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2021 was a record-breaking year for anti-trans legislation. More than 290 bills targeting the LGBTQ + community were introduced in state legislatures – 25 of which were enacted.

2022 is already on track to break that record, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The advocacy group is monitoring some 300 proposed bills across 36 states – more than a third of which affect trans youth.

Most of this legislation is being pushed by Republican lawmakers and is a galvanizing issue for the GOP base.

We discuss how much trans rights matter to conservative voters. We also take a look at how anti-trans legislation gained so much support from Republicans.

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Millions of Americans are living with long COVID symptoms.

According to a new report by the CDC, one in five COVID survivors under the age of 65 has experienced a health condition that could be considered long COVID.

For seniors, that number rises to one in four.

We assemble a panel of experts to discuss long COVID and ask listeners to share their experiences.

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If you've gone grocery shopping lately, you might've noticed that the bottom line on your receipt is higher than usual. Inflation has affected nearly every corner of life and food is no exception.

The price of flour and butter has gone up 14 percent. Meat and fish have risen by 13 percent. And fresh fruits by 10. That's according to a consumer price index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that was released this month.

We discuss the rising cost of food, as well as the rising cost of fertilizers needed for farming.

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Many people think of history as inevitable. Events lead to outcomes that tumble towards a foregone conclusion.In reality, many monumental moments could have gone down very differently if certain events had or had not occurred.

Former presidential speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum became obsessed with undelivered speeches after working on the Al Gore campaign.

His new book, "Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History", explores speeches that were prepared for outcomes that never were. Those primary sources reveal how easily history could have taken a different path. They also offer insight into those moments themselves, including the motivations and feelings of the speech-givers and the people around them.

We ask him about history, these speeches, and what they tell us about these moments in time.

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From its origin, women pioneered the sound of gospel music.Artists like Mahalia Jackson and Rosetta Tharpe elevated the popularity of the genre in the mid-1900s, treading the path for gospel singers with crossover, secular appeal, like Aretha Franklin. Sisters often banded together to create the faith-based music too, including the Clark and Davis sisters.

Despite their successes, women in the genre didn't always get the same opportunities as men. They also made contributions to the genre off-stage that have gone unacknowledged.

We discuss the women who shaped gospel music and the singers making waves today.

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Eleven days after a mass shooting in a Buffalo grocery store, a gunman entered a school in Uvalde, Texas and killed 19 students and two adults. Law enforcement reports about the timeline of the shooting have varied.

Also this week, five states held their primaries, including Georgia and Alabama. And the Supreme Court ruled that inmates cannot present new evidence to appeal their cases on claims that they were represented by incompetent lawyers.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuffed former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and other American officials for suggesting his country should cede control of any territory currently occupied by Russian forces.

Airbnb is set to shutter its rentals in China amid lockdowns that are restricting tourism. The company is expected to focus its efforts on Chinese tourists traveling abroad.

World authorities are continuing to warn of a global food shortage. The Ukraine war is causing food, energy, and fertilizer prices to skyrocket.

We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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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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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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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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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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