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Newsrooms need to reflect the communities they cover

Four prominent journalists joined host Angela Davis in a conversation about how the media cover race and what happens when we don't get it right.
by Angela Davis

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Trump's national emergency stands as House fails to override veto

Trump's national emergency stands as House fails to override veto

The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.
by Deirdre Walsh

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Sparkle unicorns and fart ninjas: What parents can do about gendered toys

Sparkle unicorns and fart ninjas: What parents can do about gendered toys

Toys are more pink and blue than ever before, experts say. But before you ban the sparkle unicorns and foam-dart blasters, consider other ways to help kids expand their play possibilities.
by Cory Turner and Anya Kamenetz

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Suicides in Parkland leave community in shock

Suicides in Parkland leave community in shock

Two students who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have taken their own lives in recent days. The school was the site of a 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students.
by Greg Allen

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Suicides in Parkland leave community in shock

Suicides in Parkland leave community in shock

Two students who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have taken their own lives in recent days. The school was the site of a 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students.
by Greg Allen

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With thousands of migrants crossing the border daily, we asked 'why now?'

With thousands of migrants crossing the border daily, we asked 'why now?'

Three possible factors account for the surge of migrants at the border: economics, social media and the Trump administration's own tougher immigration policies.
by Joel Rose

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Former Murdoch executive says he quit over Fox's anti-Muslim rhetoric

Former Murdoch executive says he quit over Fox's anti-Muslim rhetoric

A former top executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tells NPR he left his job because of relentlessly harsh depictions of Muslims and immigrants in Murdoch's media properties, especially Fox News.
by David Folkenflik

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Can Inuit moms help me tame my 3-year-old's anger?

Can Inuit moms help me tame my 3-year-old's anger?

After learning how parents in the Canadian Arctic address a child's misbehavior, reporter Michaeleen Doucleff changed her tactics when her toddler would slap her face in anger.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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