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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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Health & Safety

Why It's Difficult For Viruses To Turn In To Deadly Pandemics

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Zika, bird flu, West Nile virus, Nipah: The world is constantly being warned of a new disease that threatens to wipe out humanity, and then it doesn't. Why?

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Efforts Are Moving Forward For A U.S. Summit With North Korea

by Scott Detrow

President Trump says a North Korean diplomat is bound for New York. It's the latest sign that the on-again-off-again meeting with North Korea's leader maybe on again.

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National

Post Shooting: Classes To Resume At Santa Fe High School

Rachel Martin talks to Cissy Perez, a member of the Texas School Safety Center Board, about efforts to curb gun violence in schools. A gunman killed 10 people at the school earlier this month.

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Former Diplomat Joel Wit On U.S.-North Korea Talks

A top North Korean official is traveling to the U.S., indicating talks between Kim Jong Un and President Trump may be back on. Ex-diplomat Joel Wit tells us what the resumption of talks may portend.

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World News

Diplomatic Moves Edge U.S.-North Korea Summit Closer To Reality

by Anthony Kuhn

The former head of North Korean military intelligence is traveling to New York to discuss a summit, according to President Trump.

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Trial To Start For Ex-CIA Officer Accused Of Passing Secrets

by Ryan Lucas

Kevin Patrick Mallory is charged with passing national defense secrets to the Chinese government. He's worked for the U.S. government for more than 30 years and speaks fluent Chinese.

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World News

What Has The Unrest In Gaza Meant For Palestinians?

by Daniel Estrin

Two weeks after the wave of protests and deadly clashes at the Israeli border, many Gazans are wounded and feeling like the demonstrations didn't bring any tangible benefits.

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Sports

Sherman Works On Unblocking 49er Fans He'd Blocked On Twitter

Richard Sherman used to play for the Seahawks but he's now with the 49ers, and he's doing damage control. Over the weekend, he sent a tweet about unblocking 49er fans he'd blocked.

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Music & Culture

K-Pop, Korean Popular Music, Hits No. 1 In The U.S.

The Korean pop band BTS scores its first No. 1 album in the U.S. — debuting at the top of the charts with "Love Yourself: Tear." It's the first mostly-foreign language album to hit No. 1 in 12 years.

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Police Are Being Used To Exclude Black People From Public Places

by Leila Fadel

It's happening more: minorities are deemed suspicious by a white person who then calls police. Experts say that echoes a past that excluded blacks from public spaces but now it's done with police.

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Politics & Government

Following Up On 1,500 Missing Immigrant Children In The U.S.

Steve Inskeep talks to former Obama administration official Cecilia Munoz, who untangles the backstory to the report, and offers her thoughts about the current policy of the Trump administration.

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World News

Deadline Looms For U.S. To Decide Whether Allies Face Tariffs

Steve Inskeep talks to R. Michael Gadbaw, a former attorney for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, about the Trump administration's recent moves concerning tariffs and trade.

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