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  • Wimbledon gets underway with electronic line calling

    Wimbledon's main draw begins Monday with four American men ranked in the top 13. Also, for the first time in the tennis tournament's storied history, there won't be line judges. They've been replaced by electronic line calling.

  • The right way to 'Slavic spin'

    Spinning plays a role in dancing in many Slavic countries. One Ukrainian dance studio near Washington, D.C. shows Morning Edition how they do it.

  • Morning news brief

    Officials still to provide evidence on the damage to Iran's nuclear facilities, Supreme Court meets to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship, U.S. to fund Gaza food plan mired in chaos and killings.

  • RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers meeting wraps up

    A panel of vaccine advisers handpicked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. concluded a two-day meeting with votes to limit the availability of certain flu vaccines. Their concern is a preservative that has been a source of controversy despite ample evidence that it is safe.

  • Father of U.S. Marines violently arrested by ICE

    The viral and violent arrest of Narciso Barranco, a landscaper in Southern California, is raising concerns about the tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during workplace raids. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Narciso's son, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

  • Cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the PEPFAR program

    In 2003 George W. Bush set up the global health initiative PEPFAR in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  Over the last couple of decades, it's saved millions of lives for relatively little money. But cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the program. An estimated 70,000 people have died already due to the cutbacks.  We speak to journalist Jon Cohen who visited Eswatini and Lesotho to learn about the suspended program's effects on the ground.