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The National Civil Rights Museum dedicated its latest major expansion, The Legacy Experience, on Saturday.
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Three victims are dead, as well as two suspected shooters after a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
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NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States.
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Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jack Schlossberg, Democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District and the grandson of President John F. Kennedy.
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NPR's Julia Simon kicks off Climate Solutions Week with a look at how cities and states are working to reduce emissions.
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The White House helped organize an event on Sunday aimed at "rededicating America" to God. It featured Trump administration members and Christian pastors, with little participation from other faiths.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Robert Jones, president and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute, about the Trump administration's relationship with the separation of church and state.
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Mayors from 10 American cities are joining the Pact of Free Cities, which began in Eastern Europe, to exchange strategies with fellow mayors for protecting democracy and fighting authoritarianism. authoritarianism.
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A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an "unprovoked terrorist attack."
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The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.
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