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Seniors at a Durango high school who lost a friend to overdose channeled their grief into passing a law to make it legal for students to carry Narcan.
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We look at how the media covered the announcement of former president Donald Trump's guilty verdict last week.
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When authorities find wildlife being illegally trafficked at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. A project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care.
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Former President Trump reiterated many of the claims — without evidence — that his criminal trial was "rigged." A New York jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts in his unprecedented hush money case.
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Will President Biden be able to use the Trump verdict moment to sway voters? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic strategist Jim Messina, campaign manager for former President Obama.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with criminal defense attorney Duncan Levin about what former President Donald Trump faces following Thursday's guilty verdict in the hush money trial.
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The Manhattan DA’s office started the investigation in 2018. It went to the Supreme Court twice to get Donald Trump’s tax records, and it wasinvestigated through two different DAs.
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AI tools have helped the people behind influence operations produce more content, but OpenAI says the operations it disrupted didn’t gain traction with real people or reach large audiences.
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For the first time, a former president is convicted of felonies -- Donald Trump plans to appeal. He's expected to be sentenced days before the Republican presidential nominating convention.
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South Asia is vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather made worse by climate change. That was brought home this week when a heat wave affecting Pakistan and India became even more intense.