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'It's such a dream': Top high school performers step out on Broadway

5:00am June 23, 2025

by Sequoia Carrillo

With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.

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Politics & Government

During Tenn. Rally, Trump Tests Midterm Message

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump was in Nashville Tuesday night to campaign for Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in her bid to succeed Republican Sen. Bob Corker, who is retiring.

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Politics & Government

Cokie Roberts Fields Questions On Past Presidential Summits

Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions on the history of summits between American presidents and world leaders.

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Politics & Government

In 'Atlantic' Profile, Stephen Miller Called 'Trump's Right-Hand Troll'

Steve Inskeep talks to journalist McKay Coppins, who has written a profile in The Atlantic of Stephen Miller, one of President Trump's most controversial White House aides.

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National

Manhattanhenge: A Site To See At Sunset

For two days every spring and summer, the sun lines up with Manhattan's street grid to create a jaw dropping sunset. They call it Manhattanhenge.

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U.S. Geological Survey Answers Volcano-Marshmallow Question

Regarding the erupting volcano in Hawaii, a person asked: "Is it safe to roast marshmallows over volcanic vents — assuming you had a long enough stick? The answer is: No.

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Music & Culture

Weezer Gives In To Fans And Covers Toto's 'Africa'

At the behest of a 14-year-old fan who launched a Twitter campaign, Weezer covered one of the Internet's favorite songs, "Africa." The band also covered Toto's "Roseanna."

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Politics & Government

Morning News Brief: Nashville Rally, Tariffs On China

Trump campaigned in Tennessee, where a critical Senate race is taking shape to fill the seat of a GOP senator. The administration says it will impose a tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods.

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World News

Shifting Trade Talks With China Head Toward Confrontation

David Greene talks to Amy Celico, who was in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under President George W. Bush, about the U.S. moving forward with punitive tariffs.

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Preschools In Ghana's Capital Challenge Call-And-Response System

by Nurith Aizenman

In Accra, many low-income parents scrape together money to send their toddlers to private schools. The trouble: schools subject them to long lectures, and punish misbehavior with beatings.

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Morning Edition

Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

'It's such a dream': Top high school performers step out on Broadway

During Tenn. Rally, Trump Tests Midterm Message

Cokie Roberts Fields Questions On Past Presidential Summits

In 'Atlantic' Profile, Stephen Miller Called 'Trump's Right-Hand Troll'

Manhattanhenge: A Site To See At Sunset

U.S. Geological Survey Answers Volcano-Marshmallow Question

Weezer Gives In To Fans And Covers Toto's 'Africa'

Morning News Brief: Nashville Rally, Tariffs On China

Shifting Trade Talks With China Head Toward Confrontation

Preschools In Ghana's Capital Challenge Call-And-Response System

Fishermen Say They Were Misled About Brexit Vote

7 Years After Gadhafi's Ouster, Libya Remains Engulfed In Civil War

Official Death Toll From Maria In Puerto Rico Is Way Off, Researchers Say