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Experts say the digital footprint of the Highland Park suspect fits into a new trend

5:13pm July 05, 2022

by Odette Yousef

The Highland Park shooting suspect doesn't seem to be associated with a ideological or political bent. Extremism researchers say these kinds of acts may actually be part of a troubling new trend.

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How a nonprofit group has become the biggest repository for hacked Russian data

6:08am July 05, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

The war in Ukraine inspired hackers to steal reams of sensitive data from inside Russia. A transparency group wants to publicize that information without actively participating in the conflict.

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NPR used social media and news reports to track four key men spreading misinformation about the 2020 election (from left to right): MyPillow CEO and longtime Trump supporter Mike Lindell, former high school math and science teacher Douglas Frank, former l

Election deniers are spreading misinformation nationwide. Here are 4 things to know

5:00am July 05, 2022

An NPR investigation found that since the Capitol riot, the election denial movement has moved from the national level to hundreds of grassroots events across the country. Here are four key takeaways.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

NATO poised to sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

4:48am July 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

The anticipated approval by the 30 NATO allies for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday will send the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals.

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Akron, Ohio, imposes curfew due to protests after police killed Jayland Walker

5:27pm July 04, 2022

by Matt Richmond

The City of Akron, Ohio, has imposed a curfew overnight in response to growing tensions and protests after police shot and killed 25-year-old Jayland Walker in an attempted traffic stop.

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At least 6 are dead after shooting incident in Highland Park, Ill.

4:32pm July 04, 2022

by Cheryl Corley

At least six people are dead and at least two dozen are injured after an an active shooter incident in the city of Highland Park, Ill.

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Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider reacts to shooting in his district

4:32pm July 04, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., about a Fourth of July parade shooting that happened in the district that he represents in Highland Park, Ill.

Marine Capt. Meleah Martin performing preflight inspections on her F-18 aircraft. Martin is concerned not just about her right to get an abortion, but the threat of not being able to marry the woman she loves one day.

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The abortion ruling has troops and veterans speaking out, some for the first time

7:32am July 04, 2022

by Dustin Jones

From abortion and the right to marry to voting rights and racial inequality, some of America's service members and veterans are concerned their Constitutional rights are under attack.

New recruits learn to drill. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion.

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Black Marines were 'dogged' on this base in the 1940s. Now they're honored there

5:00am July 04, 2022

by Jay Price

In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.

Some fear Christian nationalism is getting legal legitimacy through the Supreme Court

5:15pm July 01, 2022

by Odette Yousef

Three recent SCOTUS rulings have been celebrated by an extreme far right wing pushing conservative Christian values. Some see the decisions as evidence this ideology has found legitimacy on the bench.