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Inside Tennessee's botched execution
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Inside Tennessee's botched execution

Death row inmate Christa Pike survived two injections intended to kill her. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has now paused the state's remaining executions pending an independent review. We get an eyewitness account of the botched execution from WPLN's Catherine Sweeney. 

Inside Tennessee's botched execution

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ICE raids make a 'ghost town' in Kansas
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ICE raids make a 'ghost town' in Kansas

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to countries they have no ties to. Michelle Mendez from the National Immigration Project explains the decision and what it means for immigrants who are fighting to stay in the country.

ICE raids make a 'ghost town' in Kansas

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Security concerns prompt OpenAI to scrap latest model
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Security concerns prompt OpenAI to scrap latest model

OpenAI says it won’t release its newest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, because it showed high levels of deception during testing. Gregory Allen, founder and CEO of Decision Tree Research, explains the security concerns.

Security concerns prompt OpenAI to scrap latest model

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How to navigate the housing crisis
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How to navigate the housing crisis

We’re taking a closer look at the problem of housing affordability. Housing expert Christina Stacy answers questions we received in our inbox, and provides tips on renting and buying in this market. 

How to navigate the housing crisis

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Melting glaciers, crumbling mountains, and Alaska's climate crisis

Melting glaciers, crumbling mountains, and Alaska's climate crisis

Across Southeast Alaska, landslides have killed at least a dozen people since August 2015. Landslides happen across the U.S., but geologists say they’re inescapable in Southeast Alaska. In the latest installment of our climate series Reverse Course, Here & Now’s Chris Bentley reports on the role of climate change in landslide risk, and what can be done to mitigate it.

Melting glaciers, crumbling mountains, and Alaska's climate crisis

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How foreign aid cuts have sparked a humanitarian crisis
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How foreign aid cuts have sparked a humanitarian crisis

As wars rage and the United States slashes humanitarian aid, the world finds itself unable to help the people most in need. Former UK foreign secretary and head of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband talks about the implications. 

How foreign aid cuts have sparked a humanitarian crisis

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'Godfather of AI': How to create an AI that won't kill us
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'Godfather of AI': How to create an AI that won't kill us

Geoffrey Hinton is a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and cognitive psychologist. He’s helped develop the mathematical engine behind today’s artificial intelligence. But, Hinton is now calling for slowing the development of that technology. He explains how he sees the existential threat of AI and what the future could look like.

'Godfather of AI': How to create an AI that won't kill us

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DoorDash driver detained with bullet in back after ICE shooting

DoorDash driver detained with bullet in back after ICE shooting

A Venezuelan immigrant still has a bullet in his back, two days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and injured him, according to his lawyer Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch. Lincoln-Goldfinch says Wilber Rafael Garces Perez is being kept in a regular bed in a detention center and treated with Tylenol and Ibuprofen. We speak with Lincoln-Goldfinch. Then, although required by law, accessible voting remains a challenge for people with disabilities, with the midterms just six weeks out. Maria Town, president and CEO of the American Association for People With Disabilities, joins us. And, Juneau's Assembly is considering an ordinance that would cap the number of cruise ships allowed to dock each day in the tourist hot spot. KTOO's Clarise Larson shares the latest.

DoorDash driver detained with bullet in back after ICE shooting

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Why is diesel so much more expensive than gasoline?
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Why is diesel so much more expensive than gasoline?

The average price of diesel fuel is at a record high in the United States. This means the cost of transporting goods is also going up, and consumers will feel it. Tom Kloza, chief energy advisor for Gulf Oil, talks about how high prices might get and the factors driving them up. Then, in Michigan, many small businesses are facing rising health care costs. We speak with Brian Calley, head of the Small Business Association of Michigan. And, what looks like a leopard, but is tinier than a house cat? It's leopardus tilcayo, the first new cat species discovered in a hundred years. We talk with biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz about the discovery.

Diesel prices are soaring. Get ready to pay more for goods

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In 'Mule,' Orville Peck chronicles a year coming back from the brink

In 'Mule,' Orville Peck chronicles a year coming back from the brink

Country musician Orville Peck's new album "Mule" tells the story of a transformative year that began in the summer of 2023, when Peck nearly died of an overdose before a show. He tells us more. Then, Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen says her new album, "Day and Night," stands as the proudest creative achievement of her career. Jepsen discusses the influences behind her new album and the journey it takes listeners on. And, this week, the Macklemore and Ed Sheeran tour debacle highlighted the conflict between music and politics. Rolling Stone's Jon Blistein joins us.

In 'Mule,' Orville Peck chronicles a year coming back from the brink

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