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Bangladesh container depot fire kills nearly 50 people and injures hundreds

Lauren Frayer — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:30:00 +0000

A massive fire near a port in southeastern Bangladesh has killed more than 49 people and injured 200 others. The fire broke out at an import-export container depot.

An artificial intelligence pilots a modern Mayflower to Canada

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:30:00 +0000

The robot ship designed by IBM was meant to dock in Massachusetts, but mechanical trouble forced it to dock in Halifax, Canada. The ship didn't have a crew.

1A Movie Club: The summer of sequels

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:29:45 +0000

This summer’s movie calendar is full of sequels. But what makes a good one?

Boris Johnson faces a no-confidence vote over lockdown parties

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:39:32 +0000

Earlier today, a secret ballot was triggered by scores of British lawmakers writing to party bosses calling on the PM to quit.

Tank and the Bangas tackle race and religion on ‘Red Balloon’

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:18:42 +0000

“It’s a power in being so vulnerable in a room full of strangers. It’s the power of letting them know you’re just like them.”

Indie-pop band Lucius talks new album ‘Second Nature’

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:57:00 +0000

NPR's Elissa Nadworny sits down with the two frontwomen of Lucius, Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, to talk about their latest album.

Kyiv hit by Russian airstrikes as information from Mariupol is throttled

Greg Myre — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:29:00 +0000

Russian missiles struck Kyiv over the weekend. The Kremlin is also tightening its grip on Ukrainian cities under Russian occupation, meaning relatively little information is getting out.

Texas school cops get standardized active shooter training. It didn’t work in Uvalde

Martin Kaste — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:29:00 +0000

School police officers are trained in best practices for stopping an active shooter. The law requires it, and there's money to pay for it. And yet, that training seems to have failed in Uvalde, Texas.

High school graduates from Yukon, Oklahoma go back to their roots

Robby Korth — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:29:00 +0000

Every year, graduating seniors from Yukon High School in Yukon, Okla., go back to the local elementary school for a "Senior Sendoff" with their former childhood teachers.

Breaking down the effectiveness of the latest sanctions on Russia

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:29:00 +0000

NPR speaks with Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group, about another round of sanctions on Russia.