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Shirley Chisholm made history in 1968 as the first Black woman ever elected to Congress. Four years later, the New York representative made history again when she ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, the first woman and the first African American to do so. A new Netflix movie, called simply “Shirley,” tells her story.

Host Ailsa Chang speaks with Regina King, who plays Shirley Chisholm and the film’s director John Ridley.

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This week Russian authorities extended the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich. Authorities have yet to provide any evidence to backup charges that Gershkovich was spying, and no trial date has been set.

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People who work on ways to end poverty have been trying a simple approach lately: just giving money to those in need, with no strings attached.

Universal basic income, or UBI, once seemed like a radical idea in the US. But now, many places in the country are pushing to make UBI a permanent part of the social safety net.

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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a cargo ship rammed into it. As search and rescue efforts continue, federal investigators are trying to understand what led to the collapse.

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Famine is a man-made disaster affecting millions in conflict zones.

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Suicide rates for queer and trans people are disproportionately high. They’re also routinely targets of violence and hate crimes.

While some states have protections for queer and trans people, many other states have passed laws that restrict the rights and visibility of transgender individuals.

The stories of Nex Benedict and Dime Doe illustrate both those trends.

Benedict died by suicide the day after a physical altercation in their school bathroom. Benedict had been bullied by other students for more than a year.

Dime Doe, a Black trans woman, was killed in 2019. Last month a man who had been in a relationship with Doe was found guilty of killing her. It’s the first time a hate crime against a trans person was brought to trial.

What do these cases tell us about the lives of trans and queer people in America?

If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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In 1974, Stephen King published his first book, “Carrie”. But 50 years on, critics still debate if his work deserves a place in the literary canon.

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President Biden just awarded $8.5 billion dollars to the company Intel to help fund semiconductor factories in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon.

At a visit to Intel’s campus outside Phoenix this week, Biden said the money will help semiconductor manufacturing make a comeback in the US after 40 years.

The money for Intel comes from the CHIPS and Science Act, which was signed in 2022 to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The administration’s goal? For 20% of the world’s leading-edge semiconductor chips to be made on American soil by 2030.

The US currently makes zero of the world’s leading-edge semiconductor chips. By 2030, the Biden administration wants to make a fifth of them. So how will America get there?

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Next week representatives of the Israeli government are scheduled to fly from Tel Aviv to Washington, DC. When they arrive, they’ll head to the White House, where they’ll meet with representatives of the US government.

On the agenda – the next steps in Israel’s war against Hamas. The meeting comes as famine is imminent for roughly 300-thousand Palestinians in Northern Gaza.

At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be losing US support. Still, Netanyahu insists that Israel won’t stop until it has achieved, quote, “total victory.” But what does that mean – and how close is Israel to achieving that?

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The way we have bought homes for the last 100 years could change as soon as July. Who wins, who loses, and who gets a share of the $418 million class-action settlement?

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