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People gather at the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Monday, May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, NY.

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The Buffalo shooting suspect's online footprint prompts questions about red flags

10:38am May 20, 2022

by Odette Yousef

A digital log believed to be linked to the accused Buffalo gunman documents six months of planning the terrorist attack. Researchers are looking through it and asking: Were there any red flags?

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Ford is recalling about 39,000 SUVS after 16 catch fire under the hood

10:17am May 20, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The company is urging those with affected vehicles to park their cars outside and away from structures.

Chicago police work at the scene of a shooting Thursday near East Chicago Avenue and North State Street in the Near North Side neighborhood.

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A shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead and 8 wounded

10:07am May 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

The shooting happened late Thursday a few blocks from the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district. One person was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered, police said in statement.

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Historic levels of hate crimes are a threat to U.S. democracy, Lipstadt says

8:36am May 20, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Deborah Lipstadt, the Biden administration's special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, about the racism and hatred that motivate violence in America and the world.

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Much of the U.S. could see power blackouts this summer, a grid assessment reveals

7:34am May 20, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

A grid reliability report says power outages are likely in parts of the Midwest, California and Texas. The Western drought and a mismatch between supply and peak summer demand are some reasons why.

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A counselor at Mississippi's only abortion clinic shares her story

7:32am May 20, 2022

In this week's StoryCorps, a worker at Mississippi's last remaining clinic that performs abortions, talks about her experiences.

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Voters in Forsyth County, Ga., discuss weighing their choices in midterm elections

7:31am May 20, 2022

As a new election season arrives, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Georgian voters from Forsyth County, which leans toward Republican candidates.

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Body armor on display at a store in Pennsylvania in 2011.

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Body armor, worn by the Buffalo shooter, faces far fewer regulations than guns

5:00am May 20, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

A security guard at the Tops market tried to fire back at the shooter, but his fire struck body armor instead. Experts say use of body armor by mass shooters has trended up in recent years.

Abortion-rights demonstrators yell as they walk down Constitution Avenue during the Bans Off Our Bodies March on Saturday in Washington, D.C.

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Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?

5:00am May 20, 2022

Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.

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Delaware State University says it has filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday to investigate the women's lacrosse team bus stop and search. Here, the main gate of the Delaware State University campus in Dover in September 2007.

Georgia NAACP is investigating a traffic stop involving a college lacrosse team

10:09pm May 19, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Delaware State University filed a complaint Wednesday to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division calling for an external investigation of the traffic stop.