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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama finish up five days of voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. A ballot count begins Friday morning.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed legislation that erases most references to climate change from state law. The new law takes effect July 1.
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Just after midnight on May 17, 2004, same-sex couples began filling out marriage license applications at Cambridge City Hall. One married couple looks back on their wedding and how it's gone since.
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The airplane maker continues to answer difficult questions about production and quality control lapses on its 737 Max jets.
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On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has made many promises about what he'd do on his first day in office, should he win again. Some are more realistic than others.
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We asked for your favorite prom night memories. Here's what you shared.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with UNICEF's Ricardo Pires about the destruction of Gaza's education system and its effect on children there.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry, a former Army sergeant who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin in 2020. He had been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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After months of preparation, the U.S. military is opening a floating pier to deliver humanitarian aid to people in Gaza. No U.S. troops will go ashore in Gaza.
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In the early 1950s, the mother of Irene Montoya and Linda Garcia was hospitalized for TB. For years the girls lived in neglectful foster homes. Finally, they landed in the home of an older couple.