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When a public school couldn't attract a theater teacher, it hired a stand-up comedian. School lunch is taking a ribbing, but the school says the students are learning useful academic skills.
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Tennessee passed a bill package expanding gun access, including a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools — despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant school shooting.
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Cargill says that, out "of an abundance of caution," it is recalling several of its ground beef products produced in late April and sold at Walmart locations across the eastern U.S.
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On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.
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Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.
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Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.
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After cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in 2022, specialized distressed asset investors started buying up the company's debt. They stand to make big profits off the remains of FTX.
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While some colleges resort to arrests and suspensions to clear protests, Brown University has struck a deal with its students. NPR's Juana Summers talks with a student who was in the negotiating room.
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U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April. That's the smallest number in six months. A gradual cooling of the job market may help to ease concerns about inflation.
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President Biden finally broke his silence on student protests over the Israel-Hamas war and conditions in Gaza, an issue that has caught him in a political bind.
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The 10% drop in year-over-year iPhone sales for the January-March period is latest sign of weakness in a product that generates most of Apple's revenue.