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Four private astronauts conduct the first commercial spacewalk
by Geoff Brumfiel
NPR's Geoff Brumfiel fills us in on the first private spacewalk, which took place this morning.
Students in Texas take friendship bracelet making to new lengths
For the past four months, students at Valley Creek Elementary School in McKinney labored using five colors to create a bracelet the size of a football field. They now hold the Guinness world record.
Because of writers strike, MTV Movie & TV Awards was a different show than planned
Drew Barrymore dropped out of hosting the program live after Hollywood writers went on strike. Almost a week in, how has the strike affected what the viewing public sees on TV?
Closing arguments are set to begin in E. Jean Carroll's civil case against Trump
Former President Donald Trump will not testify at the civil trial where longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.
A new breast pumping law, known as the PUMP Act, is now in effect
The recently enacted PUMP Act requires most employers to provide private lactation spaces. NPR's Michel Martin talks to car dealership owner Jonathan Fowler, who embraced the idea several years ago.
Sudan conflict threatens neighboring countries. We visit the Egypt-Sudan border
Fighting continues in Sudan even as talks were to begin in Saudi Arabia between representatives of the warring factions. People continue to flee the conflict and humanitarian needs are growing.
Multiple horse deaths before the Kentucky Derby reignites scrutiny about the sport
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Wall Street Journal editor Jim Chairusmi about safety concerns in horse racing after seven horses died last week ahead of the Kentucky Derby.
California panel calls for billions in reparations for descendants of slaves
A task force in California approved recommendations on how the state can apologize to, and compensate, descendants of slavery. The recommendations head to state lawmakers next.
WHO says COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency
The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) for COVID-19. The declaration had been in effect since Jan. 30, 2020.
Who dumped hundreds of pounds of cooked pasta by a N.J. creek — and why?
No one seems to know how the pasta ended up in Old Bridge Township. Workers there removed the pasta and got rid of the garbage near the creek. One local called the clean up: Mission Impastable.