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California's governor issues executive order for cities to clear homeless encampments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday urging cities to remove homeless encampments. But research shows clearing encampments doesn't reduce homelessness in the long term.
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Russia sentences Russian American journalist to 6.5 years in secret trial
On the same day that a Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted of espionage, Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in a similar case.
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The story of the church that ordains you with a few clicks online
Over 60 years ago, the Universal Life Church made it possible for anyone to become a minister and ordain a wedding. Today, weddings officiated by family and friends have become a huge part of the way Americans get married.
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This week in science: Chimpanzee 'conversations,' deep ocean oxygen and rogue waves
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about chimpanzee "conversations," oxygen from the bottom of the ocean and how a computer program may warn of rogue waves.
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How Delaware — Biden's home state — is reacting to the end of his campaign
Joe Biden has been part of the Delaware political scene for decades. Delawareans react to the announcement that he won't run for reelection.
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Travelers will no longer be able to choose open seats on Southwest Airlines flights
Southwest Airlines announced that it will drop the open seating model it's used since its founding more than 50 years ago. The airline is under pressure to boost profits.
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A preview of tomorrow's unique opening of the Paris Summer Olympic Games
The Olympic games begin Friday. For the first time in the modern era, the opening ceremony won't be in a stadium. The Games will kick off with a parade through Paris in boats along the river Seine.
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Without spoilers, here's how Wolverine is in the new Deadpool movie after he died
A world-weary Wolverine is dragged out of retirement — well, death, actually — by a motormouthed Deadpool in Marvel's latest superhero epic.
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The family politics behind J.D. Vance's 'childless cat ladies' comment
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jessica Winter of The New Yorker about J.D. Vance's politics, particularly his views around the importance of having children.
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U.S. gets its first big economic report card after Biden drops his campaign
The health of the economy always looms large for voters. So the report should be great news for President Biden and Vice President Harris. But the reality is, a lot of Americans aren’t feeling it.
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A neurological disease stole Rep. Jennifer Wexton's voice. AI helped her get it back.
Wexton spoke on the House floor Wednesday using an "augmentative and alternative communication" program.
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Protecting the Paris Games from cyberattacks
As the Paris Olympics get underway, teams of IT experts have been thinking about one thing for months, and it’s not the sports. It’s the possibility of a disruptive cyberattack.
