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Donald Trump at a campaign rally on May 1, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis., left, and
presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during a campaign event, Oct. 9,
2023, in Philadelphia. Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention
Saturday, May 25, 2024, courting a segment of the conservative electorate that's
often skeptical of the former president's bombast while trying to ensure
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TRUMP IS A REPUBLICAN. RFK IS A DEMOCRAT. THEY'RE BOTH WOOING LIBERTARIANS

The Libertarian Party's national convention will select its presidential nominee
— and feature speeches from Donald Trump and independent candidate Robert F.
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TRUMP AND RFK AREN'T LIBERTARIANS, BUT ARE SPEAKING AT THE PARTY'S CONVENTION

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to facilitate aid deliveries, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, on May 16,
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS — EXPLAINED

U.S. ARMY AID VESSELS BECOME UNMOORED NEAR FLOATING GAZA PIER

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OBITUARIES

DISNEY COMPOSER RICHARD M. SHERMAN HAS DIED AT 95

Grayson Murray holds the trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, on Jan.
14, 2024, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 30-year-old died on Saturday,
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OBITUARIES

GRAYSON MURRAY, A 2-TIME PGA TOUR WINNER, DIES AT 30

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President Joe Biden speaks to the Class of 2024 during commencement exercises at
West Point on Saturda in West Point, New York. The West Point graduation is held
at Michie Stadium and includes roughly 1,000 cadets graduating and commissioning
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NATIONAL SECURITY

DURING WEST POINT COMMENCEMENT SPEECH, BIDEN APPLAUDS U.S. MILITARY ROLE ABROAD

Sean Baker holds the Palme d'Or for the film 'Anora,' during the awards ceremony
of the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May
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'ANORA' WINS PALME D'OR AT THE 77TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

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different pros and cons when it comes to assessing which is the most sustainable
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BOOKS

WHAT’S BETTER FOR THE CLIMATE: A PAPER BOOK, OR AN E-READER?

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A MEGA-GIFT FOR AN HBCU COLLEGE FELL THROUGH. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED — AND WHAT'S
NEXT

To people who watch high-level philanthropy, Florida A&M's embarrassing incident
wasn't only a shocking reversal. It was something they've seen before. The
school is now investigating what went wrong.

The "Rally for Life" march at the Texas State Capitol in Austin in January. Even
groups that support abortion are asking for more clarity on exceptions to the
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SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS

NEW RULES ARE IN THE WORKS ABOUT ABORTION BANS IN TEXAS. ALMOST NOBODY'S HAPPY

The Texas Medical Board has drafted guidelines for doctors to decide when an
abortion is necessary and legal under the state's strict ban. The rules were
widely panned at a recent public hearing.

Cows graze at a dairy farm in La Grange, Texas, that sells raw milk to the
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SHOTS - HEALTH NEWS

LIMITED TESTING OF RAW MILK FOR BIRD FLU LEAVES SAFETY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED

An avian flu outbreak in dairy herds has stoked tensions between the federal
government and raw milk advocates. Milk testing could provide assurances and
useful data, but some farmers oppose it.

LIMITED TESTING OF RAW MILK FOR BIRD FLU LEAVES SAFETY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED

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Davy and Natalie Lloyd were among three missionaries killed in Haiti after being
ambushed at the Port-au-Prince, officials with the mission organization said
Friday, May 24, 2024. The name of the third person killed wasn't immediately
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THE AMERICAS

A YOUNG COUPLE FROM THE U.S. WERE AMONG 3 MISSIONARIES KILLED IN HAITI VIOLENCE

A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and
killed by gang members in Haiti's capital after they were attacked while leaving
a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday.

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ELECTIONS

IN GEORGIA, BIDEN’S COALITION HAS FRAYED SINCE HIS NARROW WIN IN 2020

President Biden eked out a win in Georgia last time, a victory that helped take
him over the top in the Electoral College. But there are some warning signs it
could be hard to do it again in 2024.

