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Only 1 human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox

5:12pm May 19, 2022

by Joe Richman

More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.

Students and teachers spoke on gender and race classroom discussion bans in hearing

5:12pm May 19, 2022

by Melissa Block

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chaired a hearing on new laws that restrict classroom discussion of gender, sexual orientation and race. Students, parents and teachers are among those who spoke.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, host of All Things Considered, found her own unsung hero when a stranger reached out to tell her he found her wallet that she had lost on a walk home.

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This NPR host lost her wallet, but the way it was returned has stuck with her

5:10pm May 19, 2022

As she was walking home from her favorite bookstore, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly realized she lost her wallet. Just as she was about to cancel her credit cards a man reached out saying he had found it.

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California Democrats can't agree on how to use the budget surplus to offset gas costs

4:45pm May 19, 2022

by Nicole Nixon / CapRadio

With an enormous budget surplus, high gas prices and ongoing inflation, Democrats are trying to get money back in the pockets of drivers and voters in California, but can't at all agree on a plan.

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How the U.S. and Russia feel about Finland and Sweden joining NATO

4:28pm May 19, 2022

Finland and Sweden have long kept a neutral position between the West and Russia. But that changed after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Today, the leaders of the two Nordic nations were at the White House.

A stranger's kindness helped NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reunite with her lost wallet

4:28pm May 19, 2022

by Elena Burnett

"My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain tells stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. NPR host Mary Louise Kelly shares how a stranger helped return her missing wallet.

Veronica Stovall, left, helped her father, Joseph L. Davis, apply for a federally-funded energy-efficiency program in 2021. It turned up significant repair needs.

A low-income energy-efficiency program gets $3.5B boost, but leaves out many in need

4:28pm May 19, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act adds the funds over the next five years to help Americans save on energy their bills. But many of homes are in such poor condition they do not qualify.

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Rev. Denise O. Walden-Glenn and Alia Williams each raise a fist— a symbol of solidarity and Black power— at the VOICE office in Buffalo, New York.

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After the Buffalo slayings, parents struggle through talks with their children

4:16pm May 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.

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Infant formula made by a subsidiary of Reckitt is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage on Saturday in Houston. The FDA announced a preliminary agreement with Abbott, a competitor, to restart production at a Michigan fac

FDA head says baby formula factory could reopen in the next week or two

3:49pm May 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

But Abbott has said that, after production resumes, it could take about two months before new formula begins arriving in stores. The company's factory has been closed due to contamination problems.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt poses for a photo with the bill he signed, making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, on April 12, 2022, in Oklahoma City, following a bill signing ceremony.

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Oklahoma's legislature passes a bill banning nearly all abortions

3:44pm May 19, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

If Gov. Kevin Stitt signs the bill, the legislation would go into effect immediately.