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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on April 28 in Washington, DC.

Flight cancelled? Pete Buttigieg is telling airlines to step up their game

9:09pm June 17, 2022

by David Schaper

The transportation secretary is one of the many travelers who had their flights cancelled in recent days. His happened the day after he met with airline CEOs about their operational struggles.

At a news conference outside the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune urges the council on June 15, 2022 to pass the resolution that the City apologize for Boston's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

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Boston takes rare step of apologizing for its role in slavery and its lasting harm

8:02pm June 17, 2022

by Tovia Smith

Boston officially says it is sorry for its history in transatlantic slavery and the "death, misery and deprivation" it caused, and pledges to "repair past and present harm done."

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande in Texas on Sept. 19, 2021. A coin with an image of the agent grabbing the man by the shirt was recently on sale on eBay.

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EBay seller says coins depicting Haitian migrant incident at border may be sold again

7:55pm June 17, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The coins depict the now-infamous, real-life incident of a Border Patrol agent on horseback chasing down Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border last year.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 is produced in Puurs, Belgium, in May. U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.

The FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers

5:09pm June 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could start next week. But first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off.

Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., surrounded by senators, jokes about having a lectern her size during the room dedication ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 8. She retired in 2017 after 45 years in Congress.

The U.S. Capitol has named two rooms after female senators for the first time ever

4:35pm June 17, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Margaret Chase Smith couldn't wear pants or use the main bathroom during their tenures, when female senators were scarce. Rooms in the Capitol now honor their legacies.

Nonessential federal government offices and buildings will close in observance of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

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What's open and closed on Juneteenth

4:27pm June 17, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

The federal holiday will primarily affect government offices and buildings.

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Corn and soybean crops are playing an outsized role in the rising cost of food

4:27pm June 17, 2022

by Frank Morris

Food prices are skyrocketing for lots of reasons, but corn and soybean crops play an outsized role. Those two touch most of the food Americans eat — and now cost double what they did two years ago.

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Civil rights activist Xernona Clayton looks back on her life and her work

4:27pm June 17, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with civil rights activist Xernona Clayton about growing up in segregation, her first racist experience and working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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S.C. bill would let health care providers refuse non-emergency care based on beliefs

4:27pm June 17, 2022

by Victoria Hansen

Under a bill that's poised to become law in South Carolina, doctors and nurses can refuse to provide non-emergency care, if they object to the treatment on moral or religious grounds.

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Why Vincent Chin matters today, 40 years after his death

4:27pm June 17, 2022

Vincent Chin was beaten to death by two white auto workers in Detroit 40 years ago. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with organizer Helen Zia about how his death and what followed resonates today.