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National

Why Trump's deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented, according to a general

9:25am June 09, 2025

by A Martínez

"They've thrown the entire playbook out," says a retired general on Trump's National Guard deployment

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Airlines Offering 'Flights to Nowhere' Amid COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

by Michael Sullivan

Got that itch to travel? With many international routes still closed, Asian countries with low COVID-19 rates are offering "flights to nowhere" that start and end at the same airport.

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Health & Safety

Montana Is Struggling With A Coronavirus Surge

by Rachel Cramer

Hospitals in Montana are straining. The state racked up hundreds of COVID-19 cases in September. New restrictions could be imposed as Governor Steve Bullock tries to unseat a Republican U.S. senator.

Politics & Government

Joe Biden On Race: What The Democratic Presidential Nominee Has Said About Busing

by Steve Inskeep

In the first of a two part series on former Vice President Joe Biden's record on race, Steve Inskeep examines his controversial stance on busing.

Sports

Rafael Nadal Takes Home French Open Victory

by Eleanor Beardsley

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for his 20th career Grand Slam singles title, tying the record of Roger Federer.

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Netflix's 'Deaf U' Shows The Deaf Experience Through The Eyes Of Students

by Eric Deggans

A new Netflix docuseries follows a group of students who attend Gallaudet University, a private college for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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2020 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To World Food Programme

by Rob Schmitz

Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the organization the peace price for "acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."

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Contact Tracing Still Taking Place For Recent Trump Fundraiser

by Joel Rose

Health officials are searching for people who may have been infected with coronavirus by President Trump at a recent fundraiser.

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Michigan Lieutenant Governor Discusses Plot To Overthrow State's Government

In light of the plot and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the state's Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist talks about whether there are concerns about the prospect of additional schemes.

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Science

Tennessee Teen Becomes Youngest Person To Achieve Nuclear Fusion

Jackson Oswalt has been waiting for three years for confirmation that he broke a Guinness World record when he made a working nuclear fusion reactor at the age of twelve.

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Music & Culture

How Law Enforcement Has Historically Targeted Hip-Hop Artists

NPR's new podcast Louder Than A Riot looks at the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration.

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You Can Rent An Underground Cave To Escape From Election News

A man-made cave 50 feet underground in New Mexico is available to rent for those that don't want to be stressed out by news during the upcoming presidential election.

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National

The Shady World Of Call Center Work

by Amanda Aronczyk

NPR's Planet Money podcast explores how America's best-known companies figured out how to slash costs for call center work: by relying on a secretive industry and a potentially illegal business model.

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