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The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act. -
The House approved the debt ceiling bill, and it will now head to the Senate. This is brushing up against the deadline for when the U.S. is projected to run out of money to pay its bills: June 5.
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The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job, leaving their trucks loaded with wet concrete, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.
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After more than a century as Fort Bragg, the Army's largest base by population becomes Fort Liberty Friday. Bragg is among nine army bases that are dropping the names of Confederate leaders.
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Roughly six months after Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House, he negotiated a bipartisan bill to lift the debt ceiling and avoid default — which passed overwhelmingly with 300 votes.
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The NBA finals kick off Thursday night. It's the first time the Denver Nuggets have made it to the league championship in the franchise's 47-year NBA history. Denver is stoked.
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Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber talk about a paralyzed man that walked again, a sticker vaccine and the science behind a crop of new RSV vaccines.
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A federal court in Texas hears arguments Thursday in a long-running case about the future of DACA. The program provides temporary legal protection to some immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Chilean musician Alex Anwandter about his new disco-influenced album El Diablo en el Cuerpo.
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During sleep, the brain strengthens memories it expects to use in the future. Now, scientists say they've found a way to enhance this process. This research might someday help people with memory loss.