IN GEORGIA, BIDEN’S COALITION HAS FRAYED SINCE HIS NARROW WIN IN 2020

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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS — EXPLAINED

NEARLY 1 MILLION PALESTINIANS ARE FLEEING RAFAH AND NORTHERN GAZA

The city had been the last refuge in the Gaza Strip for more than 1 million
displaced Palestinians. Since Israeli forces began moving in, it is the scene of
the largest mass movement in seven months of war.

21 crosses stand outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Friday,
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UVALDE FAMILIES SUE META, ACTIVISION AND DANIEL DEFENSE FOR 'GROOMING' ROBB
ELEMENTARY SHOOTER

Texas Public Radio

The lawsuit was filed exactly two years after the shooting that took the lives
of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary.

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SPORTS

WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON'T ABOUT A HISTORIC SETTLEMENT TO PAY COLLEGE
ATHLETES

The proposed legal settlement by the NCAA and its Power Five conferences would
allow schools to directly pay athletes. But questions remain, including whether
men and women will be paid equally.

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ALEC BALDWIN'S 'RUST' TRIAL TO GO AHEAD AFTER JUDGE DENIES MOTION TO DISMISS
CHARGE

The actor is scheduled to go on trial in July for involuntary manslaughter for
the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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NATIONAL

TSA SCREENS RECORD NUMBER OF TRAVELERS AS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND KICKS OFF

AAA says this year’s total number of travelers is expected to be a 4% increase
from 2023 and could come close to matching 2005’s record of 44 million Memorial
Day travelers.

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School of the Arts, performs there in 2016 on a Steinway grand piano rebuilt
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MUSIC

PIANIST HANNAH REIMANN ADVOCATES FOR NARROWER PIANOS TO HELP THOSE WITH SMALL
HANDS

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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hannah Reimann, founder of Stretto Piano Events,
which seeks to make narrower instruments more widely available for musicians
with smaller hands.

PIANIST SEEKS 'EQUITY' WITH NARROWER INSTRUMENTS

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PERSPECTIVE

UP FIRST NEWSLETTER

ASIAN ADOPTEES: YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Asian adoptees make up the majority of international adoptees in the U.S.
Despite this, their stories are often left out of the conversation during AAPI
Heritage Month.

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OBITUARIES

MORGAN SPURLOCK, THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER BEHIND 'SUPER SIZE ME', DIES AT 53

In his inventive 2004 documentary about the fast food industry, Spurlock
consumed only McDonald’s fast food for a month. He died Thursday from
complications of cancer.

MORGAN SPURLOCK OBIT

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In this photo provided by the International Organization for Migration, an
injured person is carried on a stretcher to seek medical assistance after a
landslide in Yambali village, Papua New Guinea, Friday, May 24, 2024. More than
100 people are believed to have been killed in the landslide that buried a
village and an emergency response is underway, officials in the South Pacific
island nation said. The landslide struck Enga province, about 600 kilometers
(370 miles) northwest of the capital, Port Moresby, at roughly 3 a.m.,
Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. (Benjamin Sipa/International
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ASIA

EMERGENCY CONVOY REACHES SURVIVORS OF A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The landslide buried a village under 20 to 25 feet of debris. More than 100
people are believed to have been killed, but officials say the number could go
higher.

This picture taken on March 19, 2024 shows Atsuko Sato with her Japanese shiba
inu dog Kabosu, best known as the logo of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, playing with
students at a kindergarten in Narita, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. Philip
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THE SHIBA INU THAT INSPIRED DOGECOIN CRYPTO AND COUNTLESS MEMES HAS DIED

Much sad. Kabosu, the Shiba Inu whose side-eyed look inspired countless memes,
died on Friday, her owner said.

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TINY DESK

TINY DESK PREMIERE: NELLY FURTADO

Nelly Furtado's Tiny Desk performance felt like a victory lap — a greatest-hits
reel and a homecoming all at once.

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OBITUARIES

CALEB CARR, AUTHOR OF 'THE ALIENIST', DIES AT 68

The New York-based author's books explored the origins of violence.

