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Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany
by Leila Fadel
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of China and Brazil to commemorate the anniversary.
Deadline looms for DOJ to submit a redacted affidavit on FBI's Mar-a-Lago search
The Justice Department faces a Thursday deadline in federal court in Florida to submit its proposed redactions to the affidavit used to get the warrant for searching ex-President Trump's Florida home.
When did human bodies evolve to sweat? We don't know exactly when
by Pien Huang
All summer, NPR's Science Desk has been looking at sweat. Humans are covered with millions of sweat glands, but it wasn't always that way. When did humans start to sweat?
Widow of Kobe Bryant was awarded $16 million in the trial over crash photos
NPR's A Martinez talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian about the verdict in the trial over the sharing of photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
What are the longterm implications of the U.S. sending military supplies to Ukraine?
The Pentagon is ramping up its support of Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Defense Department is sending another $3 billion to Ukraine. That brings total U.S. aid to more than $13 billion.
6 months of war: The view from the frontlines
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ukrainian politician Volodymyr Omelyan, who left his job and family, and has been fighting against the Russians on the frontlines for the last six months.
White House mulls student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Jared Bass from the Center for American Progress about possible student loan relief from the Biden administration.
Schools across the country offer teachers more money to staff their classrooms
by Grant Gerlock
Iowa's largest school district is offering a big incentive to address teacher shortages. Experienced teachers who put off retirement for one more year can make an extra $50,000 or more.
Frozen Afghan bank reserves contribute to the country's economic collapse
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to economist Shah Mehrabi, member of the Supreme Council of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, about Afghan Central Bank reserves that remain frozen in the U.S.
'The Mamas': Reimagining parenting through a lens of race and class
NPR's Rachel Martin asks author Helena Andrews-Dyer what she has learned from moms who aren't like her. Andrews' book is, The Mamas: What I Learned about Kids, Class, and Race from Moms Not Like Me.
2 men are found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer in 2020
by Dustin Dwyer
A federal jury in Michigan convicted the men of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — in what the FBI called a domestic terrorism case. Prosecutors say they wanted to overthrow the government.
Trump asks court to appoint a third party to review records seized in FBI search
NPR's A Martinez talks to former Justice Department official David Laufman about former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago.
A GOP misinformation campaign targets Democrats' climate spending packages
by Laura Benshoff
The Biden administration's renewable energy and climate policies face pushback from a misinformation campaign that some Republicans tap when the power grid is strained.