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Former Israeli PM on the escalating violence in his country

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There was more violence in Israel Tuesday after police say a Palestinian gunman wounded two Israelis in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Israeli forces conducted another raid in the occupied West Bank and Palestinian militants responded by opening fire. At least six Palestinians were wounded, according to health officials. Amna Nawaz discussed the situation with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

KC man charged in shooting of Black teenager posts bond

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Two stories of homeowners shooting someone for going to the wrong address have stunned many around the country. Both suspects in these cases are now charged, but that's hardly easing any of the anger and the grief. Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays reports on the community's reaction to the Ralph Yarl shooting, and Amna Nawaz discusses the case with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

WSJ publisher on Russia's charges against Evan Gershkovich

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Evan Gershkovich's lawyer says he's in a mood to fight after his appearance in a Moscow courtroom where he faced farcical espionage charges lodged by Russian authorities. The U.S. says the Wall Street Journal reporter is "wrongfully detained" and President Biden has made his release a priority. Wall Street Journal publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour discussed the latest with Amna Nawaz.

Fox News to pay $787M settlement over election lies

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The defamation trial against Fox News concluded before it even began. Dominion Voting Systems alleged the right-wing network knowingly broadcast lies that its voting machines were used to steal the 2020 presidential election. On Tuesday, Fox agreed to settle the case and pay Dominion $787 million. Geoff Bennett discussed the settlement with NPR's David Folkenflik.

Congress far from agreement as debt ceiling crisis looms

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Tuesday is Tax Day, but we're still waiting to see how long the country has before it defaults on its own bills, more than $31 trillion worth. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the latest on how lawmakers plan on avoiding a global financial crisis of their own making.

Long COVID keeping many Americans from returning to work

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Three years after the start of the pandemic, some 16 million Americans have long COVID, meaning their symptoms continue well after the initial infection. An estimated 4 million people say long COVID has significantly reduced their ability to carry out day-to-day activities. For many of them, that includes their jobs. Economics Correspondent Paul Solman has the story.

Officials scrutinized as migrant children were put to work

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In February, a New York Times investigation exposed how thousands of migrant children are working in jobs across the country in violation of child labor laws. The Times now reports that the Biden administration was made aware of the risks facing these children as it relaxed vetting procedures to get them out of overwhelmed shelters quickly. Stephanie Sy discussed the report with Hannah Dreier.

Four dead in shooting at birthday party in Alabama

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A spate of weekend gun violence left more American families grieving. In Dadeville, Alabama, a gunman killed four people at a birthday party and in Louisville, Kentucky, two people died when someone fired into a crowd at a public park. Anger also grew over a recent shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, where a Black teen was shot after showing up at the wrong house.

News Wrap: GOP plan raises debt ceiling with spending cap

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In our news wrap Monday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged House Republicans will pass a bill raising the federal debt ceiling for one year, a grand jury in Ohio opted not to indict eight Akron police officers in the killing of Jayland Walker and federal prosecutors charged two men with setting up a secret police outpost on behalf of the Chinese government in New York City's Chinatown.

Rival factions in brutal battle for control of Sudan

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More than 180 people have died in the brutal battle for control of Sudan between rival military factions. The two sides are now digging in, shattering hopes that Sudan could achieve a peaceful transition to democracy. Geoff Bennett spoke with Kholood Khair for more on what caused this upheaval and the prospects for ending the violence.

GOP targets DA bringing criminal charges against Trump

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The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee headed to New York for a hearing honing in on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. He's the prosecutor who brought criminal charges against former President Trump. The hearing was billed as a look at Bragg’s record on prosecuting crime, but turned into a back and forth between protesters, witnesses and members of Congress. Lisa Desjardins reports.

Russian opposition leader jailed for denouncing Ukraine war

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Russia took another step in its crackdown against dissent Monday. In a Moscow courtroom, the noted opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison for denouncing Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. He now joins hundreds of other Russian opposition leaders and activists behind bars. Stephanie Sy discussed the price of speaking up in Russia with Alina Polyakova.

Crosley Green returns to prison after conviction reinstated

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After more than three decades behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit, a man released on house arrest during the pandemic is now going back to prison. But many questions remain about whether Florida is locking up an innocent man for the rest of his life. William Brangham reports for our series, Searching for Justice.

'Saving Time' gives fresh perspective on the meaning of time

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We’re all used to being ‘on the clock’ and ruled by it. But a new book by Jenny Odell takes on the very idea of time in our lives. "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock" is Odell's follow-up to her best-selling title, "How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy." Jeffrey Brown sat down with her for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

A Brief But Spectacular take on the future of CRISPR

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Jennifer Doudna is a Nobel laureate in chemistry and professor of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology at the University of California, Berkeley. She has been a pioneer in CRISPR gene editing and continues to revolutionize research in her field. Doudna shares her Brief But Spectacular take on the future of CRISPR.

Why the death rate for young Americans is increasing

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Life expectancy for the average American is now 76 years, hitting the lowest point in nearly two decades after declining for the second year in a row. Dr. Steven Woolf, director emeritus of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health, joins John Yang to discuss the factors behind this trend.

How the end of federal free meal program affects students

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A federal pandemic-era program that provided free meals for all public school students ended last September. A recent survey by a group that advocates for universal free school lunch found that 847 school districts have racked up more than $19 million in debt from unpaid lunch fees. Crystal FitzSimons from the Food Research and Action Center joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

‘Tetris’ screenwriter on dramatic history of Soviet game

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There’s an addictive quality to Tetris — so addictive that in the Soviet Union, where it was created in 1984, the government blocked it from state computers because it was ruining productivity. A slightly embellished version of how the video game escaped from behind the Iron Curtain is portrayed in a new film on Apple TV+. “Tetris” screenwriter Noah Pink joins John Yang to discuss the project.

U.S. sees concerning rise in STIs, congenital syphilis

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New CDC data shows a surge of sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. in recent years. The most significant rise is in syphilis and congenital syphilis, which occurs when mothers pass on the infection to their babies during pregnancy. Dr. Irene Stafford, an OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist at UT Health Houston, joins Ali Rogin to discuss what can be done to address this.

Native tribe highlights challenges of climate migration

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In 2022, the Biden administration announced it would pay to help several Native American tribes move away from coastlines and rivers, where waters are rising due to climate change. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports on an earlier relocation effort in Louisiana that ran into some unexpected complications.

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