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Bob Fass, longtime radio host for WBAI, died Saturday. His show, Radio Unnameable, aired for more than 50 years.

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Bob Fass, Free-Form Radio Pioneer, Dies At 87

10:12pm April 25, 2021

by Jon Kalish

Bob Fass hosted the influential New York City radio show Radio Unnameable for more than 50 years. It served as a megaphone for the 1960s counterculture and boosted folk and blues artists.

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There Can Only Be One: Battle Of The Joshes Brings Hundreds To Nebraska

7:12pm April 25, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

Armed with pool noodles, hundreds of people who share the first name Josh gathered Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., to vie for the right to their name.

The body of a person who died of COVID-19 being laid for cremation on Sunday in Noida, India.

U.S. Pledges Medical Aid To India, Where COVID-19 Is Overwhelming Hospitals

5:44pm April 25, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

As India breaks daily global records for coronavirus infections, the U.S. has agreed to send key medical equipment and raw materials to help.

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Justice Dept. Probe Into Minneapolis Police 'Not Meant To Fix Policing'

5:09pm April 25, 2021

Following the Justice Department's announcement of a probe into the city's police department, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Christy Lopez, a former DOJ attorney who led similar investigations.

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Republicans Push Wave Of Anti-Protest Bills In 'Alternative Universe' Backlash

5:09pm April 25, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reid Epstein of The New York Times about the GOP-led push across several states to target protestors.

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Pandemic Sees Nationwide Uptick In Bike Theft

5:09pm April 25, 2021

During the pandemic, more people have been biking for exercise or to avoid crowded public transportation. At the same time, many cities have seen big jumps in bikes stolen from novice cyclists.

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The Emotional Toll Of Covering Violence In A Deadly Time

5:09pm April 25, 2021

Michel Martin speaks to Shomari Stone, a reporter with Washington, D.C.'s NBC affiliate, about what it's like to cover crime at a time when homicides are on the rise nationally.

People participate in a protest to demand an end to anti-Asian violence on April 4 in New York City. In a new incident, an Asian man was attacked in New York City on Friday.

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Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City

4:03pm April 25, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

In an attack that is being investigated as a possible hate crime, a 61-year-old Asian man was pushed to the ground and kicked in the head repeatedly on Friday evening.

Heightened security has remained a feature around the U.S. Capitol since the Jan. 6 riot. Capitol Police officers are now taking part in an initiative focused on healing trauma.

New Program Helps Capitol Police Deal With Trauma From The Insurrection

1:00pm April 25, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and Dr. Jim Gordon of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., talked jointly about a new Capitol Police initiative focused on healing trauma.

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II (right) and Chief Deputy Daniel Fogg released a statement on Facebook on Saturday afternoon about the body camera footage related to the killing of Andrew Brown Jr.

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N.C. Sheriff Says He Wants To Release Bodycam Footage In Killing Of Andrew Brown Jr.

12:23pm April 25, 2021

by Laura Pellicer

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II says his office wants the footage related to the killing of the 42-year-old Black man to be made public. The local NAACP is demanding Wooten's resignation.