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From The Podium, High School Graduates Say What It Meant To Be The Class Of 2021

6:47pm July 01, 2021

It's near the end of high school graduation season. In a year marked by change, virtual schooling and health scares, student speakers took to the podium to offer reflections on the class of 2021.

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Some Restaurants Emerged Post- Pandemic With A New Business Model: Adding Surcharges

6:37pm July 01, 2021

by Frank Morris

During the pandemic, some businesses experimented with surcharges to help offset costs. In restaurants, the charges are becoming more common, increasing prices without always being obvious about it.

Arizona Attorney General On Supreme Court Upholding State Voting Restrictions

5:54pm July 01, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on ballots cast in the wrong precinct or collected by anyone who isn't family or a caretaker.

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Miss Nevada Makes History As The 1st Openly Transgender Woman To Compete For Miss USA

5:54pm July 01, 2021

Kataluna Enriquez beat out 21 competitors in Miss Nevada USA pageant, making her the first transgender woman to both hold the title and to enter the field for the national Miss USA pageant.

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Employers Still Can't Find Enough Workers, Right When Business Would Be Booming

5:42pm July 01, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Employers are hiring aggressively but still can't find enough cooks, drivers or waiters at a time when millions of Americans remained unemployed. This tension is especially felt by small businesses.

Structural Engineer Who Investigated 9/11 Looks For Answers In Surfside Collapse

4:58pm July 01, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Allyn Kilsheimer, a renowned structural engineer, about the factors that could have led to the collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Fla.

A cardboard cutout of pop icon Britney Spears at a #FreeBritney protest held outside her conservatorship hearing on June 23 in Los Angeles.

Company Set To Co-Manage Britney Spears' Conservatorship Asks To Withdraw

4:52pm July 01, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In a surprise filing Thursday, Bessemer Trust asked to be removed from its planned role as co-conservator of the pop icon's estate, citing her remarks in court last month.

COVID-19 Surge Response Teams Are Being Sent Around The U.S. To Snuff Out Hotspots

4:36pm July 01, 2021

by Rob Stein

Alarmed by a 10% uptick in cases nationwide, the federal government is mobilizing COVID-19 surge response teams to help snuff out hotspots around the United States.

President Biden Visited Surfside, Fla., To Meet Family Of Victims And Rescue Teams

4:24pm July 01, 2021

by Greg Allen

President Biden visited Surfside, Fla., to meet with families who lost loved ones in the condominium collapse, as well as the first responders who are still searching for survivors.

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Behind The Supreme Court's Ruling That Non-Profits Don't Need To Name Large Donors

4:24pm July 01, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with rich donors and their desire for anonymity. By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the court struck down a state law requiring nonprofits to name donors.