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Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Friday to force thousands more people to give birth every year in a state with some of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.
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When an Indiana abortion provider was attacked by pundits and political leaders, the vitriol hit home for medical residents at Indiana’s largest teaching hospital. Many of these young doctors were certain they wanted to practice in Indiana after training. Lately, some have felt more ambivalent.
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Four Muslim men have been shot and killed over a period of nine months in Albuquerque, N.M. Most recently, a man was found dead on Friday after police received a call about a shooting.
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APAuthorities say 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings. -
Officials in Vincent, Ala., have fired the police chief and assistant chief. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said it will provide emergency law enforcement in the meantime.
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NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with Julie Ha, co-director of the documentary "Free Chol Soo Lee," about a Korean-American man's arrest for a murder he did not commit, and the effort to help him.
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As one of the largest antitrust trials to hit the publishing industry continues, how might the proposed merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster impact the book industry and readers?
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former Brazilian president and an icon of the Latin American left, is out of jail and leading Brazil's race for the presidency.
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Nepal has announced the results of the latest national survey, and it's good news: 355 tigers now roam the Himalayan nation — nearly triple the number in recent years.
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Families have vacationed in the Tuscan seaside resort of Punta Ala every year for generations. Families - and their domestic help - get a chance to catch up with friends from all over Italy.
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NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with pro-climber Tommy Caldwell about how a warming climate is changing the outdoor sport and making it even more dangerous.
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Evacuation 200 is a special volunteer unit that scours the country for the bodies of soldiers left on battlefields. "My job is to accompany these heroes on their last trip home," one volunteer says.
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NPR's Alina Selyukh speaks with Pashtana Durrani, executive director of LEARN, an education nonprofit in Afghanistan that helps Afghan girls access education.
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NPR's Alina Selyukh plays the puzzle with listener Hannah Wilson of Chicago and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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An Israeli offensive launched Friday followed what the government called concrete threats of an imminent attack. Militants have fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response.
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