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It’s a mink… It’s a muskrat… It’s an otter in the Detroit River

Array — Tue, 17 May 2022 22:12:00 +0000

The first recorded sighting of a river otter in the Detroit River in more than 100 years is an indicator that the environment is improving.

Polish young adults talk about the war in Ukraine’s impact on their generation

Array — Tue, 17 May 2022 21:44:00 +0000

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polish young adults about how the war in Ukraine and the influx of refugees is affecting their country.

The significance of McDonald’s golden arches in Russia

Array — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:52:00 +0000

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kristy Ironside, a Russia historian at McGill University, about the significance of McDonald's leaving Russia.

The latest on the Pennsylvania Republican primary for Senate

Don Gonyea — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:52:00 +0000

Five states hold primaries Tuesday, with Senate races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina getting top billing.

New York attorney general speaks to NPR about Buffalo shooting

Array — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:52:00 +0000

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York state Attorney General Letitia James, who appeared in Buffalo with President Biden after the mass shooting, about gun violence and extremism in the state.

Several far right Republicans running in the Idaho primary have ties to extremism

Kirk Siegler — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:26:00 +0000

Idaho's Republican primary is seen as a national test for how far to the right the GOP can be pulled, as several candidates tied to extremist groups are running for governor and the legislature.

Biden denounces white supremacy while in Buffalo to visit shooting victims’ families

Adrian Florido — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:26:00 +0000

President Biden visited Buffalo Tuesday to console victims and families of Saturday's mass shooting at a supermarket. He called on Congress to pass stricter gun laws.

FDA authorizes first COVID booster for children ages 5 to 11

Rob Stein — Tue, 17 May 2022 20:26:00 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.

A mail-in voting law is under attack by Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers who passed it

Hansi Lo Wang — Tue, 17 May 2022 17:59:00 +0000

Pennsylvania's highest court is weighing a challenge to a state law that expanded mail-in voting. The challenge was put forth in part by 11 Republican lawmakers who voted for the law.

Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter on a historic NATO bid

Tue, 17 May 2022 17:57:13 +0000

Sweden and Finland are applying to join NATO. What does that mean for Russia?