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The new film 'Tatami' reveals an Iranian judoka's fight beyond the mat

5:00am June 27, 2025

by Michel Martin

In the first feature film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian, Tatami, an Iranian judoka must choose between her country and a run for the gold at the World Judo Championships.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

How will candidates use Supreme Court rulings to attract voters? French authorities say they're calming protests that began after the police killing of a 17-year-old. Twitter is limiting tweet views.

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A mayor of a town in Mexico married a crocodile as part of a harvest ritual

The animal represents a deity linked to mother earth. The mayor called it "the union of two cultures." His bride was of course dressed in white — complete with a veil.

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National

A Marvel musical opens at Disneyland. It's there through August

Over the weekend, Disney opened Rogers: The Musical. It follows super soldier Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America, for a 30 minute spectacle.

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Books

New cookbook has tips for creating your own Oaxacan-inspired cookout

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Bricia Lopez about her book Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling.

The AMA predicts a shortage of medical specialists by the next decade

by Leslie McClurg

A shortage of medical specialists means some patients face long wait times for care in the ER. And the problems is expected to get worse in many places in the coming years.

Flooded roads in Chicago force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race

by Michael Puente

For the first time in NASCAR's 75-year history, stock car drivers raced on a true street circuit. Sunday's race in Chicago, was part of the sport's efforts to find new audiences.

Politics & Government

DeSantis' presidential campaign is under fire for an ad described as homophobic

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Charles Moran, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, for reaction to a presidential campaign ad for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that some call homophobic.

45,000 police were on French streets and that was enough to calm violent protests

Authorities in France say security measures are starting to calm the violent protests that began after the police killing of a 17-year-old last Tuesday.

Protests in France were sparked after police shot to death a black teen in Nanterre

by Rebecca Rosman

For the past six nights, protests have erupted in many French cities after the death of a teenager at the hands of police nearly a week ago. We visit the Parisian suburb where it all started.

In Guatemala, an unlikely candidate qualifies for the presidential runoff

by Maria Martin

The race for the presidency took a surprising twist: A left-wing, anti-corruption candidate has secured a place in the runoff vote in August. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 2, 2023.)

Education

Supreme Court overturns legal precedent on college affirmative action programs

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. What does this mean for colleges and perspective students?

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Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer who refused work for same-sex weddings

The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees."

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