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How Communities Process Gun Violence

Authorities are still piecing together information about the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. It's the latest tragedy in what is becoming part of an infuriating pattern in modern American history.

From the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Florida to the shooting at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead, Americans are all too familiar with such events.

The country looks on in the immediate wake of such an attack. But how are those schools and communities impacted by the tragedies a week, a month, or even a couple of years after a mass shooting event?

We look at how the community in Uvalde is processing and take a look back at how other towns and victims are coping with grief.

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The Results From The Most Recent Round Of Primaries

Voters in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota, and Texas cast their ballots in key primaries this week.

Ongoing political battles are providing a compelling backdrop for this year's contests.

Strict voting laws in Alabama and Georgia had Democrats worried about turnout.

And Republicans have spent a lot of time this election season vying for the support of Donald Trump's base, shifting their rhetoric further and further right.

We discuss what insights we can glean from the results in Alabama and Georgia.

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Are Robots The Solution To Understaffed Nursing Homes?

For many, the pandemic has exposed cracks in our long-term care systems — from staffing shortages to chronic loneliness among residents.

What if a robot could fix both?

A program at the University of Minnesota-Duluth is using automation technology to find out.

The notion of using robots in nursing homes also raises ethical issues about data, privacy, and the importance of human-to-human contact.

We talk with Dr. Khan and others about the intersection of technology and geriatric care.

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What Do Abortion Bans Mean For Miscarriage Care?

At least 10 percent of pregnancies end in a miscarriage, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

But those are just the ones doctors know about. Some estimates put that number much higher to account for all the times a person didn't realize they were pregnant.

The care for a miscarriage is often identical to an induced abortion. With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, some doctors are raising the alarm about how that could affect routine miscarriage care.

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'Joy Luck Club' To 'Pachinko': The Asian Diaspora On-Screen

From "Turning Red" to "Pachinko" to "After Yang," it's been a big year for stories about the Asian diaspora.

Even so, the entertainment industry — and the projects it greenlights — remains overwhelmingly white.

A new book chronicles Asian-American contributions to pop culture — from the problematic to the groundbreaking. It's called "Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now."

We talk with Yang, sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen, and "Pachinko" director Soo Hugh about telling stories of the Asian diaspora.

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The News Roundup For May 20, 2022

The United States passed one million COVID-related deaths this week. It's now the third-leading cause of death in the country.

President Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo to visit a community devastated by a racist attack that claimed the lives of ten Black people at a supermarket.

Meanwhile, the United Nations is warning that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause a global food crisis. Global prices are rising, causing poorer nations to struggle to feed their citizens. Ukraine's ports, once major exporters of cooking oil and cereals, are closed — sparking concerns about the global food supply.

The former Somali president, a man relieved of his power in 2017, has been voted back into office by lawmakers in the country amid a lockdown in the capital of Mogadishu.

We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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Buffalo's Black Community Is Reeling After Being Targeted By A Mass Shooting

On Saturday, a shooter targeted shoppers at the only Black-run grocery store in Buffalo, New York. Ten people were killed and three were injured. Eleven of the victims were African American.

The racist attack left residents of Buffalo and America reeling but has especially shaken the city's Black population.

As we continue the conversation about the weekend's tragedy, we look at the history of race in Buffalo and America.

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Finding the Formula: Why Parents Are Scrambling To Feed Their Children

As the nationwide infant formula shortage continues, parents are scrambling to feed their children.

43 percent of formula is sold out nationwide as retailers struggle to keep it on the shelves. That's according to Datasembley, which collects real-time data on retail and grocery services.

There isn't a substitute for formula and that is especially true for children who require specialty formulas.

So where can parents go for help? And what solutions exist to ensure this crisis doesn't happen again?

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Data Privacy And Clinic Safety After Roe v. Wade

With the Supreme Court set to roll back federal protections for abortions, protesters have mobilized across the country.

A new report by Reveal looks into the growing number of calls to police from abortion clinics in Florida. It found that reports of harassment, violence, and intimidation doubled between 2016 and 2021, with one clinic reporting a 400 percent jump in calls within that time.

Now that Florida's new restrictive abortion measures take effect in July, providers are preparing for an escalation in that violence.

Later on, privacy advocates and supporters of the pro-choice movement have raised the alarm about how personal data could be used by law enforcement and anti-abortion activists if Roe vs. Wade is overturned by a Supreme Court decision this summer.

There have been several bills sponsored by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to limit the information tech companies can collect from individuals and provide to law enforcement.He joins a panel conversation about the role digital privacy plays in reproductive rights.

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The Science Behind Preventing The Next Mass Shooting

There have been nearly 200 mass shootings in the first 5 months of 2022, including a shooting at a Buffalo grocery store that left 10 dead. And incidents near a public school in Washington D.C. and on the New York City subway in April have the public concerned about safety in shared spaces.

We discuss the emerging field of research called behavioral threat assessment, which is used to prevent mass shootings before they occur. As well as take a look at the history of mass shootings in America.

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