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What reforms are needed after DOJ's scathing report on Minneapolis' police department?

6:14am June 20, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, after a Justice Department report accused the Minneapolis Police of widespread civil rights abuses against people of color.

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So you think you can dance? But for how long and how far?

5:46am June 20, 2023

A team of Connecticut high school students danced for a little under 16 miles. To break the record, they danced outside in the midday heat on a track for 64 laps. Their dance of choice? A conga line.

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Abortion rights supporters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in response to its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Some states are restricting abortion. Others are spending millions to fund it

5:37am June 20, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion bans around the country to take effect, some cities and states are pushing in the other direction, a new report finds.

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Authorities say a peaceful gathering in suburban Chicago turned deadly

5:13am June 20, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Chicago Sun-Times reporter Sophie Sherry about a spate of shootings in the Chicago area that killed at least 11 people.

Max Park, pictured after winning a December 2021 competition, recently set a world record for solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds.

He once had motor skill challenges. Now he's the world's fastest Rubik's cube solver

5:00am June 20, 2023

by Emma Bowman

What puzzles most people — like solving a Rubik's cube — makes sense to Max Park. And the world of speedcubing has helped the autistic 21-year-old crack the code on what might come easy to others.

Forrest Avenue, in the South Highland neighborhood, is dark except for streetlights in the early hours of Saturday, June 17, 2023, following a storm, in Shreveport, La.

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Power outages continue across the southern U.S. as a heat wave grips Texas

1:34am June 20, 2023

by The Associated Press

More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday as the bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy weekend storms carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa.

The U.S. Coast Guard in Boston is conducting the search and rescue for the missing submersible.

A search is underway for a missing submersible that brings tourists to the Titanic

6:50pm June 19, 2023

by Juliana Kim

A submersible capable of taking tourists over 2 miles underwater to view the Titanic wreckage up close has gone missing.

Eva Lighthiser, 17, is sworn in to take the stand last week during the first day of a youth-led legal challenge of Montana's climate policies.

Defense arguments are set to open in a landmark climate case brought by Montana youth

6:28pm June 19, 2023

by Ellis Juhlin

The only youth climate change lawsuit to make it all the way to trial is underway in Montana.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Beijing American Center of the US Embassy in Beijing on June 19.

"Profound differences" remain between U.S. and China, Secretary Blinken tells NPR

5:37pm June 19, 2023

by Ally Schweitzer

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up two days of diplomatic talks in Beijing, he said the two world powers must maintain communication despite "profound" differences.

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Why the number of kids enrolled in a federal benefit program has dropped dramatically

5:07pm June 19, 2023

by Gabrielle Emanuel

In recent years, the number of children enrolled in a federal benefit program, Supplemental Security Income, has dropped. It provides assistance to people who are very poor and have a disability.

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