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A California county has dumped Dominion, leaving its election operations up in the air

Roman Battaglia — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

California's Shasta County has terminated its contract with Dominion Voting Systems, a company that's faced a barrage of conspiracy theories since the 2020 election.

The News Roundup – Domestic

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:18:29 +0000

Biden considers detaining migrants. Texas is sued over its abortion ban.

The News Roundup – International

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:14:29 +0000

Wuhan lab leak theory hearings begin in the House. Four Americans are attacked in Mexico.

Tennessee will soon ban drag performances, becoming the first state to do so

Marianna Bacallao — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:19:00 +0000

Tennessee will soon ban drag performances in public spaces because they are "harmful to minors," according to the law's authors. But organizers say the shows are not sexually explicit.

The first wiring map of an insect’s brain hints at incredible complexity

Jon Hamilton — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:34:00 +0000

Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.

What you can do (starting now) to make the daylight saving transition a little easier

Allison Aubrey — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:34:00 +0000

Clocks spring forward this weekend meaning we all lose an hour of sleep. We have some tips to help you adjust to daylight saving time. And what do sleep scientists say about switching back and forth?

Florida students protest their school district’s book ban

Kerry Sheridan — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:34:00 +0000

Students in the St. Petersburg area are protesting a book ban imposed by a school district using a new state law. A new training video for librarians warns not to shelf books that could be challenged.

Head of Norfolk Southern apologizes for Ohio train derailment in Senate hearing

David Schaper — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:34:00 +0000

Norfolk Southern's CEO and others testify during a Senate committee hearing on the fiery train derailment that occurred in early February in East Palestine, Ohio.

Russia hit Ukraine with missiles Thursday morning, killing at least six people

Joanna Kakissis — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:34:00 +0000

At least six people have died after a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets across Ukraine early Thursday. They also knocked out power at Europe's largest atomic power station.

From The Archives: A 1993 Conversation With Jimmy Carter

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0000

A conversation from the archives with former President Jimmy Carter. In January 1993 he joined Diane in the studio for his first of twelve appearances on the Diane Rehm Show.