Jackie Robinson’s legacy endures 75 years after breaking baseball’s color barrier
Jackie Robinson first took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers 75 years ago this week, becoming the first Black man to play in the modern major leagues. It’s been nearly 50 years since Jackie Robinson’s death, but he remains one…
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Students in rural New Mexico reflect on the war in Ukraine
The crisis in Ukraine is reverberating across the U.S., including in a rural town in northern New Mexico. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports on how the war in Ukraine is impacting teenagers who are thousands of miles away. Stream your…
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How the White House is trying to fight inflation and what it means politically
President Biden will travel to Portland and Seattle this week in his first visit to the Pacific Northwest as president. The White House says his visit will center on his efforts to address inflation as Americans see skyrocketing prices on…
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News Wrap: Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in a rare religious convergence
In our news wrap Sunday, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are all being celebrated this weekend in a rare religious convergence, 17 Palestinians were injured during ongoing clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City,…
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In the battered port city of Mariupol, Ukrainians resist Russian demands to surrender
In Ukraine, Russian long-range attacks continue to rain down near Kyiv, even as Russian troops consolidate in the south and east. And the port city of Mariupol is on the brink of a full Russian takeover, but the remaining Ukrainian…
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Cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay refloats after month
The Ever Forward got stuck on March 13 in about 23 feet of water off Downs Park in Maryland, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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At least 2 killed in Pittsburgh house party shooting
The “vast majority” of people at the party were juveniles, according to police.
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Meet The Press Broadcast (Full) – April 17
NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley reports on the latest in Ukraine. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer joins Meet the Press exclusively to talk about Putin’s state of mind and the international community’s response to the war. Dr. Ashish Jha, the…
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