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McConnell defends Supreme Court on abortion, says impact will be ‘a wash’ in midterms

Deirdre Walsh — Thu, 12 May 2022 22:07:00 +0000

Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

Shireen Abu Akleh did the stories no one wanted to do, says colleague

Array — Thu, 12 May 2022 20:54:00 +0000

NPR's May Louise Kelly talks with journalist Dalia Hatuqa about her friend and colleague Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while reporting in occupied West Bank for Al Jazeera.

The News Roundup – International

Thu, 12 May 2022 20:53:04 +0000

Russia mulls cutting its losses. Finland could join NATO.

Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?

Dave Davies — Thu, 12 May 2022 19:46:00 +0000

The NY Times did an exhaustive survey of the Fox News host's broadcasts. Reporter Nicholas Confessore says Carlson's show is based on ideas that were once "caged in a dark corner of American life."

How COVID vaccines have boosted the development of an HIV vaccine

Michaeleen Doucleff — Thu, 12 May 2022 19:10:00 +0000

During the pandemic scientists launched a vaccine in record-breaking time. Their successful use of mRNA technology could lead to progress in the decades-long effort for an HIV inoculation.

The News Roundup – Domestic

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:56:38 +0000

Inflation falls. The Senate fails.

You can’t ‘Trust’ this novel. And that’s a very good thing

Maureen Corrigan — Thu, 12 May 2022 17:48:00 +0000

Hernan Diaz's novel is constantly pulling a fast one on the reader. It opens with the saga of a Wall Street tycoon, but soon another narrative comes to upend the truth of everything that came before.

One man stands between Europe and a ban on Russian oil: Hungary’s Viktor Orban

Christopher Dean Hopkins — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:49:00 +0000

The move has to be adopted unanimously, and Hungary — with a state oil company dependent on Russian imports and a populist leader friendlier toward Putin than most — has refused to go along.

Wives of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol’s steel plant plead for an evacuation

Array — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:07:00 +0000

In the catacombs of a steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian soldiers stage a last stand against Russian occupation as their wives plead with aid groups to evacuate them along with civilians.

Finnish government leaders say their country must join NATO without delay

Frank Langfitt — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:29:00 +0000

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland is on the brink of joining NATO. Finns have their own memories of Russian aggression.