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Despite high prices for wheat, farmers in Montana are pessimistic

5:01am May 30, 2022

by Olivia Weitz

As Russia's war in Ukraine has dragged on, the price of wheat has skyrocketed. U.S. farmers are looking to capitalize on the crop, but drought and inflation are complicating the possibility.

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A rosebush, which hasn't bloomed in decades, adds color to a dim chapter in history

5:01am May 30, 2022

by Ryan Warner

Archaeologists at an ex-Japanese internment camp in Colorado found roses that may have been planted by people imprisoned there. These symbols of internees' resilience haven't bloomed in 80 years.

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America's first Black Marine base is threatened by the effects of climate change

5:01am May 30, 2022

by Jay Price

In North Carolina, key buildings at a 1940s-era segregated Marine base are being restored. The structures at Montford Point, now part of Camp Lejeune, were used by the first Black Marines.

Vikki and Mark Pier visit the grave of their son, Noah, who was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in July 2011. They used to visit every few months, but they have been unable to make it in recent years.

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'My heart is in Arlington': What Memorial Day means to one Gold Star family

5:00am May 30, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Vikki and Mark Pier used to regularly travel to Arlington National Cemetery to visit their son's final resting place. But due to health issues, they have been unable to visit for the past four years.

Students gather a sit-in at Seattle Pacific University on May 26, 2022.

Students protest against a Seattle university's ban on hiring LGBTQ employees

5:00am May 30, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Seattle Pacific University Board of Trustees Chair Cedric Davis says the trustees made their decision based on what they believed was most in line with the college's mission, according to a statement.

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Uvalde is in mourning after 19 children and 2 teachers are killed in mass shooting

2:38am May 30, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Uvalde City Manager Vince DiPiazza about the school shooting in Texas. It's the deadliest at a grade school since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary almost 10 years ago.

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A memorial for the Robb Elementary School victims outside of Little Coyotes Day Care Center in Uvalde, Texas. Since Wednesday, another eight people have been killed and 45 injured in mass shootings.

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After Uvalde, mass shootings continue over the weekend across the U.S.

9:03pm May 29, 2022

by Dustin Jones

At least eight people were killed and another 45 wounded in mass shootings across the United States since Wednesday.

People attend the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Houston, Texas.

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Days after the Uvalde shooting, the NRA convention went on as planned

7:25pm May 29, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Thousands gathered inside of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston for the NRA convention while swaths of others convened outside in protest, advocating for gun control legislation.

Biden mourns with community in Uvalde visit

5:44pm May 29, 2022

by Stella M. Chávez

President Biden is traveling to Uvalde, Texas, to mourn with the community. It's his second visit to a community that's been devastated by a mass shooting in less than two weeks.

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Teens react to Uvalde shooting

5:44pm May 29, 2022

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with two students from Washington, D.C., about their reactions to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas: Ingrid Gruber and Tamia Robinson.

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