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Plans Begin For Memorial At Site Of Pulse Nightclub Shooting

8:12am June 11, 2017

by Amy Green

As the first anniversary of the Pulse shooting approaches, there's an effort underway to transform the Orlando nightclub into a museum and a memorial to the 49 people killed.

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Advocates Work To End Child Marriage In The U.S.

8:12am June 11, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Sherry Johnson about being a child bride and Fraidy Reiss of the organization Unchained At Last about her work to end child marriage in the U.S.

Week In Politics: Sessions To Testify To Address Comey Statements

8:12am June 11, 2017

by Mara Liasson

On Saturday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would testify to the Senate Intelligence Committee. And President Trump pushed back against the testimony of fired FBI Director James Comey.

The Call-In: The Refugee Experience In The U.S.

8:12am June 11, 2017

The Supreme Court reviews President Trump's travel ban executive order this week. NPR takes a look at how the ban has impacted refugee resettlement in the United States.

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'The Loving Project' Explores 50 Years Of Interracial Marriage

8:12am June 11, 2017

It's almost the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. Brad Linder and Farrah Parkes talk about their podcast The Loving Project.

Sen. Ron Wyden On Comey And Jeff Sessions

8:12am June 11, 2017

Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about the Senate's Russia investigation, what he heard from James Comey last week, and what he expects from Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday.

The Legal Landscape Of Leaks

8:12am June 11, 2017

Law professor Mary-Rose Papandrea of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the legal issues around leaking government secrets to the press.

Open Iftar events are held outdoors (weather permitting), and are open to all. Often there are guest speakers and evening prayers, and then everyone —Muslim and non-Muslim alike —breaks bread together. Above, attendees at the first U.S. Open Iftar, he

This Dinner Party Invites People Of All Faiths To Break Bread Together

8:12am June 11, 2017

by Deena Prichep

Iftar is the nightly meal breaking the Ramadan fast. The Open Iftar project stages meals outdoors, encouraging Muslims and non-Muslims to move beyond religious divides to get to know each other.

Swimsuit Season Gets Complicated

8:12am June 11, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Sarah Halzack, who has written about retail for The Washington Post, why this season's swimwear is so complicated.

NYPD officers try to separate counter-protesters and activists rallying for the "March Against Sharia" on Saturday in New York City.

'Anti-Sharia' Marchers Met With Counter-Protests Around The Country

7:34am June 11, 2017

by James Doubek

"March Against Sharia" participants said the Islamic moral code is a threat to U.S. society and women's rights. Counter-protesters accused them of racism and Islamophobia.