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For Calif. Sikh Farmers, India Protests Cast 'Dark Cloud' Over Vaisakhi Festival

By • 20 hours ago

For Simranjit Singh, spending time in his family's almond and raisin fields is "the most therapeutic thing I could ever ask for." He says it's something he could never give up.

Singh is a 28-year-old farmer in a town 15 miles west of Fresno, Calif., called Kerman.

His extended family gathered on the farm last weekend to celebrate Vaisakhi, a farming holiday celebrated annually on April 13 or 14, and throughout the month.

'Monoclonal Antibodies' Can Keep Coronavirus In Check, But Won't Stem Michigan Surge

By • 22 hours ago

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This week Indians far and wide have been celebrating festivals to mark the harvest season and the New Year for many. For Sikh farmers from Punjab, Vaisakhi is the biggest celebration of the year, but for many in the Sikh diaspora, this year's holiday brings up complicated feelings as some of their relatives in India take part in months-long farmer protests. NPR's Jonaki Mehta has this story from California's Central Valley.

JONAKI MEHTA, BYLINE: This gurdwara, or Sikh temple, in Fresno would normally be teeming during Vaisakhi season.

U.S. Soccer President On How Prize Money Gap Is At The Center Of Equal Pay Lawsuit

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This week Indians far and wide have been celebrating festivals to mark the harvest season and the New Year for many. For Sikh farmers from Punjab, Vaisakhi is the biggest celebration of the year, but for many in the Sikh diaspora, this year's holiday brings up complicated feelings as some of their relatives in India take part in months-long farmer protests. NPR's Jonaki Mehta has this story from California's Central Valley.

JONAKI MEHTA, BYLINE: This gurdwara, or Sikh temple, in Fresno would normally be teeming during Vaisakhi season.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russia For Election Meddling, Hacking

By & & Anna Sirianni • 22 hours ago

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President Biden imposed a tough new round of sanctions on Russia today.

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: My bottom line is this - where there is an interest in the United States to work with Russia, we should and we will. When Russia seeks to violate the interests of the United States, we will respond.

Michelin Guide Returns To Celebrate Resilience In The Restaurant World

By • 22 hours ago

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This week Indians far and wide have been celebrating festivals to mark the harvest season and the New Year for many. For Sikh farmers from Punjab, Vaisakhi is the biggest celebration of the year, but for many in the Sikh diaspora, this year's holiday brings up complicated feelings as some of their relatives in India take part in months-long farmer protests. NPR's Jonaki Mehta has this story from California's Central Valley.

JONAKI MEHTA, BYLINE: This gurdwara, or Sikh temple, in Fresno would normally be teeming during Vaisakhi season.

Congressman On Capitol Police Inspector General Testimony

By & • 22 hours ago

Updated April 16, 2021 at 9:11 AM ET

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All right. Congressman Pete Aguilar was at today's hearing. He is a Democrat from California. Welcome.

Lawmakers Question U.S. Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton About Jan. 6

By , , & & Amy Isackson • 22 hours ago

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President Biden imposed a tough new round of sanctions on Russia today.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: My bottom line is this - where there is an interest in the United States to work with Russia, we should and we will. When Russia seeks to violate the interests of the United States, we will respond.

'Quo Vadis, Aida?' Asks: Where Does A Society Go After War Ends?

By • Apr 14, 2021

Filmmaker Jasmila Zbanic was a 17-year-old student living in Sarajevo with her family when the Bosnian war began in April 1992. As clashes over Bosnia's referendum for independence first started, she says nobody imagined there could ever be a full war. "It started like [the] riots on Congress in January in [the] U.S. ... I was happy when this happened because I thought what a cool thing not to go to school and have [the] whole city stop," she says.

Behind The COVID-19 Surge In Papua New Guinea

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Coast Guard Searching For At Least 12 People After Ship Capsized Off Louisiana Coast

By • Apr 14, 2021

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