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Dominic Gilbert Petit-Frère y Melvis Twum-Barima. Flatbush, Brooklyn, 1992. "Dos inmigrantes que se enamoraron a primera vista. Una de Ghana y el otro de Haití. El amor era profundo y eterno."

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Proyectos de archivo exploran la experiencia Afrolatinx y Negra en Nueva York

9:11am April 18, 2022

by Estefania Mitre

Djali Brown-Cepeda, una latina indígena negra, creó los proyectos de archivo NuevaYorkinos y BLK THEN para mostrar las experiencias de personas como ella en la ciudad de Nueva York.

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Morning News Brief

5:05am April 18, 2022

Ukrainian authorities report multiple missile strikes in Lviv. Jerusalem is seeing ongoing violence. And, Philadelphia reinstates its indoor mask mandate.

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ACLU lawyer on the fight against Kentucky's new anti-abortion law

4:54pm April 17, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Heather Gatnarek, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Kentucky, about a new law that effectively blocks access to abortions in that state.

Centered on compassion and justice, leaders hold interfaith dinners at mosques

4:54pm April 17, 2022

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks about interfaith dialogue with Harris Zafar of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Pastor Kelvin Ward of Cathedral of Praise International Ministries.

A Pittsburgh Police crime scene unit works the area outside a short-term rental property where a shooting took place early Sunday morning. At least two people were killed.

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2 people are dead, 8 others shot and injured at a house party in Pittsburgh

4:39pm April 17, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The shooting took place during a party, attended by many underage people, at an Airbnb property in the city's North Side, police said. There were at least 90 rounds fired.

Tugboats, bottom, align a barge near the container ship Ever Forward, top, which ran aground last month, as workers remove containers from it in efforts to lighten the load and refloat the vessel on April 13.

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The Ever Forward is finally free from the Chesapeake Bay — one month later

12:13pm April 17, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Ever Forward had just loaded up with cargo in Baltimore and was heading south to Norfolk, Va., when it ran aground on March 13. It had been stuck ever since — until Sunday morning.

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25 years ago, the Red River crested at over 54 feet, devastating Grand Forks, N.D.

8:27am April 17, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Grand Forks, N.D., city council member Ken Vein about the 25th anniversary of the Red River floods and what the city has done since then.

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Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?

8:06am April 17, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to environmental reporter Amal Ahmed about extreme weather in Texas.

Alvin Carter, a school bus driver and custodian in Skokie, Ill., has become a reliable source of joy for the children he drives and his community.

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How a school bus driver in Illinois has brought joy to his community for decades

5:00am April 17, 2022

Alvin Carter has been a school bus driver at Elizabeth Meyer School since 1994. He has become a beloved figure in his community and helped spread joy to countless students.

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Medicare's coverage for long-term care is very limited, while Medicaid generally requires people to impoverish themselves before it picks up the tab.

Washington state retools a first-in-nation payroll tax plan for long-term care costs

5:00am April 17, 2022

by Michelle Andrews

The WA Cares Fund would help alleviate the financial burden of long-term care by providing workers a lifetime benefit of $36,500. The program was delayed while lawmakers addressed equity issues.