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Friday

A photo taken on October 27, 2019 shows the burnt van that Barakat Ahmad Barakat says he was in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on ISIS leader Baghdadi's compound. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NPR Investigation Reveals Flaws In U.S. Claims About Baghdadi Raid Casualties

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Wednesday

Texas A&M University has come under fire for suspending and then investigating a professor who spoke critically of Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick during a lecture on the opioid crisis last March. Dave Einsel/AP hide caption

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Friday

This photo, taken Oct. 27, 2019, the day after the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound in Syria, shows the van that was targeted by U.S. airstrikes. Photos of the van prompted questions about who was targeted. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid

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Tuesday

Bank of America, one of the nation's largest banks, is being ordered to pay more than $100 million to customers and $150 million in fines for illegally charging customers for junk fees, fake accounts and withholding rewards. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Thursday

The federal prison complex in Thomson, Ill. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation

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Tuesday

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U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick speaks to reporters about the search for the Titan submersible on Wednesday in Boston, Mass. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Attorney John Eastman stands outside the California State Bar Court in downtown Los Angeles. The State Bar is seeking to revoke Eastman's law license over his work on former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

A car plastered in stickers reading "Trump Won" drives through Coos Bay, Ore. Wesley Lapointe for NPR hide caption

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For election workers, Trump's lies have meant threats, harassment and a poisoned dog

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Tuesday

Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, a Democrat and Presbyterian minister, speaks at a news conference in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico on May 27, 2022. Daniel Becerril/Reuters hide caption

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Monday

Saturday

Horseshoe crabs are bled at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014. Ariane Müller hide caption

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Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability

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Wednesday

Cleta Mitchell speaks at a conference in Camp Hill, Pa., on April 1, 2022. The influential conservative attorney helped former President Donald Trump as he sought to overturn the 2020 election. She's now working to dismantle ERIC. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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The far right's growing influence and 4 other takeaways from NPR's ERIC investigation

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Sunday

The Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, has for years operated as a bipartisan success story in election administration. But since early 2022, the far right has targeted ERIC, fracturing a partnership that had 32 member states at its height. Eight states where Republicans oversee voting have so far pulled out. Glenn Harvey for NPR hide caption

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How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud

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Sunday

A photo album of Shihab — during his time as an interpreter working with American military personnel during the Iraq War — rests on a small table alongside cups of tea. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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