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Vigil Held For Migrant Father And Daughter Who Died Crossing Rio Grande

5:28am July 01, 2019

by Reynaldo Leaños Jr.

The photo showing a Salvadoran father and daughter lying face down in the Rio Grande after they died trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has come to symbolize the plight of many migrants.

Gene Kranz stands behind the console at Mission Control in Houston where he worked during the Gemini and Apollo missions.

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Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston

8:24pm June 30, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Kranz led the earliest missions to the moon, including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, and says he wants the room to inspire American students to study science and technology.

Lil Miss Hot Mess reads to children during a Drag Queen Story Hour in Brooklyn, NY. The event is held in libraries across the country, including, in the past, at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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While WorldPride Rolls, 2 LGBTQ Events Are Canceled Due To Safety Concerns

6:24pm June 30, 2019

by Josh Axelrod

"Storybook Pride Prom" in Jacksonville, Fla., and Drag Queen Story Hour in Pittsburgh were canceled this weekend after both events' organizers decided they could not ensure a safe space.

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Etiquette For Your July 4 Barbecue

6:07pm June 30, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Carla Lalli Music, food director at Bon Appétit, about proper barbecue etiquette for July Fourth cookouts.

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'More And More Common': Woman Indicted For Manslaughter After Her Fetus Was Shot

5:26pm June 30, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Dorothy Roberts about the case of Marshae Jones, who was indicted on manslaughter charges after her fetus was shot by another woman.

The U.S. Immigration and Enforcement processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is one of the detention facilities operated by GEO Group Inc.

Under Siege And Largely Secret: Businesses That Serve Immigration Detention

10:23am June 30, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

As more businesses face public and political scrutiny for making money off of the Trump administration's detention of migrants, many activists say the firms involved try to remain veiled in secrecy.

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A Former Child Interned Protests Against Detention Of Migrant Children

8:19am June 30, 2019

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Chizu Omori, who was forced as a child to move to an internment camp for Japanese-Americans. She's now protesting detention of immigrant children in the U.S.

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Migrants Turn To Risky, Remote Crossings

8:19am June 30, 2019

by Carlos Morales

With the numbers of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. now setting records, some people are trying to enter at the most remote parts of the American Southwest.

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Immigration Lawyer On Family Separations At The Border

8:19am June 30, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Efren Olivares, an attorney who is representing separated families.

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A Florida Felon On New Florida Voting Roadblock

8:12am June 30, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks once again with Florida felon Keith Ivey now that the governor there has signed a bill requiring felons to pay court fees before they can vote.