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Some detainees at the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas, went on a hunger strike last year. There have been at least six hunger strikes at detention centers in the first three months of 2019 alone.

Hunger Strikes At ICE Detention Centers Spread As Parole, Bond Are Denied

There have been at least six hunger strikes at detention centers in the first three months of 2019 alone. One of the detainees' demands was to be released while their cases were adjudicated.

A tourist takes a selfie at Google's sculpture garden in Mountain View, Calif.

Silicon Valley Has Its Tech Campuses. Now It Wants A Monument

Tourists are flocking to California to see the origins of their favorite tech companies. Now there might be a monument about Silicon Valley's glory.

A photographer looks out over the Puget Sound and Mount Baker, some 70 miles distant, Friday, March 13, 2015, at the marina in Edmonds, Wash.

Rain relents, and weather expert shares Puget Sound convergence zone primer

If you’re tired of all the precipitation that has been raining down on the Northwest since early April, take heart. KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass…

Frederick Douglass' Remarkable Life, From Slavery To 'American Wonder'

David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography details Douglass' passionate leadership in the abolitionist movement and his gift as a writer and orator. Originally broadcast Dec. 17 2018.

A day after the release of the redacted Mueller report, book versions of it occupied the top spots on Amazon's bestseller list.

The Mueller Report Is Free To Read, But It's Also A Bestseller

The Mueller report on the 22-month probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 election is now a bestselling book, even though its contents are free and widely available.

Most Teachers Don't Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change and 46% of parents haven't discussed it with their kids.

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