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Happy anniversary: The puzzle known as Rubik's Cube turns 50 this year
The combination puzzle known as Rubik's Cube has been giving people carpal tunnel for 50 years now. The cube's creator explains why he did that to us.
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Federal jury finds Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in bribery trial
A jury has found U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey guilty of all 16 counts of bribery, acting as a foreign agent and obstruction of justice.
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Kenyan protesters are missing following tax hike demonstrations, rights group says
In Kenya, nearly 60 people have gone missing since the anti-government protests began over a month ago. Human rights groups fear that the security forces are behind these disappearances.
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Colorado looks to midwives to solve the state's labor and delivery care shortage
More than half of America’s rural hospitals lack labor and delivery services. The University of Colorado is trying to help close the gap by training nurse midwives to work in rural areas.
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The Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo is America’s longest-running gay rodeo
Colorado claims to have the longest-running gay rodeo in America. The Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo is a place to challenge hyper-masculine expectations in country and western culture.
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What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone's smartphone?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to David Gee of Cellebrite, a company that sells tools to law enforcement to help them access locked smartphones. The FBI is a customer.
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National Endowment for the Arts announces the 20205 NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts announced the newest recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. The NEA describes it as the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
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Potential Emmy nominations could go to 'The Crown' and FX’s 'Shogun'
Emmy nominations will be released Wednesday morning, the awards will hold their second ceremony of the year this coming September.
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Morning news brief
Republicans vow to "make America safe again," but the statistics contradict their claims of growing crime. Democrats who want to keep President Biden off the ballot oppose an obscure party rule.
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas says Secret Service is equipped for additional responsibilities
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the Secret Service, an agency of the DHS.
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On Day 1 of the RNC, Trump announced he picked Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Caroline Sunshine, deputy communications director for the Trump campaign, about the convention and if the assassination attempt on ex-President Trump changed its plans.
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Teamsters President Sean O'Brien addresses the Republican National Convention
In recent history, labor unions overwhelmingly back Democrats. President Biden calls himself the most pro-union president ever. But at the RNC, the head of the teamsters had a prime speaking slot.