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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

DOJ Officials To Hold Bipartisan Briefing On Russia Probe Papers

David Greene talks to former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who's also an Ex-FBI special agent, about the briefing on classified information related to the Russia influence investigation.

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Politics & Government

GOP And Democratic Lawmakers To Be Briefed On Russia Probe Documents

by Ryan Lucas

The DOJ will conduct a bipartisan briefing on secret Russia probe documents. Democrats had cried foul at being excluded from a Republicans-only meeting led by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein.

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Sports

NFL Tells Players To Stand And Respect The Flag And National Anthem

by Tom Goldman

The NFL says its players are no longer allowed to kneel during the national anthem. The league says those who do will be fined. Protests became a huge issue last season.

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World News

There Was A Lot Invested In U.S.-North Korea Summit. What Happened?

There was a place, date, commemorative coins. Now the whole thing is off. NPR's Rachel Martin discusses with White House correspondent Scott Horsley and State Department correspondent Michele Kelemen.

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Trump Cancels U.S.-North Korea Summit

President Trump has cancelled his proposed meeting with the leader of North Korea. It happened the same morning that North Korea made a very public showing of destroying its nuclear test site.

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Efforts To Loosen Banking Rules Worry Fed Official Neel Kashkari

Rachel Martin talks to Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari about moves by lawmakers and regulators to roll back rules for financial intuitions.

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World News

Sweeping Internet Privacy Protection Regulations To Take Effect

by Aarti Shahani

One of the biggest changes in data privacy ever takes effect in Europe Friday. The rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, will have implications for U.S. consumers of social media.

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World News

The Art Of Dealing With North Korea

Rachel Martin talks to Gary Samore, an arms control negotiator in the Obama administration with expertise on the north's nuclear program, about what to expect from a U.S.-North Korea summit.

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Workers Are Losing Billions Of Dollars Because Of Time Theft

Those lunch breaks that hourly workers never take start to add up and can be a major profit for employers. NPR's Planet Money team explores a concept known as time theft.

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Swedes Told How To Prepare For Security Issues Including War

by Sidsel Overgaard

The Swedish government is issuing a civil defense booklet to about 5 million households. The update of a Cold War-era pamphlet, advises Swedes how to prepare for various disasters and emergencies.

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National

The Draft Ended In 1973. How Has The All-Volunteer Military Performed?

The Army must increase its active duty members by 76,000 this fiscal year. A difficult task is made harder by low unemployment and an increasing civilian-military cultural divide.

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National

Texas Community Prays Together After Friday's School Shooting

by Hansi Lo Wang

In Santa Fe, scores of people turned out for a gathering called "A night of hope and healing." Residents wanted to remember the victims of last week's school shooting. Ten people were killed.

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