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Are corporations using inflationary times to raise prices and up their profits?

Tue, 10 May 2022 11:36:00 +0000

Inflation is high and so are corporate profits. NPR's A Martinez talks to Josh Bivens of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, about whether corporations are benefiting from rising prices.

Metallica fan in Brazil gives birth during the band’s show

Tue, 10 May 2022 10:37:00 +0000

Joice Figueiro, who was 39 weeks pregnant, was at a Metallica concert with her husband. As the band played "Enter Sandman," she went into labor. She delivered a baby boy.

How far would you walk while balancing a chainsaw on your chin, while it’s running?

Tue, 10 May 2022 10:37:00 +0000

David Rush walked just over 200 feet. He holds the Guinness record for the most Guinness records. He previously walked while using his chin to balance a lawnmower, a baseball bat and a Christmas tree.

Nebraska primary for governor is the latest test of Trump’s endorsement

Will Bauer — Tue, 10 May 2022 09:12:00 +0000

Tuesday's GOP primary winner is all but sure to take the governor's office come November. Of the front runners, one has been endorsed by Trump and accused by eight women of inappropriate touching.

Advocates in New York are working to further secure abortion access

Tue, 10 May 2022 09:12:00 +0000

With Roe vs. Wade unlikely to stand, New York officials aim to protect the rights of both providers and patients — including patients who come to New York for services their home states have banned.

Morning news brief

Array — Tue, 10 May 2022 09:12:00 +0000

Republicans jockey for options to restrict abortions nationwide. Nebraska voters will decide who will be their GOP candidate for governor. The prime minister of Sri Lanka resigns after protests.

Overturning Roe v. Wade could have an effect on global abortion access

Tue, 10 May 2022 06:29:46 +0000

As abortion access gets harder in the US, more countries are moving in the opposite direction.

Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened

Array — Tue, 10 May 2022 06:04:00 +0000

Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.

2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to ‘Fat Ham’ and ‘The Netenyahus’

Neda Ulaby — Tue, 10 May 2022 02:01:00 +0000

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism.

How genetic testing led a food lover to live without a stomach

Array — Mon, 09 May 2022 22:24:00 +0000

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boise State Public Radio's Sasa Woodruff about her experience with genetic testing and how she chose to live without a stomach as a result.