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00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Revamped FAFSA Creates Barrier for Immigrants
02:07 - Nutritious Snack Competition
03:18 - Black Legislative Caucus Town Hall
04:40 - Eid Al-fitr and the War in Gaza

Children of immigrant parents find barriers in a normal year when they fill out the FAFSA, and because of a revamped form this year is even worse. Students at a school on the near east side of Indianapolis squared off in a competition against a chef to see who could make the tastiest nutritious snack. The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus launched its annual town hall series. Muslims across the world are celebrating Eid Al-fitr, but some in Indiana say things are different this year, as many of them process and grieve the war in Gaza.

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