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A wide swath of Mississippi, as well as smaller sections of Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, are being impacted by strong thunderstorms with the potential for large hail and tornadoes. (Image credit: National Weather Service) Read More at NPR

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks to historian Kathleen Belew about the guilty verdict given to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. Read More at NPR

A federal jury has convicted Stewart Rhodes, founder of the militia group Oath Keepers, of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. Read More at NPR

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view “are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States.” (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) Read More at NPR

Can states sue the Department of Homeland Security over its rules enforcing the country’s immigration laws? That’s one of the questions being asked at the Supreme Court Tuesday. Read More at NPR

The CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons face Senate lawmakers to publicly address concerns about their planned $25 billion merger that would combine the two largest U.S. supermarket chains. Read More at NPR

The Respect for Marriage Act codifies federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. It’s expected to be signed into law soon with bipartisan congressional support. Read More at NPR

A new exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum focuses on African fashion. The exhibit’s curator says it’s a way for the museum to acknowledge its colonial legacy. Read More at NPR

Rising energy prices in Europe have forced some Italians to turn to abandoned cooking methods. One Tuscan village is using wool to insulate cooking boxes that slow-cook food with less energy. Read More at NPR

Protestors explain why they came out and demonstrated in China. Some say they did it to protest against COVID controls, others for more abstract political ideals. Read More at NPR