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The new film 'Tatami' reveals an Iranian judoka's fight beyond the mat

5:00am June 27, 2025

by Michel Martin

In the first feature film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian, Tatami, an Iranian judoka must choose between her country and a run for the gold at the World Judo Championships.

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University introduces a new major aimed at exploring climate change solutions

Iowa State University has introduced a new climate science major aimed at exploring climate change solutions.

Politics & Government

Senator Bernie Sanders has been meme'd — again

During the marathon debate for the Inflation Reduction Act, a photo emerged of a seemingly dejected Sanders sitting on the Capitol steps — resembling the 1970s iconic "Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock!

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Shelling around a nuclear plant in Ukraine causes a lot of concern

In Ukraine, fighting near a nuclear power complex in the south of the country has alarmed both sides, and has led to calls for an international mission to ensure the plant's safety.

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Politics & Government

The FBI conducted a search at ex-President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida

Trump announced the news himself — calling the FBI action unnecessary and attacking it as politically motivated — even though he appointed the FBI director, Chris Wray.

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Father and son are convicted of federal hate crimes in black jogger's death

by Benjamin Payne

Travis McMichael and Greg McMichael, convicted of federal hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, received life sentences. A third man who recorded the killing was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

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Trump says the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago but the agency isn't commenting

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to NYU Law Professor Stephen Gillers about a reported FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla.

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National

After Kentucky's deadly floods, neighbors are stepping in to help one another

by Justin Hicks

In eastern Kentucky, government assistance and recovery efforts following deadly flash floods have been uneven. People have started to band together to help each other.

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News brief: FBI searches Mar-a-Lago, Ukraine nuclear plant, New Mexico killings

The FBI searched ex-President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. Fighting near a Ukrainian nuclear power complex alarms both sides. Albuquerque's Muslim community is on alert after the murders of four men.

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Couple ties the knot at the hospital where their daughter was in the NICU

Grier Stanley Barnwell was 28 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to her daughter, who spent 100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. The couple delayed their wedding twice while she was treated.

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Economy

Poll: As costs rise, Black and Hispanic renters struggle the most

by Jennifer Ludden

According to a new poll, a majority of Americans said a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem where they live, and many fear eviction.

Health & Safety

Iraqis have been exposed to the effects of burn pits for more than 10 years

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kali Rubaii, an assistant professor at Purdue University, about the impact of U.S. military burn pits in Iraq on Iraqi civilians.

Music & Culture

Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73

by Mandalit del Barco

Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest pop stars in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the movie musical Grease, she starred as good girl Sandy Olson, who falls for a bad boy played by John Travolta.