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A young woman pays her respects at a memorial in front of Robb Elementary School earlier this monthin Uvalde, Texas. Committees have begun inviting testimony from law enforcement authorities, family members and witnesses regarding the mass shooting at Rob

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Police could have stopped Uvalde shooting within 3 minutes, a Texas official says

12:01pm June 21, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Instead, it took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman.

An international sign warning about mines hangs beside a minefield at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2002.

U.S. military reinstitutes its landmine ban — except for Korea

11:45am June 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

The White House announced Tuesday that it would restrict use of the weapons, aligning the country's policy more closely — though not fully — with an international treaty banning the deadly explosives.

Gabriel Sterling, one of Georgia's top election officials, defended the state's voting system against former President Trump's election lies and warned violence could result from the false claims. He's among the witnesses at the House Jan. 6 committee's f

The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here's what we know

10:39am June 21, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on former President Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states.

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New details raise even more questions about the Texas school shooting

8:07am June 21, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tony Plohetski of the Austin American-Statesman about reports detailing armed officers in the halls of Robb Elementary in Uvalde shortly after the gunman arrived on campus.

A South Korean musician wins the prestigious Van Cliburn piano competition

7:34am June 21, 2022

by Bill Zeeble

Six finalists competed in the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, including two from Russia and one from Ukraine. An 18-year-old South Korean was the youngest to win in the contest's 60-year history.

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Why states are changing the laws that govern libraries serving communities

7:25am June 21, 2022

by Jim Zarroli

At a time of concern about book banning, states are passing laws to tighten control over public libraries. The laws address how libraries are managed and some laws may open librarians to legal action.

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Agriculture companies are desperate for workers

6:16am June 21, 2022

by Kate Grumke

Many of the jobs are in cities and aimed at scientists and data engineers. Some can even be filled by people who have gone through a technical training program without a bachelor's degree.

A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. A new report says the technology's security is vulnerable.

Cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering, a DARPA analysis finds

5:01am June 21, 2022

by Martin Kaste

A new analysis commissioned by DARPA quantifies how the decentralized tech that runs the currency system could be compromised.

Medical debt can place a heavy burden on the lives of patients recovering from a health crisis.

North Carolina considers new laws to 'de-weaponize' medical debt and protect patients

5:00am June 21, 2022

by Aneri Pattani

Medical debt can ruin lives, and in many states patients have few financial protections. North Carolina is considering a new law that could lead the way in shielding patients from high medical bills.

Rhetoric around 'ghost flights' of migrant children is often at odds with the facts

7:01pm June 20, 2022

by Joel Rose

President Biden's critics accuse his administration of organizing "secret" migrant flights to communities around the country. But that rhetoric is often at odds with the facts.

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