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What Senator McConnell says about the Supreme Court and the future of abortion

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By Deirdre Walsh

Published May 12, 2022 at 4:43 PM EDT

If Republicans win control in November, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that Congress could vote on further restrictions on abortion.

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Deirdre Walsh is the congress editor for NPR's Washington Desk.

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Recorders, the woodwind music instruments, are on the decline in British classrooms

Ayesha Rascoe

A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?
What Newark's communication outages show about the U.S.'s air traffic control systems

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with aviation expert William McGee about the challenges facing the nation's air traffic control system following two communication outages at Newark's airport.
Kevin Olusola discusses his album 'Dawn of a Misfit'

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with music artist Kevin Olusola about his new album, "Dawn Of A Misfit," and his love for mixing it up with classical music.