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Jed Bradley/AP hide caption toggle caption Jed Bradley/AP Asia New Zealand welcomes back tourists as it eases pandemic rules Palestinian women make traditional pastries filled with dates or nuts known as ma'amoul. AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images Food For many Arab Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, it's not Eid without ma'amoul Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets drives against Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first round in the 2022 NBA playoffs at Barclays Center. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Bello/Getty Images Sports The historical significance of Kyrie Irving's athletic dominance during Ramadan Lebanese-American designer and owner of ModernEID Jomana Siddiqui organizes her Ramadan and EID decor and gifts. there has been a rise in companies like hers that make Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, a more commercialized holiday. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Perspective Like Christmas, Eid is being commercialized – and that's a welcome thing Sponsor Message Workers participate in a May Day rally in New York City. Amazon workers recently unionized a facility in Staten Island, emboldening other workers to push for their companies to unionize. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images World Workers around the world mark May Day with rallies for better working conditions From New York City to Istanbul to Kolkata, demonstrators seized this International Workers' Day as a moment to push for greater worker protections and changes to immigration policies. What is May Day? For the most part, the opposite of capitalism Here are 3 pivotal moments in workers' history to remember Students walk past a display for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn., on May 10, 2021 Jessica Hill/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessica Hill/AP National The story behind Asian Pacific American Heritage, and why it's celebrated in May May marks the beginning of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This year's theme is Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration. Steve Johnson, right, with his sisters, Terry, left, and Rebecca and his wife Rosemarie, second right, arrive at the Supreme Court in Sydney, Monday, May 2, 2022, for a sentencing hearing in the murder of Scott Johnson, Steve, Terry and Rebecca's brother. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP World Sydney man admits to pushing a gay American off a cliff in 1988 The defendant faces a potential sentence of life in prison on sentencing scheduled for Tuesday. In this image released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Sunday, May 1, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre right, and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. AP hide caption toggle caption AP World About 100 civilians escape Mariupol steel plant as Pelosi visits Zelenskyy in Kyiv The U.N. is helping to evacuate the remaining civilians, officials said Sunday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the most senior U.S. official to visit Kyiv since the war began in February. Paul Rusesabagina, pictured in 2012, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges last September in Rwanda. His family is suing Rwanda for $400 million for kidnapping, torture and unlawful imprisonment. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images Africa Family of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero sues Rwandan government for kidnapping and torture Paul Rusesabagina saved more than 1,200 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The Rwandan government convicted him of terrorism in a trial that human rights groups call a sham. Naomi Judd, left, and Wynonna Judd, of The Judds, perform at the "Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country," in Las Vegas, April 4, 2011. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP Music News The Judds and Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame Charles and The Judds join two veteran recording musicians in the hall, including the first drummer to join the institution. Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76 Mazel Tov Cocktail Party's influences are global, but the sound they create is uniquely their own. Laura Carbone/Kathleen Tagg hide caption toggle caption Laura Carbone/Kathleen Tagg Culture Mazel Tov Cocktail Party: Take an ounce of hip hop, dash of polka, then square dance Finding a thriving dance culture in the Adirondacks Mountains inspired the band to take its sound in an unexpected direction. Mazel Tov Cocktail Party: Take an ounce of hip hop, dash of polka, then square dance Listen · 5:15 5:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed This image provided by the U.S. Marshals Service on Sunday shows part of a wanted poster for Casey White. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Law The U.S. Marshals Service is offering $10K for information about an Alabama fugitive Lauderdale County corrections official Vicky White is also missing. She told staff she was transporting Casey White to the local courthouse for a mental health evaluation before the two disappeared. A 2012 file photo shows the Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessica Hill/AP Law Connecticut looks to expand abortion rights in response to out-of-state restrictions The legislation is partly a reaction to the wave of new measures in conservative states restricting abortions and in some cases levying civil and criminal penalties on people who perform them. Los Angeles Sheriff deputies on March 3. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag National Some California police are biased. A report says they have no clear plans to fix that A scathing report by California's Auditor of five large police departments finds evidence of officer bias against women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people, and there's no goal to improve. Dariya Medynska gathers with other members of the Voloshky Ukrainian dance ensemble before the International Spring Festival at North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rachel Wisniewski for NPR Culture A Ukrainian dance troupe in the U.S. fights disinformation, one high kick at a time The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, which turns 50 this year, hopes to counter Russian aggression by teaching U.S. audiences about Ukrainian history and culture. Pantheon Review Book Reviews 'Companion Piece' connects two plagues and two female artists five centuries apart By exploring binaries such as imagination versus reality and surface versus depth — with their often blurred boundaries — Ali Smith's latest challenges readers to embrace the indeterminate. Both Girlpool and Let's Eat Grandma make music that pushes against the boundaries of indie rock and pop. Alexis Gross/El Hardwick/Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Alexis Gross/El Hardwick/Courtesy of the artist Review Music Reviews Girlpool and Let's Eat Grandma explore the inherent grief of growing up Two new albums from Let's Eat Grandma and Girlpool wistfully accept the inherent grief that comes with facing adulthood. From left to right, clockwise: Pusha T, Myra Melford, Syd, Horace Andy, Straw Man Army. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist All Songs Considered NPR's favorite music of April, from broken-hearted R&B to paranoid post-punk April brought us albums from a re-energized Pusha T, reggae legend Horace Andy, Myra Melford's improvised suite, Syd's broken-hearted R&B ballads and Straw Man Army's paranoid-but-expansive post-punk. NPR's favorite music of April, from broken-hearted R&B to paranoid post-punk Listen · 27:03 27:03 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed Credit: Courtesy of the artist Tiny Desk Thee Sinseers: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert The California band The Sinseers play a passionate and retro four-song set in this Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR Shots - Health News Tracking the coronavirus around the U.S.: See how your state is doing View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are under control and where cases are still spreading. 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