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Ukraine's troops long planned their move on Russian forces. Then came the flood

Soldiers spent months making clandestine trips across Ukraine's Dnipro River to plan the counteroffensive. Instead of facing off against Russian forces, this unit found itself fighting floodwaters.

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Googling 'abortion clinic near me'? The top result is often an anti-abortion clinic

A new report finds Google makes millions of dollars in ad buys from anti-abortion "pregnancy centers" that aim to divert women who are seeking abortion care.

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Bolsonaro goes on trial over electoral fraud claims that could bar him from elections

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro goes on trial Thursday, facing charges that he spread false information about Brazil's election system. He's also facing allegations that he abused his power.

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While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities

The wealth of the submersible Titan's passengers contrasted with the desperation that pushed hundreds of migrants to leave their homes and try to reach Italy by boat last week.

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Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

The blast tore through the restaurant Wednesday night on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff

The California Democrat, who gained national recognition during his participation in congressional investigations of former President Trump, is a frequent target of Republicans and Trump himself.

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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty to federal charges

If convicted of the six charges against him, the 21-year-old Air National guardsman could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge.

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Trump-era special counsel defends his report on Russia probe against Democrats' jabs

Former special counsel John Durham issued a report last month accusing the FBI of negligence in its Trump-Russia investigation.

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Blinken visited China. Then Biden called Xi a dictator. So what comes next?

Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China was considered a success by government officials. In such a complicated relationship, what does that even look like?

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Peru is reeling from record case counts of dengue fever. What's driving the outbreak?

The number of patients is soaring, the health system is stressed and the government is facing criticism over its response. So far 150,000 Peruvians have caught the virus this year and 248 have died.

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Jan. 6 rioter who used a stun gun on Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to prison

Daniel Joseph "DJ" Rodriguez, 40, of Fontana, Calif., was sentenced to 12.5 years. Officer Fanone served on the Metropolitan Police Department Officer for nearly two decades before resigning in 2021.

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Paris police look for the cause of an explosion and fire that injured 24 people

The explosion rocked a building, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over monuments and prompting an evacuation. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.

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Four immigrants who sought sanctuary in churches no longer face deportation

Under the settlement with immigration authorities, the four women can apply for asylum. They also no longer face thousands in fines imposed by the former Trump administration.

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'Excessive' weather events mark summer solstice in the U.S.

The longest day of the year comes as the Southern U.S. endures record heat. Other regions are seeing persistent heavy rains, raising flood risks.

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A frontline city in Yemen is desperate for change after nearly a decade of civil war

Nearly a decade of civil war has destroyed millions of Yemeni lives, but perhaps nowhere has it been felt more than in the neighborhoods in Taiz that are closest to the fighting.

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Monarch butterflies' white spots may help them fly farther, scientists say

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists think the spots may affect airflow around their wings.

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U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades

Newly released data from national test scores in reading and math show a worrisome picture of student learning loss since the pandemic.

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'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S.

Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.

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FTC sues Amazon for 'tricking and trapping' people in Prime subscriptions

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

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Justice Alito refutes ProPublica report that he took a luxury trip with billionaire

Justice Samuel Alito says he didn't have to disclose a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, or the flight on a private jet of hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who had several cases before the high court.

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This WWII battle wasn't against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England

It's the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated.

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Germany's Green Party wants people to use heat pumps to save energy. Some are balking

Some German homeowners are worried they'll have to foot the bill for their country's climate targets by replacing their gas boilers with cleaner — but more expensive — heat pumps.

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A year after Yellowstone floods, fishing guides have to learn 'a whole new river'

A year ago the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in centuries. What that means for its world famous trout fishery is just now becoming clear.

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'Rich White Men' reinforces the argument that inequality harms us all

While not a new concept, Garrett Neiman makes distinct contributions to the conversation; as a rich white man, he has insider's access to that population — and doesn't shy away from self-indictment.

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A Mississippi teen unpacks how the Jackson water crisis impacts education

17-year-old Georgianna McKenny is the high school grand prize winner in NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge.

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The Academy of American Poets names its first Latino head

Ricardo Alberto Maldonado will become the almost-90-year-old academy's executive director and president.

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Rescue teams continue search for missing passengers in submersible

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with WBUR's Walter Wuthmann about updates in the search for missing Titan submersible.

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Missing submersible: Rescuers race to find Titan after detecting underwater noises

The U.S. Coast Guard said that a surveillance plane detected "underwater noises" close to where the Titan lost contact with its control room. Experts say the sub's oxygen may run out on Thursday.

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In 'The Fight for Midnight,' a teen boy confronts the abortion debate

Dan Solomon's YA novel The Fight for Midnight takes place during former Texas state lawmaker Wendy Davis' filibuster of a bill that would restrict access to abortion. The protagonist is a teen boy.

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Experts raised concerns about potential problems with submersibles and their tours

NPR's A Martinez talks to Will Kohnen, chairman of the Marine Technology Society's Submarine Group, about concerns that were raised about the development of the now-missing Titan submersible.

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