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Some cities drop July Fourth fireworks for safer, quieter and greener alternatives

5:09am July 04, 2023

Americans will launch their own fireworks and attend public displays across the country for the Independence Day holiday. But could drones become the new way to wow crowds?

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It's been a year since a deadly mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill.

5:09am July 04, 2023

by Alex Degman

The community of Highland Park will hold a ceremony and community walk in honor of the seven people killed last year during a shooting at a July Fourth parade.

New federal rules will limit miners' exposure to deadly disease-causing dust

5:09am July 04, 2023

by Justin Hicks

The federal government has come out with a proposal meant to prevent deadly black lung disease among miners. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on July 1, 2023.)

Louie Villasana, who just turned 1, with dad, Luis Fernando Villasana, and mom, Samantha Casiano.

In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths

4:00am July 04, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not.

Philadelphia police stand at the intersection of 56th Street and Kingsessing Avenue after multiple people were shot in Southwest Philadelphia, late Monday, July 3, 2023.

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Gunman opens fire on Philadelphia streets, killing 4 and wounding 2

12:21am July 04, 2023

by NPR Staff

Four people were killed and at least two others injured Monday night when a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in a Philadelphia neighborhood, police said.

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying race cannot be a factor.

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

9:13pm July 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education.

Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Hotel after walking off their job early Sunday, July 2, 2023, in downtown Los Angeles.

Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California

7:19pm July 03, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Hotel workers in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Orange County are striking for better wages and working conditions, affecting scores of hotels over the July 4th holiday.

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Demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization case in Washington, DC on June 24, 2023.

Abortion access could continue to change in year 2 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade

6:35pm July 03, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws.

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Scientists have found part of the brain that triggers out-of-body experiences

5:51pm July 03, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists have pinpointed a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, appears to produce out-of-body experiences.

Beekeepers struggle to keep crops pollinated after half their colonies died last year

5:51pm July 03, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

A national survey shows U.S. beekeepers lost about half of their colonies in 2022. A beekeeper talks about the important role bees play in our food supply.

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