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National

The Supreme Court releases decisions on the last day of their term

11:37am June 27, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court releases opinion on birthright citizenship and other cases. NPR's Steve Inskeep, Carrie Johnson, and Nina Totenberg analyze the decisions.

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The latest Gallup poll finds two-thirds of Americans approve of unions

by Andrea Hsu

That's down a few percentage points from last year, but continues a trend that stands in contrast to the last 60 years. A third of respondents said they believe unions mostly hurt the U.S. economy.

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Hurricane Idalia is already causing flooding along Florida's Gulf Coast

The National Hurricane Center says the eye of Hurricane Idalia came ashore near Keaton Beach, Fla. Forecasters have increased the storm surge potential to as high as 16 feet in some areas.

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A Turkish-Dutch airline aims to limit the disruption of children's noises

Corendon Airlines will soon have an "only adult" section of the plane for the 10-hour flight from Amsterdam to Curacao. You have to be 16 or older to sit there, and its about $50 more.

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Health & Safety

The Biden administration unveils the first 10 medications up for price negotiation

NPR's A Martinez asks Johns Hopkins University's Mariana Socal about a pharmaceutical industry argument that Medicare price negotiations will cut profits and shortchange new drug research.

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Hikers take an ice cream break on the Appalachian Trail

by Rachel McDevitt

At the halfway point of the more than 2,000 mile-long Appalachian Trail, hikers stop to refresh with a half gallon of ice cream. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 5, 2023.)

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Sports

In Spain, there's a reckoning over sexism and women's sports

Spain's World Cup victory was supposed to be a moment of triumph, but it was overshadowed when the head of the country's soccer federation planted an unwanted kiss on one of the team's star players.

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Australian woman is recovering after having a worm pulled out of her brain

A brain scan last year revealed an atypical lesion, but in the biopsy the surgeon spotted a worm. It's believed to be the first case of a worm invading and developing in a human brain.

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Books

U.S. employers are using AI to essentially reduce workers to numbers in the workplace

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Ifeoma Ajunwa, author of The Quantified Worker, about how work lives have become quantified for the benefit of employers.

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In Wisconsin, Republicans say the state's top election official has to go

by Chuck Quirmbach

Republicans in Wisconsin are trying to remove the state's top elections official, whose role is non-partisan. Many Republicans are still contesting the results of the 2020 election.

What it is like to be a blue governor in a deep red state

by Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky's Democratic governor is leading in the polls, despite the majority Republican state political scene. Crossover governors have become an increasingly rare phenomenon outside of Kentucky.

National

Residents in the Tampa region brace for Hurricane Idalia's arrival

NPR's A Martinez talks to Monika Alesnik of the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas about how the group is preparing unhoused people for the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.

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Why poison ivy loves climate change

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Climate change appears to be making poison ivy thrive, with the plant growing faster, larger and more potent.