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An aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated 34,000-gallon tank at GKN Aerospace on May 23, 2026 in Garden Grove, California. A malfunctioning tank at an aerospace plant has the potential of a chemical leak or explosion.
Apu Gomes
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California chemical tank has cracked causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate
Geoff Brumfiel
One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.
Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, Congo, May 23, 2026.
Moses Sawasawa
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AP
DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone
Emmet Livingstone
Thirteen-month-old Jannat cries as her mother Sohana, a garment worker, tries to feed her. The child is hospitalized for measles at DNCC Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Anike Rahman for NPR
More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
Gabrielle Emanuel, Ali Asif Shawon
This photo, from a series of pictures by two anonymous cousins, is entitled "The Music of Poverty and Violence." The subject is playing an automatic weapon as if it were a string instrument.
Mahnaz Ebrahimi|January 2026
Mind-bending photos by anonymous cousins show the pain and dreams of Afghan women
Diane Cole
Texas Standard
‘Cure for Paranoia’ frontman hopes NPR Tiny Desk win helps Texas do better for its artists
The Dallas hip-hop collective is starting a 10-city Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour in June.
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Texas Standard for May 22, 2026: Dallas hip-hop group Cure for Paranoia talks breakout Tiny Desk win
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