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Aid worker says hundreds remain trapped after Venezuela earthquakes

Police carry a body recovered from the rubble of a building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Thursday, a day after successive powerful earthquakes struck the country.

After earthquakes shattered much of the capital in Venezuela, Project Hope's Cesar Jimenez says rescue crews are racing to save hundreds trapped as international aid arrives and hospitals struggle to cope.

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'We are with you, Venezuela': Houston community rallies after deadly earthquakes

Messages of hope and support cover a wall beside a Venezuelan flag at MetaBox Cargo in Katy, Texas, on Thursday.

Venezuelans living in the U.S organize donation drives in response to the devastating earthquakes.

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How well do you know your Reflecting Pool news? Because the quiz will test you

From left: a candidate, a record-breaker, an answer option.

This week, the beleaguered body of water faced new woes. Plus soccer, gambling and U.K. politics!

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Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.

Former National Park Ranger Melissa Dalley, 49, speaks during the America 433+ teach-in at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park on June 19.

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.

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Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

An employee looks at multiple hurricane models displayed on monitors at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.

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Rescuers in Venezuela continue search for the missing after devastating earthquakes, SCOTUS rulings give Trump more power to set immigration policy, Trump works to woo struggling American farmers.

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'There was a lot of love': Man remembers his gay parents who died in the AIDS crisis

On this week's StoryCorps, a man remembers being raised by gay parents at the height of the AIDS crisis.

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Venezuela reels from earthquakes as rescuers scramble to find survivors

Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes the previous day in Catia La Mar, Venezuela

As Venezuela begins counting the cost of its deadliest quake disaster in over a century, a shattered economy and struggling health system threaten to slow recovery efforts.

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Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

The U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument are reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington.

A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project.

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UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel

A man stands beside a fishing pole along the shore as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

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King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after its costly refurbishment

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The decision was announced Thursday during a briefing on royal finances at which Charles became the first British monarch to reveal the taxes he paid to the government.

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What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different

People and rescuers work on the debris of a collapsed building in Caracas after a pair of strong earthquakes struck Venezuela.

It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex region.

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Photos: See Venezuela destruction after earthquakes

A man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.

The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.

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Judge blocks Postal Service proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order

A judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposals responding to President Trump's order, including not delivering ballots in states that don't turn over voter lists to the federal government.

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Supreme Court says U.S. can turn away asylum-seekers at the border

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By a 6 to 3 vote, the high court ruled that that federal law allows the government to to stop asylum-seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.

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Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says

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Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts.

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The Viking chant that became Norway's World Cup rallying cry

Norway fans perform the "Viking row" cheer in the stands during the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Norway and Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Monday.

Norway's long-awaited World Cup return is being powered by a viral Viking "rowing" chant that's sweeping the world, from Boston train stations to Times Square — and the heart of Norway's parliament.

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Supreme Court bars 'vampire rules' on gun ownership

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In a 6-3 ideologically divided decision,the high court said that requiring permission in advance is an undue burden on the right to possess and carry a firearm.

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U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer

"The People vs the Poison" protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2026 ahead of arguments in the case.

The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.

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A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail

President Trump holds up an executive order to limit mail-in voting as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the White House

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.

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2 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 164. And, Trump cancels housing bill signing

Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela on June 25, 2026.

Two major earthquakes in Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and left hundreds injured. And, President Trump canceled the signing of a massive bipartisan housing bill yesterday.

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Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Manhattan

President Trump blew up what could have been a win for his party — and he did it to force lawmakers to pass an elections overhaul bill that has been all but doomed in the Senate.

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Trump is pushing to institutionalize the homeless. That may include veterans

Military veterans are given food, clothing and other supplies during a Stand Down event designed to help veterans who are homeless or housing insecure on June 16, 2023 in Chicago.

A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for homeless people; the VA denies that would include homeless vets.

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Eager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal

American farmers were already grappling with high fertilizer and diesel prices before the closure of the Strait of Hormuz created a further spike.

Fertilizer prices have gone down with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. But struggling American farmers won't likely see any relief for months.

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When going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings — not summer fun

Counselors and campers pictured at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio, in 2024.

In this installment of NPR's Word of the Week, we go to camp: from 16th-century military lodgings to the wilderness adventures of the 1880s designed to turn boys into "manly men."

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Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view

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So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.

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'They can kill you': Immigrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa

South Africans dressed in traditional attire protest against illegal migration on April 29  in Johannesburg.

Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.

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Long before the World Cup, Ukrainian immigrants built a soccer powerhouse in Philly

Oleksandr "Sasha" Ostapchuk (left) heads a ball while playing for a tournament squad of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals soccer team in a match against a club with roots in Belarus at Tryzub Ukrainian American Sport Center in North Wales, Pa., on June 21.

World Cup games are underway in Philadelphia. Long before Americans caught the world's soccer craze, Ukrainian migrants made Philly a soccer town. Today, the sport helps sustain their culture.

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4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs

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A confusing patchwork of state laws began to take shape hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Here's where things stand now on the abortion issue.

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How to find middle ground when your partner wants kids — and you don't

To get on the same page about whether or not to start a family, psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri says to aim for 80% certainty — and do your best to compromise. But take note: "people never have a child to please their partner," she says.

Psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri has been helping couples with this conundrum for decades. She shares four exercises to bring clarity to the situation — and find a solution that minimizes regret.

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