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Over 12 years, Mark Emmert helped the NCAA make billions — but what's his legacy?

4:35pm April 27, 2022

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Nicole Auerbach, a senior writer with the Athletic, about Mark Emmert's announcement he plans to step down after 12 years at the helm of the NCAA.

Pandemic staffing crisis leaves adult care facilities scrambling for support

4:35pm April 27, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christopher White — CEO of Road to Responsibility, which provides care for adults with disabilities — about life threatening staffing shortages in his industry.

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An update on the global COVID-19 vaccination effort

4:35pm April 27, 2022

The U.S. has pulled back funding for global vaccinations. Some countries — like Brazil — don't need the help. Vaccination rates remain low in other countries such as Iraq due to issues of mistrust.

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Texas families with trans kids are leaving the state

4:35pm April 27, 2022

by Sara Ernst

The Texas governor and attorney general say gender affirming care for trans kids is child abuse. Some families with trans kids are now relocating to continue the care they say their children need.

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Encore: A library system announces a program to challenge the tide of book bans

4:35pm April 27, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

As more and more school districts ban books from their classrooms and libraries, the Brooklyn Public Library is sharing its resources with teens around the country to fight encroaching censorship.

Encore: Artist portrays kids of Cambodian-American refugees on pink donut boxes

4:35pm April 27, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Southern California's donut shops are largely run by Cambodian and Vietnamese immigrants. An artist's exhibition celebrates them through the portraits she screen prints on pink donut boxes.

Encore: A daughter's journey to reclaim her heritage language

4:35pm April 27, 2022

by Emily Kwong

Nearly 1 billion people speak Mandarin Chinese. NPR Short Wave host Emily Kwong is not among them. As a third-generation Chinese-American, her "heritage language" was lost through the generations.

Youth poet Jessica Kim is in for a revolution

4:35pm April 27, 2022

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. The fourth finalist is Jessica Kim representing Los Angeles.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's attorney says Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill failed to ensure a fair trial for him.

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Derek Chauvin appeals his conviction for George Floyd's murder

2:34pm April 27, 2022

by Bill Chappell

A year after his conviction, the former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

Kansas state Rep. Cheryl Helmer (center), R-Mulvane, watches one of the House's electronic tally board during vote on April 26 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Helmer has complained publicly about having to share women's restrooms with a transgender coll

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A Kansas lawmaker complains about sharing a bathroom with a trans colleague

1:44pm April 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

LGBTQ rights advocates call for state Rep. Cheryl Helmer to be formally censured after she publicly said she didn't want to share the women's restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.