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National

MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound in pitching debut for the Dodgers

6:53am June 17, 2025

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday and returned to the mound for the first time since 2023 after elbow surgery.

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The Mood In Minneapolis Is Tense As Chauvin Trial Is About To Start

Minneapolis braces for the start of the trail of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer charged with murdering George Floyd. The Floyd family held a vigil Sunday night at a church near where Floyd was killed.

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Pandemic Has Many Small Museums At Risk Of Closing Permanently

by Nina Kravinsky

The pandemic has meant life or death for cultural centers across the country. But it's been especially tough on small museums.

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John Mayer Loves Mega Fan's Version Of 1 Of His New Songs

Mayer has been teasing new music on TikTok, but the clips are short. Mary Spender decided to write how how she thinks one of the songs might go. She beat Mayer to the punch, releasing her own version.

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Chauvin Trial Shines A Light On George Floyd's Death, Racial Injustice

Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of an ex-policeman who was videoed with his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. It sparked a reckoning over race and justice in America.

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Nashville Sees Worst Flooding In Over A Decade. A Least 4 People Dead

by Samantha Max

Torrential rains in Tennessee have left roads impassable. It was one of the highest rainfalls in Nashville's history. Rivers and creeks crested so high that homes and roads brimmed with water.

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French Monastery Turns To The Web To Alleviate Cheese Surplus

The Cîteaux Abbey sells its raw-milk soft cheeses to restaurants and visitors, but the pandemic left the monks with about 3 tons to sell. They are working with an Internet startup to get it sold.

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1st Female Members Fulfill Requirements For Eagle Scout

by Sophia Schmidt

The first class of female Eagle Scouts has officially been inducted. They've built skills, and faced some teasing and skepticism along the way.

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World News

Migrant Influx Strains Resources Of Mexican Border Towns

The U.S. aims to improve the immigration process at the southern border. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tania Garcia, a lawyer at the shelter Espacio Migrante in Tijuana about conditions amid the surge.

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Historic 'St. Louis Tinfoil' Added To National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress has added 25 new recordings to its National Recording Registry. Among them is the oldest playable audio recording made in America.

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Books

Rodney Scott Wants To Take Over The World With Barbecue

Pitmaster Rodney Scott talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his lifelong journey as a chef, and his debut cookbook: Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook.

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Health & Safety

Vaccination Pace Increases But So Does Rate Of New COVID-19 Cases

by Allison Aubrey

After weeks of decline, coronavirus cases are up in many states. An ex-Trump COVID-19 task force member says hundreds of thousand of deaths may have been prevented if stronger action had been taken.

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World News

Salvage Teams Race To Reopen Blocked Suez Canal

by Jackie Northam

A massive container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for six days has been partially freed. Traffic has not yet resumed in the canal, which is among the world's most important waterways.