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Details of a Chicano activist's mysterious death are unraveled in a new podcast

11:50am July 01, 2022

A new podcast — Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary — tells the story of a Chicano student-led protest movement in California, and organizer Oscar Gomez's mysterious death.

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A march protesting the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022 in Portland, Ore.

Post-Roe, a look at how old and new protest music reflects political moments

10:14am July 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with NPR music critic Ann Powers and music scholar Shana Redmond about how old and new protest music reflects political moments, following the Supreme Court overturning Roe.

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In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade last Friday, abortion-rights activists continue to fight against laws restricting access to abortion.

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Abortion-rights advocates in the 13 trigger law states refuse to give up post-Roe

10:10am July 01, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

For abortion-rights defenders, the fall of Roe v. Wade was a disaster in slow motion. That made the blow no less painful. Thirteen people with personal connections to the issue share their stories.

Fireworks explode during a show in Las Vegas on July 4, 2020.

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What's open and closed on July 4th

7:56am July 01, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

Nonessential government offices and buildings, the post office and banks will be closed Monday, but most major retailers will stay open.

Black lab technicians at Johns Hopkins remember the man who changed their lives

7:34am July 01, 2022

Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris remember Vivien Thomas, who in the '60s ran a research lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital, helping invent surgical techniques — even though he didn't have a medical degree.

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Environmentalists sue after the White House resumed sales of oil and gas leases

7:07am July 01, 2022

by Caitlin Tan

Federal oil and gas drilling lease sales on public land resumed in June — the first since President Biden took office. His administration had paused quarterly sales because of environmental concerns.

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A judge in Kentucky blocks 2 state laws that stopped abortions

7:00am July 01, 2022

by Karyn Czar

Abortions may resume in Kentucky on Friday. A judge has granted a temporary restraining order against two laws that prohibit nearly all abortions in the commonwealth.

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Encore: Californians are waiting for their wage theft claims to be investigated

5:19am July 01, 2022

by Farida Jhabvala Romero

More than 36,000 people say their employers cheated them out of pay. The state agency tasked with probing their cases is backlogged and underfunded. (Story first aired on ATC on June 21, 2022.)

The new rules will help people get upfront cost estimates for about 500 so-called "shoppable" services, meaning medical care they can schedule ahead of time.

How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public

5:00am July 01, 2022

by Julie Appleby

New government rules are forcing insurers to post on websites what they pay for care or be fined, allowing consumers and employers to comparison shop for health services or negotiate better rates.

Crime scene tape surrounds the area on New York's Upper East Side, Thursday, June 30, 2022, where police say a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday night while she pushed her infant in a stroller.

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20-year-old woman shot and killed while pushing her infant in a stroller in New York

2:54am July 01, 2022

by Ayana Archie

NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell was unable to confirm if the shooting was a domestic violence incident.