TOPSHOT - Mothers participate in the launch of the extension of the worlds first
malaria vaccine (RTS, S) pilot program for children at risk of malaria illness
and death within Kenyas lake-endemic region at Kimogoi Dispensary in Gisambai on
March 7, 2023. - The pilot program coordinated by the World Health Organization
(WHO) has provided malaria vaccines in three countries, Ghana, Malawi and Kenya,
since 2019. More than 1.2 million children under five years old have received at
least one dose of the four-dose vaccine in Africa. According to the WHO, the
vaccine has been estimated to save one childs life for every 200 children
vaccinated. Around 90 percent of the world's malaria cases are recorded in
Africa, where 260,000 children die from the disease each year. (Photo by
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GOATS AND SODA

NEW MALARIA VACCINE DELIVERED FOR THE FIRST TIME

The Central African Republic is the first country to receive thousands of doses
of a new malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization last
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LIFE KIT

COMIC: HOW TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR GUILTY FEELINGS

Exercises to help you cope with negative feelings around guilt (like shame or
embarrassment) — and motivate better behavior in the future.

COMIC: HOW TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR GUILTY FEELINGS

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View of vials on a production line at the factory of British multinational
pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, northern
France, on December 3, 2020, where the adjuvant for Covid-19 vaccines will be
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GOATS AND SODA

NEGOTIATORS FOR THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC TREATY COULDN'T MEET THEIR DEADLINE

The World Health Organization hoped to have a treaty ready for ratification at
its assembly next week. On Friday, WHO leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said
negotiators couldn't resolve all the sticking points in time.

U.S. Airman Roger Fortson answers the door of his apartment on May 3, 2024, as
captured by the body camera of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy responding
to a report of a domestic disturbance. A split second later, the deputy fired at
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NATIONAL

TWO MEN WERE KILLED WHILE POINTING GUNS AT THE GROUND. SHOULD POLICE HAVE
WAITED?

What are police trained to do when faced with someone armed who is not pointing
the gun? What does cognitive research say? This month's police killing of men in
Florida and Alaska have resurfaced hard questions as police encounter more
people with guns.

RECENT DEATHS BRING UP HARD QUESTIONS AS POLICE ENCOUNTER MORE PEOPLE WITH GUNS

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Alaska's Kuspuk School District serves 318 students spread across a rural region
equivalent to the size of the state of Maryland. Even with teachers on J-1
Visas, 20% of teaching positions at the district were never filled this year.
April, 2024.

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EDUCATION

A VISA PROGRAM DRAWS FOREIGN TEACHERS TO A RURAL ALASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A
STAFFING CRISIS

KYUK

Teacher retention and recruitment is difficult and some schools make use of J-1
Visas to recruit teachers from outside the U.S. In one rural school district in
Alaska, foreign teachers make up over half the staff.

Then-Texas state Rep. Jasmine Crockett is joined by Democratic lawmakers during
a news conference on July 23, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Crockett, now a member
of Congress, got into a verbal spat with Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor
Greene at a committee hearing last week. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Getty
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POLITICS

A VERBAL SPAT BETWEEN REPS. CROCKETT AND GREENE HIGHLIGHTS RACIAL AND GENDER
TENSIONS

After Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene insulted the appearance of Rep.
Jasmine Crockett, a controversial, viral moment was born.

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TIME MACHINE: THE THROUGHLINE HISTORY QUIZ

WHO GETS TO BE AN AMERICAN? FIND OUT IN THROUGHLINE’S HISTORY QUIZ

If you’re a U.S. citizen, there’s a name you ought to know: Wong Kim Ark.

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REVIEW

BOOK REVIEWS

'REDNECKS' CHRONICLES THE LARGEST LABOR UPRISING IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Taylor Brown's Rednecks is a superb historical drama full of violence and
larger-than-life characters that chronicles the events of leading to the Battle
of Blair Mountain.

Without having met, 14 people, including Kai Gardner Mishlove, gathered from
across Wisconsin to discuss all things abortion for three days in Madison.
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WE, THE VOTERS

ABORTION CAN BE DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT. THESE 14 STRANGERS TOOK IT ON ANYWAY

Over three days, 14 people with different backgrounds from all over Wisconsin
met in person to discuss abortion policy and discovered how far they could get.

