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Youths say boredom and basic needs landed them at Maryland detention centers

Incarcerated teens tell NPR how they landed at detention centers in Maryland.

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Leslie Collier, a Republican, is the county clerk in Lewis County, Ky. Her local board of elections consolidated 14 precinct-based voting locations in favor of just four countywide vote centers. Justin Hicks/Kentucky Public Radio hide caption

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Many Kentucky counties are consolidating polling sites, raising concerns about access

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Tai chi helps boost memory, study finds. One type seems most beneficial

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John Opp and his daughter Giuliana communicate with their hands at the Isabella Bird Community School in Denver. Opp said he's grateful for the universal pre-K program and the support it provides her. John Daley/CPR News hide caption

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The unlikely connection between universal pre-K and nicotine taxes in Colorado

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The unlikely connection between universal pre-K and nicotine taxes in Colorado

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Youths say boredom and basic needs landed them at Maryland detention centers

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Youths say boredom and basic needs landed them at Maryland detention centers

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Simone Leigh, Satellite (2022), installation view in front of the Hirshhorn Museum entrance on Independence Avenue. Bronze. Rick Coulby for the Hirshhorn/Simone Leigh, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery hide caption

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Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum hosts a retrospective of Simone Leigh's work

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Palestinians look for survivors of an Israeli bombardment in the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. Hatem Moussa/AP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Israel says Hamas won't rule Gaza. So who will?

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Israel says Hamas won't rule Gaza. So who will?

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