Ashley Brown
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National
Uvalde kids go back to the classroom this week. These parents chose other options
This week, as in-person school resumes for the first time since the shooting, some Uvalde parents have chosen to homeschool their kids rather than send them back to the classroom.
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National
Esta maestra sobrevivió el tiroteo en Uvalde. Ahora explica por qué regresa a clases
Este año, mientras Nicole Ogburn prepara su salón de clases, su prioridad ya no son las decoraciones. En cambio, está comprando cosas para hacer que el salón sea más seguro.
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National
This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job
This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.
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National
As new school year approaches, some Uvalde parents opt for homeschooling
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to parents in Uvalde, Texas who have chosen to home school their kids rather than send them back to classes following the May 24th shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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National
Uvalde families are grappling with 1st school year since deadly shooting
In Uvalde, Texas, the community is still grieving three months after a deadly shooting at Robb Elementary, and are now responding to school district police chief Pete Arredondo's firing.
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Politics
What's next for Liz Cheney
A key primary re-affirmed Trump's hold on the Republican party. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney lost her race in a landslide, defeated by a Trump-endorsed political newcomer: attorney Harriet Hageman.
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National
Jayland Walker's wrestling coach remembers 'one of the sweetest kids'
Youth wrestling coach Robert Hubbard remembers his former student, Jayland Walker, the Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by Akron police on June 27.
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National
Jayland Walker's high school coach reflects on the young man's life and death
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Robert Hubbard, former wrestling coach of Jayland Walker. Walker was a Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, on June 27.
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Environment
New Zealand announces world-first plan to tax cow and sheep burps
New Zealand has announced a plan to tax livestock burps in an effort to curb the country's greenhouse gas emissions. It would be the first time a country has done this.
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Science
Genetic testing is becoming more accessible — and it's raising difficult questions
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with two bioethicists about the ethics of and access to genetic testing, and the power of knowing one's genetic makeup.