NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Rise to $90 a Barrel Over U.S.-Iran Stalemate
The stalemate over the Iran war hardened and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz continued to dwindle.
NYTIMES (Emily Davies) - Democrats Plan New Push to Defeat Max Miller in Ohio After Abuse Accusations
The party’s congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller’s opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.
ABCNEWS - 2 custodians found shot dead inside Chicago elementary school, police say
Two school custodians were found shot dead on Monday inside Mark Twain Elementary School, just north of Chicago's Midway International Airport.
| Keywords | chicagocrime-newsgun-violenceshootingschool-safetymark-twain-elementarypublic-safetymidway-airportillinoispolice-investigationtragedy |
NPR (Brittney Melton) - 1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia
Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital. Here's what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead in Colombia.
What magnitude was the earthquake that hit Colombia, and what was the reported death toll?
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia, leaving more than 100 people dead.
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How long has the National Guard been deployed to the nation's capital?
The National Guard has been deployed to the nation's capital for one year.
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NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Three Political Tests
We look at three crucial primary elections.
| Keywords | primary-electionspoliticselection-newspolitical-analysisvoter-behaviorelectoral-politics |
NPR (Greg Rosalsky) - The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.
| Keywords | planet-moneynpreconomicsboard-gamenobel-prizelaffer-curvescabby-the-ratveblenpeacock-effecteconomic-theorygameseducationpop-culture |
NYTIMES (Paul Sonne and Oleg Matsnev) - Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War
The higher tempo of Ukrainian strikes has fueled discontent among Russians, but it is far from clear that it will change the Kremlin’s calculus about the war.
| Keywords | russiaukrainecivilian-casualtiesair-warmilitary-conflictwar-zonescrimearussian-armyaerial-attackmissile-strikespolitical-analysisglobal-instabilitywarroomsecuritycasualty-reports |
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Chris Buckley and Julie Turkewitz) - Officials Reveal a Secret Ruse to Evacuate Trump, and the F.D.A. Takes On a Food Safety Loophole
Plus, when you accidentally upset “Harry Potter” fans.
NPR (Kristin Wright) - A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies
New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.
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NPR (The Associated Press) - Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
| Keywords | syriabashar-al-assaddeath-sentencecrimes-against-humanitywar-crimesin-absentiamiddle-eastconflictinternational-lawjusticesyrian-civil-wargovernmentdamascusdictatorshiphuman-rights |