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WWII Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor Posthumously

4:24pm June 25, 2018

by Tom Bowman

President Trump will present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin M. Conner on Tuesday. Connor was a World War II soldier who ran ahead of his unit to call in artillery on German forces to stop their advance.

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Comedian and radio host Randy Credico says he suspects a request from special counsel Robert Mueller's office connects to his on-again, off-again relationship with Roger Stone.

Mueller Seeks Interview With Disputed 'Link' Between Trump Camp, WikiLeaks

2:29pm June 25, 2018

by Tim Mak

Randy Credico tells NPR that he won't agree to talk with the special counsel's investigators on a voluntary basis. He denies serving as a bridge between Roger Stone and Julian Assange.

The Pentagon plans to build temporary camps for detained immigrants. Here, children of detained migrants are seen at a tent encampment near the U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry in Tornillo, Texas.

Pentagon To House Migrants At 2 Military Bases In Texas

2:28pm June 25, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Migrant families will be housed at Fort Bliss, an Army base outside El Paso, NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Unaccompanied migrant children will be housed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, outside San Angelo.

Zsa Zsa, an English bulldog, won the World's Ugliest Dog competition this weekend in Petaluma, Calif. She's seen here with her owner, Megan Brainard of Minnesota.

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Ooh Zsa Zsa: Rescued Bulldog Wins Ugliest Dog Contest

1:37pm June 25, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Maybe it was the lolling tongue or the upward-thrusting chin or the drool. Whatever her secret, Zsa Zsa the English bulldog worked her magic and took home the title.

If you are bitten by a Lone Star tick, you could develop an unusual allergy to red meat. And as this tick's territory spreads beyond the Southeast, the allergy seems to be spreading with it.

Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise

1:03pm June 25, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

If you are bitten by a Lone Star tick, you could develop an unusual allergy to red meat. And as this tick's territory spreads beyond the Southeast, the allergy seems to be spreading with it.

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The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander

11:14am June 25, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The court said just one district is unconstitutional — House District 90. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing dissent that was five pages longer than the majority opinion.

Border Crackdown Diverts Resources From Drug Cases, 'USA Today' Reports

5:53am June 25, 2018

President Trump's policy of prosecuting every misdemeanor committed by anyone in the country illegally has diverted resources from other major crimes. Steve Inskeep talks to Brad Heath of USA Today.

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Why International Adoption Cases In The U.S. Have Plummeted

5:53am June 25, 2018

by Ashley Westerman

Between the 1950s and mid-2000s international adoptions in the U.S. climbed. But after 2004, there was a sudden drop off. We explore the history of American families adopting children from abroad.

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A vaccine given during pregnancy protects the baby against whooping cough, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get it.

Pregnant Women: Avoid Soft Cheeses, But Do Get These Shots

5:53am June 25, 2018

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Doctors want to remind moms to get certain vaccines while pregnant. Whooping cough in particular can be deadly for newborns, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get the vaccine.

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Leonissa Duarte, 18, left, and Freddy Tijerino, 18, star in director Anali Cabrera's film Luna at Moonlight, set at the Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale, CA.

To Answer Hollywood's Diversity Problem, California Program Hands Kids The Camera

9:34pm June 24, 2018

by Anjuli Sastry

This weekend, Youth Cinema Project students screened their films for the public. The program aims to create a pipeline to get kids of color in underachieving schools into the filmmaking industry.

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