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Right in the middle of Billy Joel's signature tune "Piano Man" the network cut away for local news in the Eastern and Central time zones. CBS will rebroadcast the whole show this Friday night.
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College basketball's all-time leading scorer was selected by the Fever as the first pick in the draft. It's hoped her popularity can lead to increased viewership for the nearly 30-year-old league.
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Iran says its attack against Israel was a success. The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine. Supreme Court hears challenge to law used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants.
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Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too. -
To help ensure the integrity of the November elections, federal officials are advising local elections offices to upgrade websites — but many are not doing it.
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A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead.
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Flying with your dog can be stressful — but now there's a private jet service for the discerning dog. It's called Bark Air.
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Carolyn Forté, executive director of the Homecare and Cleaning Lab at Good Housekeeping, weighs in on whether dishes should be rinsed before they go into the dishwasher.
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Suicide is the leading cause of gun-related deaths in the United States. But it's often only an afterthought in the public debate about gun violence. -
NPR's Michel Martin talks to gun violence researcher Garen Wintemute about the effectiveness of stricter guidelines and laws for firearms.
