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Encore: Examining the state of global shipping and what it might mean

During the pandemic, the cost to fill and transport a shipping container skyrocketed. Now, shipping rates have dropped by roughly 80% over the last six months.

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Ukraine’s defense minister hopes allies will supply his country with fighter jets

Ukraine’s defense minister says he’s optimistic Western allies will supply his country with advanced fighter jets, even as Ukrainian forces are poised to start training on tanks they’ve been promised.

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Blinken urges Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm amid a spike in violence

After days of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians, and reported Israeli airstrikes in Iran, Secretary of State Tony Blinken became the latest high-ranking American official to travel to Israel. As Nick Schifrin reports, Blinken is trying to keep a lid

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Biden highlights infrastructure spending at century-old train tunnel due for replacement

President Biden was in Baltimore Monday to highlight a major railway tunnel reconstruction project that will be paid for, in part, by the bipartisan infrastructure law. The project will replace a century-old tunnel connecting Philadelphia and Washington, a familiar route

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Will the evangelical community support Trump’s 2024 campaign?

This weekend, former President Trump held his first campaign rallies since announcing he was running again. When Trump first ran for president, much of the evangelical community backed him. William Brangham spoke with Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom

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Biden administration plans to end Covid public health emergency on May 11 – CNBC

Biden administration plans to end Covid public health emergency on May 11  CNBC

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New book ‘The Aftermath’ examines the political influence and legacy of the baby boomers

The impact of the baby boom generation is impossible to ignore. The roughly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 have reshaped American society at each stage of their lives. Philip Bump of The Washington Post takes a closer

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Biden tells Congress he plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11

President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

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Three emergency workers fired over inadequate care given to Tyre Nichols

Three emergency workers have been fired over their response to Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by police.

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Biden seemingly rejects request to send U.S. F-16s to Ukraine – POLITICO

Biden seemingly rejects request to send U.S. F-16s to Ukraine  POLITICO Zelensky calls on allies to send fighter jets to Ukraine  CNN Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 342 of the invasion  The Guardian Biden: U.S. will not send

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