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Bangladesh container depot fire kills nearly 50 people an injures hundreds
A massive fire near a port in southeastern Bangladesh has killed more than 45 people and injured more than 100 others. The fire broke out at an import-export container depot.
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UK's Boris Johnson faces a no-confidence vote
Boris Johnson's time as prime minister has been a rollercoaster. He faces a no-confidence vote mainly over rule-breaking parties in government buildings during COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Turkey changes its official name to Türkiye
The Turkish government is asking that the country be called by its Turkish name, a change which the United Nations has now adopted.
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The White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start soon
The White House says babies, toddlers and other very young children could finally start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as June 21.
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An audio account of surviving a catastrophic flash flood in Waverly, Tenn.
In 2021, Zoe Turner survived a catastrophic flood in Waverly, Tenn., where 20 of her neighbors died. She recorded an audio diary about the flooding during her senior year of high school.
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A teacher who survived a Florida school shooting offers advice to Texas community
NPR's A Martinez talks to Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. She shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas.
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Soaring energy prices multiply the challenges for Ukraine's allies in Europe.
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ben Cahill, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Europe's push to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels.
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The U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students
The U.S. Department of Education has announced it will automatically erase the remaining student loan debts of more than half a million borrowers who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges.
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Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee comes at a tricky time for the monarchy
As Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, the British monarchy faces major challenges — including a series of recent scandals and an unpopular successor in Prince Charles.
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The U.S. is sending long-range rockets to Ukraine
President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.
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Red flag laws, not gun control, are the way to stop mass shootings, proponent says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David French, senior editor of The Dispatch, about the Second Amendment and calls for red flag laws, following mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.
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Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says
NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg, who says Americans are so desensitized to gun violence that the only way to cut through partisanship is to look at graphic photos of victims.