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SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship, Melat Kiros poised to become the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress after Colorado primary, some World Cup matches will contend with major U.S. heat wave.
NPR NewsNPR NewsSerena Williams 'enjoyed the moment' despite 3-set loss at Wimbledon
Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon.
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NPR NewsMexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador to advance in World Cup
Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn't advance past the group stage in 2022. Now, the 40-year wait is over.
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NPR NewsWin or go home: The U.S. to face Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup knockout game
The U.S. men's team is favored in Wednesday's must-win Round of 32 match — but they haven't beaten a European team since 2021, nor won a World Cup knockout game since 2002.
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NPR NewsDemocratic socialist Melat Kiros poised to become the first Gen Z woman in Congress
Kiros, a political newcomer, topped 15-term-incumbent Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary in Colorado's 1st Congressional District, a reliably blue House seat.
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NPR NewsWhat the Supreme Court did on the final day of its term
The Supreme Court upheld the right of children born on U.S. soil to automatic American citizenship. In so doing, the court rejected President Trump's most aggressive attempt to limit immigration.
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NPR NewsNPR discusses error in reporting on the last day of the Supreme Court term
All Things Considered host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's editor-in-chief Thomas Evans and Nina Totenberg about her reporting on the final day of the Supreme Court term.
NPR NewsMeta considered buying Kalshi before developing its own prediction market app
Mark Zuckerberg met with Kalshi's CEO last year about a potential deal, but talks did not move forward. Now Meta is making its own prediction market app.
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NPR NewsFDA scientists flag concerns with peptides, the trendy molecules RFK Jr. supports
Documents reviewing the research on peptides note lack of good evidence of efficacy or safety. Yet an FDA panel will consider easing access to them later this month.
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NPR NewsIt's going to be a hot July Fourth for much of the country
The National Weather Service has issued heat warnings and watches for much of the Midwest and East heading into the holiday weekend. In many places, the temperatures could shatter records.
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NPR NewsRep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says depression is why he went missing for months
The New Jersey Republican was missing for months with no explanation for his constituents. He explained in a House floor speech that after his diagnosis, there was no timeline for recovery.
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NPR NewsLaw professor discusses Supreme Court's final rulings this term
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Wehle {WAIL-ee}, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, about the Supreme Court's final decisions this term.
NPR NewsEditor's note: NPR retracts story
NPR NewsSupreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds
The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.
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NPR NewsSupreme Court strikes down limits on political party spending
At issue in the case was a post-Watergate law that Congress passed to limit the amount of money individuals can give to political parties.
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NPR NewsTricks to help you spend less money at restaurants
Personal finance and nutrition experts share simple strategies that make it possible to eat out without spending a fortune. One tip? You might have to let go of your fast food delivery habit.
NPR NewsSupreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.
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NPR NewsSCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship. And, U.S. murder rate nears new low
The Supreme Court is expected to make a long-awaited ruling on birthright citizenship today, on the high court's last day of its term. And, the U.S. murder rate approaches a record low.
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NPR NewsAfter Trump's re-election, these U.S. scientists found jobs in the U.K.
More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.
NPR NewsVenezuelans deported from the U.S. were killed hours later in powerful quakes
146 Venezuelans were deported from Texas to Caracas on June 24. Hours later, while the deportees were in a guarded hotel, powerful twin earthquakes struck.
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NPR NewsHere are Colorado's 2026 primary election results
Live election results: Get the latest on Colorado'sU.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial primary races.
NPR NewsInside the coordinated strategy to radically reshape U.S. immigration
As the Supreme Court today weighs the Trump administration's effort to revoke birthright citizenship, NPR looks at what else the White House has done to curb illegal and legal migration.
NPR NewsFederal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify
July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 11 states have created roadmaps for colleges to apply.
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NPR NewsU.S. murder rate approaches a record low
A few years ago, experts worried about a "new normal" of elevated violent crime in the U.S. Now the country is flirting with breaking its all-time low murder rate
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NPR NewsMorning news brief
The U.S. and Iran will resume peace talks Tuesday, SCOTUS expected to make a decision on birthright citizenship, Colorado voters head to the polls.
NPR NewsExplosion in Monaco injures 3, including Ukrainian tycoon
A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said.
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NPR NewsChinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction
Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.
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NPR NewsMichigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force
Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.
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NPR NewsWheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder
People who rely on wheelchairs say that industry consolidation driven by private equity means long delays in getting them fixed, which isolates them from society and endangers their health.
NPR NewsThe Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.
A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.
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