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World
Tunisian authorities target Black migrants in crackdown on sub-Saharan Africans
Authorities in Tunisia are targeting Black migrants in a crackdown on sub-Saharan Africans. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with NYU Abu Dhabi professor Monica Marks, who's been talking to affected migrants.
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Business
Is the auto industry ready for new proposed fuel efficiency standards?
New proposed fuel efficiency standards could push U.S. car manufacturers to adopt electric vehicles quickly — within the next decade. Is the auto industry ready?
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Music
Lasse Wellander, longtime ABBA guitarist, has died at 70
Lasse Wellander was lead guitarist for ABBA and played on some of the group's biggest hits. He died Friday at the age of 70.
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Politics
Do legislative supermajorities weaken the democratic process, as seen in Tennessee?
NPR speaks with Ken Paulson, with the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. He says legislative supermajorities can weaken the democratic process, as we saw in Tennessee last week.
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National Security
The Pentagon is investigating leaks of top-secret documents on the war in Ukraine
Top-secret Pentagon documents offering details on Ukraine's military and the state of the war have been published on Twitter and Telegram. The Pentagon says it is investigating.
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Law & Courts
Law professor looks at whether Supreme Court's Thomas may have violated ethics rules
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with NYU law professor Stephen Gillers about whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas might have violated ethics rules for accepting luxury trips for decades.
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Politics
U.S. and Russia's top diplomats meet at G-20 summit
The talks marked the first face-to-face meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Europe
Biden marks anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a speech in Warsaw
Biden spoke near this same site 11 months ago at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As the war drags on, he's back -to boost the morale of NATO and make a plea for the fight to continue.
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Europe
President Biden makes an unannounced trip to Ukraine's capital
Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announced a half a billion dollars of additional assistance to Ukraine.
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Business
Nearly 363,000 cars are recalled by Tesla to fix self-driving flaws
Federal regulators say Tesla software was breaking traffic laws in dangerous ways. The company is updating its "Full Self-Driving" software, after pressure from regulators.