14 STRANGERS TALK ABORTION

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BOOKS WE LOVE

20 NEW BOOKS HITTING SHELVES THIS SUMMER THAT OUR CRITICS CAN'T WAIT TO READ

We asked our book critics what titles they are most looking forward to this
summer. Their picks range from memoirs to sci-fi and fantasy to translations,
love stories and everything in between.

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PICTURE THIS

WHEN BABY SLOTH TUMBLES OUT OF A TREE, MAMA SLOTH COMES FOR HIM — S L O W L Y

Did you know on average a sloth will fall out of a tree once a week for its
entire life? It's true — and the inspiration for Brian Cronin and Doreen
Cronin's new children's book, Mama in the Moon.

PICTURE THIS: MAMA IN THE MOON

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Retired doctor Paul Padyk shows off the first-ever toilet built by his
nonprofit, Toilet Equity. The organization is trying to increase toilet access
across the community, especially for theGrand Junction's unhoused population. So
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NATIONAL

AS PUBLIC RESTROOMS DISAPPEAR, A COLORADO CHARITY STEPS INTO THE 'TOILET GAP'

CPR News

Colorado's unhoused population more than doubled in the last decade. At the same
time, the number of public restrooms plummeted. A nonprofit is trying to help.

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OPINION

SIMON SAYS

THE PUZZLING ALLURE OF AL CAPONE'S PISTOL

There are other, more meaningful guns to pursue than Al Capone's "Sweetheart."

ESSAY 5-25-2024

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Violinists Jonathan Frelix (left) and Ilmar Gavilan play St. Albans ensemble by
Sawney Freeman, at the Waveny House in New Canaan, Conn. Ayannah
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NATIONAL

A ONCE-ENSLAVED MAN’S MUSIC WAS HIDDEN FOR CENTURIES. GO ON A JOURNEY TO
REDISCOVER HIS MELODIES

Connecticut volunteers have reconstructed the life of Sawney Freeman, a
violinist and composer, and restored his work for contemporary musicians.

ATEEZ performs at the Sahara Tent during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and
Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., in April.
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WHAT'S MAKING US HAPPY: RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 'POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR'

A GUIDE TO YOUR WEEKEND READING AND LISTENING

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them
joy. This week: The K-pop band ATEEZ, Billie Eilish's new album, the Valley Heat
podcast and novels by Megan Abbott.

Hurricane Ian killed more than 150 people when it slammed into Florida in 2022.
Here, Fort Myers, Fla. resident Stedi Scuderi looks over her apartment after
flood water from the storm inundated it. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Getty Images
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CLIMATE

THE 2024 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON WILL BE 'EXTRAORDINARY,' FORECASTERS WARN

The National Hurricane Center is predicting the largest number of storms ever
forecast for the Atlantic, putting tens of millions of Americans at risk.

Gorham, N.H., resident Alex Roberts along the banks of the Peabody River on May
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NATIONAL

MONTHS AFTER DEVASTATING FLOODS, N.H. RESIDENTS ARE STUCK BETWEEN DISASTER AND
RECOVERY

New Hampshire Public Radio

The flooding came from heavy rainfall and snowmelt on a record-warm day in
December. Months later, life for many people is still not back to normal.

Southside Preparatory Academy Principal Linette Tellez and MDCPS facilities
official Marilyn Capon tour the new middle school building in Miami. Kate
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AS HOUSING COSTS KEEP SOARING, STAFF AT THIS MIAMI SCHOOL COULD LIVE WHERE THEY
WORK

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Granite countertops, a balcony, blocks away from a train station -- $1,700 a
month won't get you much more in the city these days. The hitch is that the 10
units are inside a new middle school, and the tenants have to be employees
there.

A woman wearing a shirt of African Congress for Transformation (ACT) party looks
at other parties' election posters on a pole in Sharpeville, on March 21, 2024.
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA'S MAY 29 ELECTIONS

Pollsters and analysts say these could be the most pivotal elections since the
country's first democratic vote 30 years ago, in 1994. Here's what's at stake.

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