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New federal standards aim to make manufactured homes more efficient

7:40am June 16, 2022

by Sam Brasch

The Energy Department recently updated efficiency rules for manufactured homes. Energy efficiency advocates wanted higher standards — while the industry warns the rules will raise home prices.

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A U.S.-led military raid in Syria captures a senior IS leader

5:39am June 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

The coalition did not name the person but identified him as one of the top leaders of the extremist group's Syria branch.

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A nonprofit in Tuscon, Arizona, is fighting a new enemy: climate change

5:10am June 16, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jason De Leon of the Colibrí Center for human rights about climate change heating up the land around the U.S.-Mexico border, making the journey for migrants more hazardous.

Lawyers are warning of a new chapter of mass incarceration akin to what has been seen during "war on drugs."

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Criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration if Roe falls

5:00am June 16, 2022

by Lauren Hodges

Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges if, as expected, the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

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Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates, on May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Palin, Begich and Gross advance in the Alaska US House race

9:50pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The top four vote-getters in the special primary advance to a special election, set for Aug. 16, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

John Hinckley Jr., pictured in November 2003, arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. As of Wednesday, President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin is no longer under court-mandated legal or mental health supervision.

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John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release

9:14pm June 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years. On Wednesday, an order lifting some remaining restrictions went into effect.

A washed out bridge shown along the Yellowstone River Wednesday, June 15, 2022, near Gardiner, Mont.

Yellowstone's northern half is unlikely to reopen this summer due to severe flooding

8:35pm June 15, 2022

by Austin Cope

Yellowstone National Park prepares for limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage

Remembering Scott 'Scooter' Stewart, lost to COVID, with Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird'

8:32pm June 15, 2022

Shannon Hunt remembers mechanic Scott "Scooter" Stewart of Shiloh, Ill., who died from COVID. She calls him her "bonus dad."

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As DACA turns 10, some recipients are split between celebration and frustration

6:26pm June 15, 2022

Ten years ago, the Obama administration announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with DACA recipients Diana Pliego and Esder Chong about the past decade.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Jan. 11.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, but is experiencing mild symptoms

5:41pm June 15, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Fauci, the chief medical adviser to President Biden and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tested positive on a rapid antigen test.