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Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Here's what Putin said about Ukraine in his Victory Day speech Alina Selyukh boonchai wedmakawand / Getty Images The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans Ayana Archie COMMUNITY VOICES - WEEKDAYS AT NOON, SATURDAYS AT 5 PM Photo courtesy of Henson Robinson Zoo / Community Voices Meet the Henson Robinson Zoo Director, Doug Hotle | Community Voices Beatrice Bonner Doug Hotle is the new director of the Henson Robinson Zoo. He spoke to Community Voices about his background working with reptiles and exotic animals. He also shared what he is looking forward to at the zoo. Listen • 16:31 Photo courtesy of Tracy Dowell / Community Voices The Springfield Running Center's owner, Tracy Dowell, talks about her marathon experiences and what makes her store unique | Community Voices Jade Anderson Listen • 17:30 waywardmotel.com Community Voices Springfield's Wayward Motel navigates changes in music business to create new EP | Community Voices Randy Eccles Listen • 22:58 SOCIAL ACTION - THANKS FOR SHARING! Government & Politics Before voters can weigh in on November ballot, ‘Workers Rights Amendment’ must survive new legal challenge Hannah Meisel Before closing out its truncated spring legislative session earlier this month, the General Assembly approved language that will be put to voters in November, asking whether Illinois should amend its constitution to add a so-called “Workers’ Rights Amendment” to guarantee the right to collectively bargain in a state with a long tradition of strong organized labor. But those behind a new lawsuit filed Thursday hope to prevent the question from being printed on the ballot in the first place, claiming the proposed amendment would conflict with federal labor law. Sam Dunklau/NPR Illinois / Economy & Business After year of planning, renovations for Springfield's dilapidated Armory slated for July start Hannah Meisel The science of headache disorders Listen • 47:34 Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses Blake Farmer FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process. Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in the midterms Juana Summers These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden. Listen • 3:35 Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters Michel Martin NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Esper about his forthcoming book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times." In her new poems, Ada Limón argues for turning a delicate attention to the world Jeevika Verma The award-winning poet's new collection, The Hurting Kind, is a testament to the power of sensitivity and to the reality that the world is here to both guide us and lead us astray. Aoife O'Donovan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Stephen Thompson The singer-songwriter assembled her band at a New Hampshire bookstore for a set of warm folk-pop songs. George Pérez, celebrated comic book artist who redefined Wonder Woman, has died Emma Bowman Pérez died on Friday at age 67. In a career that spanned over four decades, Pérez's meticulous pencil was behind some of the biggest comic book heroes. 'Sex Education' actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the first Black lead in 'Doctor Who' Becky Sullivan Gatwa, best known for the role of Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Education, is the first Black person to be cast full-time in the starring role in the iconic BBC series. Jill Biden visits Ukraine, making her first solo trip to a combat zone as first lady Scott Detrow On Mother's Day, Biden met with Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, who has been in hiding with her children since Russia's invasion began. When does life begin? Religions don't agree Sarah McCammon Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's first breath. Listen • 5:08 Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year Charles Maynes Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine. Listen • 4:06 Load More Susan Walsh / AP Jill Biden to Ukrainian mom: Russia war 'hard to understand' The Associated Press U.S. first lady Jill Biden spent Mother's Day in Slovakia, meeting Ukrainian mothers who have been displaced by Russia's war and assuring them that the "hearts of the American people" are behind them. 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