The Swiss singer and rapper was one of two nonbinary artists in the finals at this year's event held in Malmo, Sweden. Meanwhile, protesters called for Israel's disqualification from the contest.
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If you answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, it's a robocall.
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Services now in three agencies to be consolidated under one roof
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A publishing company whose politically slanted newspapers have been derided as “pink slime” is being sued by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul for illegally identifying birthdates and home addresses of “hundreds of thousands” of voters.
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The contemporary Christian band We the Kingdom is on the road for the first time since lead singer Franni Rae Cash Cain's departure.
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The Fourth District Appellate Court is upholding the 18-month prison sentence Jeffrey Reinking received for illegally returning to his son an AR-15 Bushmaster rifle that he later used in a Tennessee mass shooting that left four people dead.
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The H5N1 bird flu has been common across wild bird populations for the last few years leading to the culling of millions of chickens in the United States. Now that it's showing up in dairy cows and milk samples, what does this mean for our food and transmission to humans? Experts say, your milk is safe, and as of now, the risk to human health is low.
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But admin’s letter to agency directors serves parallel purpose of warning lawmakers
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State officials kicked off the private renovation of the building which once served as the state government’s Chicago headquarters.
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Maddia Groff won both Pitcher and Freshman of the Year.
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As state lawmakers hold hearings targeting the role of pharmacy benefit managers – an influential arm in how the health insurance industry prices prescription drugs – multiple state agencies are considering how to better regulate the industry.
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A powerful solar storm struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies around the world — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids.
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The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles.
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The State Department finds it likely that the Israeli military has committed abuses, but stops short of reaching any sweeping or definitive conclusions.
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.
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Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies.
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Because of the Israeli operation, hospitals lack basic supplies. And doctors must face the heartbreaking decision whether to let one patient die so they can use available resources to save another.
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Here's a summary of NPR's reporting about a purported flyer that was found in a portable toilet at a migrant encampment in Matamoros, Mexico that urged migrants to vote illegally for President Biden.