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Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy on 2nd major shooting in the last 10 days

5:50pm June 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy about the shooting near a nightclub that killed three and injured 14 others.

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San Diego is still feeling the impact of child care centers closing in the pandemic

5:49pm June 06, 2022

by Claire Trageser

In San Diego, about 12% of child care centers have closed since March 2020. City Heights, a lower-income, high-minority neighborhood, has been hit particularly hard.

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Proud Boys leader and 4 top members are charged with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6

5:48pm June 06, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The leader of the far-right Proud Boys and four associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

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Oklahoma judge rules against death row inmates in case challenging execution protocol

5:47pm June 06, 2022

by Chris Polansky

A judge has ruled that a group of Oklahoma death row prisoners failed to prove that the state's lethal injection execution protocol creates an unconstitutional risk of severe pain and suffering.

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Encore: Encore! Encore! Applauding the literal showstopper

5:39pm June 06, 2022

by Bob Mondello

NPR's Bob Mondello looks at a show-stopping theatrical phenomenon that's fallen out of fashion — the encore.

An experimental treatment made rectal cancer tumors disappear for a small trial group

5:29pm June 06, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with University of North Carolina's Dr. Hanna Sanoff, who wrote a commentary about a promising rectal cancer trial.

Montana Democrats hustle for a spot in the U.S. House

5:12pm June 06, 2022

by Shaylee Ragar

For the first time in 30 years, Montana has two U.S. House districts. Democrats haven't had representation in decades and have three candidates in Tuesday's primary, along with a big-name Republican.

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Factories have boosted production, but baby formula is likely to stay in short supply

5:12pm June 06, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Authorities say baby formula is likely to remain in short supply for some time to come. Factories have boosted their production and additional formula is being shipped in from other countries.

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The Summit of the Americas is often messy, and this year's looks to be no different

5:12pm June 06, 2022

The Summit of the Americas has a long history of being kind of messy. This year's summit in Los Angeles seems quite likely to follow suit.

Monkeypox cases are going undetected or misdiagnosed

5:12pm June 06, 2022

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The monkeypox outbreak has grown to more than 800 cases in dozens of countries. Officials say cases are going undetected because the disease looks different than what's described in medical textbooks.

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