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Doctor who provided an abortion for a young rape victim speaks out

5:04am July 27, 2022

Indiana doctor Caitlin Bernard, who provided a medication abortion for a 10-year-old girl from Ohio who had been raped, says she has been harassed since coming under the national spotlight.

A lottery ticket vending machine in a convenience store, July 21, 2022, in Northbrook, Ill. Tuesday's numbers were: 07-29-60-63-66, Mega Ball: 15.

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The Mega Millions jackpot is now over $1 billion

2:15am July 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night and won the top prize. The numbers are: 07-29-60-63-66, with a Mega Ball of 15.

Encore: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound

9:04pm July 26, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

The Vincent Price Museum in East L.A. features a major exhibition of Latinx artists using sound in their work, from demolishing a piano to dedicating musical oldies to incarcerated loved ones.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Trump paints a grim picture and Pence tries to look ahead in dueling D.C. speeches

8:50pm July 26, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

In his return to Washington, Trump rambles about violent crime and the election he lost while his former vice president tries to present a competing vision of the future of the Republican Party.

The Q nightclub in New York City received rave reviews after it opened and was often very busy. After just over a year open, the club is now the subject of controversy following a lawsuit.

One of New York's largest LGBTQ clubs is accused of fostering a toxic environment

8:24pm July 26, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The celebrity-backed, multilevel Hell's Kitchen nightclub opened a little over a year ago. What ended up being built was far more controversial.

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It's Texas' hottest summer ever. Can the electric grid handle people turning up AC?

6:55pm July 26, 2022

by Mose Buchele

A heatwave in Texas has stressed the state's isolated electricity grid. A new podcast from KUT explores the future of the power grid and whether it'll hold up as residents use more air conditioning.

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Kansas and Indiana are figuring out abortion access will look like post-Dobbs

5:49pm July 26, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Post-Dobbs decision, two big political battles play out in Indiana, where a special legislative session debates an abortion ban, and Kansas, where voters will decide via referendum next month.

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Ads from Democratic groups boost the Republican candidates that may be easier to beat

5:35pm July 26, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Democratic groups are running ads designed to boost more extreme or more pro-Trump candidates in hopes of getting a Republican nominee who — in theory — would be easier to beat in the primaries.

Shireen Abu Akleh's niece on her family's meeting with Blinken to push for U.S. probe

5:26pm July 26, 2022

The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abu Akleh's niece, Lina.

Hundreds in northern Arizona are facing flooding

5:26pm July 26, 2022

by Michel Marizco

Arizona is experiencing its worst drought in 1,200 years, but in one place there's too much water. Hundreds of homes in Flagstaff are threatened by brief monsoon thunderstorms on wildfire burn scars.

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