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NYC comptroller arrested by federal agents at immigration court

6:52am June 18, 2025

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is also a mayoral candidate, was arrested and detained for several hours on Tuesday after he tried to escort a man out of a routine immigration hearing.

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Health & Safety

Need A Reason To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine? How About A Free Doughnut?

In case ending a global pandemic is not enough motivation to get a shot: Krispy Kreme says if you get the vaccine, they will give you a free glazed doughnut per day for the rest of the year.

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National

Gunman In Colorado Kills 10 People At Boulder Grocery Store

by Hart Van Denburg

The first police officer to respond to the scene, 51-year-old Eric Talley, was among the victims killed. Authorities say one male suspect is in custody.

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National

South Carolinians Disagree Over Extending Protections To LGBTQ Community

by Victoria Hansen

South Carolina is one of about two dozen states that have few or no state-wide LGBTQ protections. The federal Equality Act would change that, but some in the state say the bill goes too far.

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World News

South Africa's Port Elizabeth Will Now Be Called Gqeberha

by Eyder Peralta

The second-oldest colonial city in South Africa, Port Elizabeth, has a new name. It mixes some of the unique linguistics of the Xhosa language, yet many South Africans are struggling to pronounce it.

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COVID-19 Surge Forces European Countries To Reintroduce Restrictions

Health experts in Europe say the continent is facing a third wave of coronavirus infection — exacerbated by virulent new strains and a lack of vaccines.

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Sports
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Basketball Superstar Elgin Baylor Dies At 86

Baylor was known for his acrobatic athleticism. NPR's Noel King talks to Bijan Bayne, author of Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball, about Baylor's legacy.

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Lack Of A Love Song Puts Australian Bird Species At Risk

Researchers say male regent honeyeaters are forgetting how to sing. Instead, they are singing mangled versions of songs they pick up from other types of birds, and female honeyeaters aren't impressed.

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Health & Safety

NIH Statement Raises Questions About AstraZeneca's Vaccine Data

by Joe Palca

A U.S. trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may have used outdated information. A statement by the National Institutes of Health says an incomplete view of efficacy data may have been provided.

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Advocates Say Tuskegee Study Overshadows Other Health Care Inequities

by April Dembosky

The Tuskegee syphilis study is used to explain why Black Americans are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. But many say Tuskegee is used as an excuse not to address current racism in health care.

Politics & Government

Ex-Trump Official Says Biden Administration Was Warned About Migrant Influx

by Franco Ordoñez

Chad Wolf, former acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, says before taking office, the Biden administration was cautioned about a lack of capacity to handle an influx of migrants.

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On National Puppy Day, A Clue Into A Dog's Behavior

Researchers have found that dogs synchronize their movements with the children in their families, about half as much as they do the adults in their families.

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The BREATHE Act Is A Counterproposal To Justice In Policing Act

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gina Clayton-Johnson of the Essie Justice Group about opposition to the Justice in Policing Act moving through Congress, and her proposed replacement: the BREATHE Act.

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