota joins other states pressuring packaging firms to make materials recyclable
by Clay Masters
As packaging waste piles up by the tons, some Minnesota lawmakers press to make companies ensure their materials are recyclable.
Ga. inmate seeks clemency to avoid state's first execution in more than 4 years
by Chamian Cruz
The Georgia parole board will hear an appeal from a death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection on Wednesday. Advocates say he is intellectually challenged and should not be executed.
A bill to legalize syringe services in Pennsylvania faces many challenges
by Sarah Boden
Pennsylvania is one of a dozen states where providing drug users with clean syringes to help prevent infection is not authorized. Now there's a push to change the state law.
Arizona, which has a big independent electorate up for grabs, holds a primary
Five more states hold primaries Tuesday. Arizona is among some of the most closely watched races this election cycle. What do President Biden and former President trump have to do to win there?