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More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.
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Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture exhibit sentenced
A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.
As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer
Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.
King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis
Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.
A baby girl born orphaned and premature after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza has died
The newborn died after five days in an incubator. Her family was killed in an air strike. UNICEF says 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, with thousands more orphaned and wounded.
Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft
The Los Angeles-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to New York's JFK airport after an emergency slide came apart from the Boeing 767, the airline said.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ashley Judd, who came forward in 2017 with allegations about Harvey Weinstein, about the overturning of his 2020 rape conviction in New York.
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Aid groups draw up contingency plans as Israel plans assault on Rafah, where most people in Gaza are displaced. Meanwhile, the U.S. is building a pier to deliver aid.
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Taylor Swift superfan makers are responding to the star's music and style with all manner of artsy creative merch, from Swift-inspired cookies to yarn.
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Entrepreneurial Swifties are selling crafty products inspired by Taylor Swift's music and style. Swift herself has been known to send notes and even homemade gifts to creative super-fans. -
Netflix's new show "Dead Boy Detectives," centers on two boys who died in the 1900s and now solve crimes involving ghosts, demons, witches and more.
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The internet is full of people offering to kindly separate you from your money.
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Starting in July workers making $44,000 a year or less qualify. And starting in January workers making about $59,000 or less will qualify. -
The territory already passed a law committing to that goal by 2050, but getting there is easier said than done. -
This week Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reported on an autonomous, electric crop duster in California. It reminded him of the last time he did a story about a crop duster.
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The story of a man in Wyoming who allegedly tortured and killed a wolf, then walked away with a fine, is drawing outrage from around the world. -
Taiwan, trade and China's support for Russia are some of the major issues between the U.S. and China.
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Courts hearing cases against former President Donald Trump might shape the 2024 election.
