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President Biden and former President Trump will debate in June
by Domenico Montanaro
President Biden and former President Trump will debate each other. The earliest general-election debate in history will take place in June.
Advice from students whose college experience was shaped by the pandemic
As students across the country head back to campus, two college sophomores — Aya Hamza and Madeline Muller — talk to NPR's Michel Martin about how COVID-19 has altered their college experience.
Few rules address extreme heat problem in prisons
by Sarah Betancourt // GBH
There are few rules about heat in the nation's prison cells. As temperatures rise, advocates say the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.
Independent sees enough unity between parties to back anti-Trump Republicans
Following Liz Cheney's primary loss this week in Wyoming, NPR's Michel Martin asks independent Utah Senate candidate, Evan McMullin, what the path forward is for candidates who have criticized Trump.
Sierra Teller Ornelas of 'Rutherford Falls' on recent success of Native-led content
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rutherford Falls showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas about the recent success of Native-led movies and TV series, like Prey, Dark Winds, Reservation Dogs and her own show.
The cautionary tale of Japan: Why an L-shaped recession is so undesirable
Not all economic recessions and recoveries are created equal. Japan's "L-shaped" recovery — which really isn't much of a recovery at all — in the 1990s offers a cautionary tale.
Do animals sweat? Here's a poem to answer that question
by Rebecca Hersher
Humans are sweaty beasts, but it turns out many other animals have different ways to keep cool. Staff of the Maryland Zoo help explain how their residents regulate their temperatures.
Officials respond after polio samples were found in wastewater in 2 New York counties
by Ari Daniel
In two New York counties, city health officials have been tackling a worrying trend: polio samples showing up in wastewater. In one county, a young adult became sick and paralyzed from the disease.
This technology makes data accessible to blind and visually impaired people
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mona Minkara, a professor of bioengineering at Northeastern University who is also blind, about a new way to present science data to blind and sighted people alike.
Black activists say Florida's new election laws and map weaken Black voting power
by Ashley Lopez
Black voters in Florida face new election laws — which a federal judge said continues a pattern of discriminatory provisions — and a new congressional map that broke up a prominent Black district.
Russia will let inspectors enter occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant, Putin says
by Frank Langfitt
There have been nearly two weeks of shelling around a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will allow international inspectors to enter the plant.
Boston's Orange Line will be shut down for a month for repairs
by Simon Rios
Users of major mass transit line in Boston had to find a new way to get around starting Friday morning. The T's Orange Line is closed for a month for major repairs that many say were long overdue.
What the Inflation Reduction Act means for electric car buyers and auto companies
by Arezou Rezvani
The Inflation Reduction Act that President Biden signed into law this week includes a key provision that is meant to spur greater growth in the electric vehicle market.