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Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?
by Claire Murashima
Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?
Sri Lanka's president flees the country amid an economic crisis
NPR speaks with Ahilan Kadirgamar, a political economist and senior lecturer at the University of Jaffna, about the president of Sri Lanka, who has fled the country.
The Jan. 6 committee will look at the role far-right groups played during the riot
by Deirdre Walsh
The seventh public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol takes place today, and the subject of far-right extremism is center stage.
NASA's spectacular new photos could alter our understanding of the universe
by Joe Palca
NASA is releasing four more cosmic images from the James Webb telescope.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy on what to expect during today's Jan. 6 hearing
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) about today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing on links between former President Donald Trump's inner circle and extremist groups.
The Contreras brothers will play together at the MLB All-Star game
This is the fifth pair of brothers to play together as starters in the All Stars since 1942
Remembering Monty Norman, the man behind the James Bond theme
He wrote the spy theme in 1962 for the first 007 film starring the late Sean Connery, and it's been used in all of the movies since.
Japan mourns Shinzo Abe
by Anthony Kuhn
Japan's longest serving prime minister is being laid to rest in Tokyo today in a private family service. The country is still struggling to recover from the shock of his assassination.
NASA's James Webb telescope will change how we view the universe.
by Joe Palca
NASA's newest and most powerful observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will release its first color picture on July 12 at 10:30am EST.
The latest on Russia's war with Ukraine
by Jason Beaubien
At least 30 people have been killed in a missile strike in Chasiv Yar in Ukraine. Airstrikes in the east have continued despite Russia pausing its offensive.
Our predictions for today's Emmy nominations
by Glen Weldon
Emmy nominations will be announced this morning. Glen Weldon, co-host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, gives Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep a sense of what to expect.