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President Trump announced on Monday that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. Supreme Court allows third-country deportations temporarily, voting is underway in hotly contested New York City mayoral Democratic primary.
Thousands of migrants cross the border from Mexico as pandemic restrictions end soon
Federal authorities are scrambling to process thousands of migrants who have crossed into the U.S. from Mexico in recent days as pandemic border restrictions are set to end in less than a week.
What is the significance of the fusion breakthrough?
Department of Energy scientists announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion. NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Scott Hsu, lead fusion coordinator at DOE, about what this means for the future.
Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat scores del Toro's 'Pinocchio'
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to French composer Alexandre Desplat about his score for director Guillermo del Toro's new stop animation film: Pinocchio.
Why Tunisians are risking their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe
In the northern African country of Tunisia, fishermen are finding the bodies of migrants. Families wait outside the municipal building for news of their missing loved ones.
The last city-owned Confederate monument is being removed in Richmond, Va.
The city is almost done relocating dozens of statues of Confederate monuments in a campaign that began two years ago. The last statue to be moved is that of Confederate Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill.
Disgraced former CEO of FTX crypto exchange is arrested in the Bahamas
Prosecutors will unseal a criminal indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, on Tuesday. He was taken into custody in the Bahamas on Monday.
What does the nuclear fusion breakthrough mean for the future?
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Dennis Whyte of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT, about what the expected announcement about fusion energy means for climate and energy sustainability on Earth.
Michigan's Department of Transportation is cutting back on road salt
The solution: beet juice. Officials say using beet juice instead of salt helps maintain the ecosystem, and protects the infrastructure while treating the roads.