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What to know about the new CDC Director Mandy Cohen

4:39pm June 20, 2023

by Pien Huang

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting a new director. President Biden named Dr. Mandy Cohen to the role. She's the former health secretary for North Carolina.

Jenny Xie tackles a fraught mother-daughter relationship in novel 'Holding Pattern'

4:39pm June 20, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jenny Xie about her first novel, Holding Pattern. It takes a familiar story — a young adult who decides to move home — and flips it on its head.

'The Brightest Star' tells Anna May Wong's life story from her imagined perspective

4:39pm June 20, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Gail Tsukiyama about her new novel The Brightest Star, a fictional account of the life of actress Anna May Wong.

Divers begin to open the hatch of Pisces III as she breaks water under the John Cabot after being hauled from the Atlantic seabed off the coast of Cork, Ireland.

Deep sea rescues have a mixed track record. The Pisces III is one that succeeded

2:37pm June 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

An international mission rescued both occupants of a sunken submersible off the coast of Ireland in 1973 with just 12 minutes to spare. The men had spent three days in darkness and silence.

Two cotton-top tamarin monkeys are seen with their newborn twins at Walt Disney World.

A pair of rare cotton-top tamarin monkeys were just born at Walt Disney World

2:07pm June 20, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The white-haired species is critically endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty to federal tax charges

12:08pm June 20, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Federal authorities also charged Biden, the surviving son of the president, with a felony firearm offense.

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A U.S. Coast Guard vessel sits in port in Boston Harbor on Monday amidst the search for the submersible.

'Tiny sub, big ocean': Why the Titanic submersible search is so challenging

10:57am June 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Retired U.S. Navy submarine Capt. David Marquet says crews would need to locate the vessel then bring it to the surface to unlatch it. He puts the odds of passengers' survival at "about 1%."

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It's primary election day in Virginia

7:52am June 20, 2023

Virginia Democrats vie for seats in primary elections that have proven expensive and competitive.

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Morning news brief

7:43am June 20, 2023

After visiting China, Secretary of State Blinken headed to London. Developments in the Israeli occupied West Bank worry the international community. Virginia's primary election is today.

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3 people are charged after making off with a statue of a velociraptor

7:26am June 20, 2023

A security guard at a South Dakota science center noticed three people walking off with the statue. Video helped police track the suspected bandits back to their apartment.

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