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Supporoters and former employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rally outside of the CDC Chamblee campus

RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy

5:00am June 25, 2025

by A Martínez

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.

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Biden to designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother

by Maya Miller

President Biden will designate a new national monument to honor Emmett Till, the Black teenager who was brutally killed in 1955. The monument will also pay tribute to his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

World News

What's next for opposition to Israel judicial reform now that one measure has passed?

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Israeli protest leader Shikma Bressler about what's next for the opposition to judicial reform now that Israeli lawmakers have passed one measure.

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Protesters react after Israel passes disputed measure to overhaul judiciary

Protesters react after Israel passes a disputed overhaul of the judiciary despite nationwide protests against the measure.

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What will Twitter be named in Japan, since 'X Japan' is already taken by a rock band?

by Leila Fadel

What will Twitter Japan be called now that the parent company is called X? Yoshiki, leader of the band X Japan, say the name is trademarked. Some suggest "X Nippon" — the Japanese name for Japan.

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New quarter will feature legendary singer Celia Cruz, U.S. Mint says

by Steve Inskeep

The U.S. Mint has revealed the design of a quarter featuring singer Celia Cruz. She's the first Afro Latina to have the honor. And her signature slogan "Azucar!" (sugar!) is on the coin, too.

A new study looks at the role climate change is playing in current heat waves

A new study looks at the role climate change has had globally in this summer's heat waves that have scorched much of the southern U.S., Europe and India.

Firefighters and researchers are turning to AI to help fight fires

Firefighters and researchers in California are using a new tool to spot fires faster: artificial intelligence.

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Cultivating the next generation of Black farmers in Mississippi

by Danny McArthur

Black farmers make up a small, aging part of the farming population. Some worry traditions may die with them. So there's an effort in Mississippi to cultivate the next generation of Black farmers.

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Texas trial to be first major test of Voting Rights Act since Supreme Court decision

by Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media

A voting map drawn by Republicans for one Texas county eliminated the only precinct represented by a non-white Democrat. Now, that map is being challenged.

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Public trails are being created on private land to boost hiking on the East Coast

by Emily Russell, NCPR

Good hiking trails can be hard to come by on the East Coast. So some are working to expand the network of trails by carving new public paths through private land. (First aired on ATC July 24, 2023.)

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A jump in robberies of USPS carriers is prompting agency to expand safety measures

by Chuck Quirmbach

Attacks against postal carriers are up, and so is mail theft. The U.S. Postal Service is expanding safety measures, but do they go far enough?

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What will happen to Greece's economy as wildfires impact tourism?

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Doug Lansky, a tourism expert based in Sweden, about the impact of wildfires on tourism in Greece.