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NATO Jet Approaches Russian Defense Minister's Aircraft

4:31pm June 22, 2017

Over the Baltic Sea, Russian and NATO jet fighters are buzzing each other with ever-closer flybys. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Jorge Benitez of the Atlantic Council about the growing military standoff in northeastern Europe.

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Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill Reacts To Senate GOP Health Care Bill

4:31pm June 22, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill about the Senate Republican health care bill.

Senate Republican Leaders Unveil Proposed Health Care Legislation

4:31pm June 22, 2017

by Susan Davis

Senate Republicans unveiled a draft of their health care bill on Thursday. Party leaders are hoping for a vote on the legislation next week.

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Republican Sen. John Thune Defends Senate Health Care Bill

4:31pm June 22, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who was one of the people who worked on the Senate health care bill, about the last minute negotiations and the finished product.

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Ohio Health Insurance CEO Raises Concerns Over Senate GOP Bill

4:31pm June 22, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Pam Morris, CEO and President of CareSource, about the new health care bill from Senate Republicans. CareSource is the largest provider of Medicaid managed care services for Ohio.

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'From The Ashes' Documents Rise And Fall Of Coal In America

4:31pm June 22, 2017

After President Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to lead a group of mayors, governors and CEOs in cutting emissions according to the Paris framework. And now Bloomberg also has a film out documenting coal's rise and fall in America, From the Ashes.

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An international team of scientists believes it has solved the mystery of how eggs got their shapes.

How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It

4:31pm June 22, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

Eggs evolved over 300 million years ago and now come in all kinds of shapes, from Tic Tacs to teardrops to pingpong balls. After studying some 50,000 eggs, a team of researchers thinks it knows why.

Jayme Orrack oversees Xcel Energy's new wind farm in Courtenay, N.D. The wind farm started generating electricity late last year with 100 turbines that collectively generate 200 megawatts of electricity.

The Rise Of Wind Energy Raises Questions About Its Reliability

4:31pm June 22, 2017

by Amy Sisk

As renewables make up a bigger share of the nation's energy grid, some worry about blackouts when the wind doesn't blow. But grid operators say they're getting better at balancing energy resources.

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Mueller plans to build his chicken barns in this cornfield just south of his home. His barns would house "breeders," the hens that lay the eggs that will hatch to be raised for meat.

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Farmers Take Out Millions In Loans To Raise Chickens For Big-Box Retailers

4:08pm June 22, 2017

by Grant Gerlock

To slaughter 2 million birds per week, Costco is contracting poultry farmers. But this requires a major financial investment from small producers, and the payoff may not be guaranteed.

The Supreme Court says a lower court erred in its guidance to a jury about the standard for stripping a refugee of her American citizenship.

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Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court On Grounds For Stripping U.S. Citizenship

3:22pm June 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"We have never read a statute to strip citizenship from someone who met the legal criteria for acquiring it," Justice Elena Kagan wrote. "We will not start now."