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The Texas GOP made extreme declarations while gathered to talk party priorities

Array — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:53:00 +0000

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with editor in chief of The Texas Tribune Sewell Chan about the Texas GOP's convention over the weekend, which was rife with anger and conspiracy theories.

Encore: Rock ‘n’ roll’s ‘Creem Magazine’ is back in print and online

Danny Hensel — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:53:00 +0000

Creem Magazine, which covered rock 'n' roll from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, is returning: first as a digital magazine with full archives, then in the fall as a quarterly print publication.

Are the Jan. 6 hearings impacting how people vote? Here’s what voters in Virginia say

Ben Paviour — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:53:00 +0000

Ahead of Virginia's statewide primaries, we visit the 7th Congressional District, which is slated to be a close contest in November. And we ask voters about the impact of the Jan. 6 hearings.

More than 200 civilians have reportedly been killed in an ethnic attack in Ethiopia

Eyder Peralta — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:53:00 +0000

There are reports of an attack in the Ethiopia's Oromia region leading to scores of deaths. Yet details of what happened are hard to verify.

How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization

Destinee Adams — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:29:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, editor of the Black Agenda, about celebrating Juneteenth without misappropriating the holiday.

3 songs prove just how elastic the definition of country music has become

Ken Tucker — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:25:00 +0000

The range of country music is on display in Kane Brown's hit single; a duet by Wynonna Judd and the alt-rocker Waxahatchee; and the title song of Big Time, indie singer-songwriter Angel Olsen's album.

Rhiannon Giddens sings slave narratives

Terry Gross — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:25:00 +0000

Giddens' Freedom Highway is an exploration of African American experiences, accompanied by an instrument with its own uniquely African American story: the banjo. Originally broadcast May 11, 2017.

French President Macron faces an uphill battle to a second term

Rebecca Rosman — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:49:00 +0000

France's ruling center-right coalition lost its absolute majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, presenting President Emmanuel Macron with the likelihood of a difficult second term in office.

News brief: Children’s vaccines; Colombia’s new president; Jan. 6 hearings continue

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:13:00 +0000

Colombia elects a new president. Parents can now vaccinate kids under 5 against COVID. And, Elise Stefanik's defense of former President Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro-democracy work abroad.

New Forced Labor Prevention act goes into effect June 21

Emily Feng — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 11:22:00 +0000

New U.S. legislation will force companies to prove that goods imported from the Chinese region Xinjiang <> are not made with forced labor. Experts say proving this is nearly impossible.