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EU parliamentary election: There will be 16-year-old voters in Germany and Belgium
Voting is underway in the European parliamentary elections -- where a new block of voters is heading to the polls in two countries. Germany and Belgium have lowered the voting age from 18 to 16.
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Why the Sweden-based company IKEA has cut prices 3 times in a year
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with IKEA Retail U.S. President Javier Quiñones about the furniture store chain's decision to reduce its prices.
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Morning news brief
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families. The new Washington Post publisher has tried to kill stories about him. There is more carbon dioxide than ever in the atmosphere.
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How Biden and Trump disagree over how to address the cost of health care
The two major presidential candidates have very different approaches to health policy. What are they, and how might they shape health care access over the next four years?
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Cricket World Cup: U.S. men's team pulls of a major upset by beating Pakistan
The U.S. men's team scored a big win in the cricket World Cup when it beat powerhouse Pakistan. The U.S. is co-hosting the tournament for the first time, along with the West Indies.
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Some Democrats say Biden's ban on most asylum-seekers goes too far
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California about President Biden's executive order banning most asylum-seekers from entering the U.S.
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A heat dome can bring dangerously high temperatures. What is it?
Much of the Southwest U.S. is experiencing extreme heat this week — with temperatures blazing past 100 degrees. And a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
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Congressional stock trading law has unintended, but profitable consequence
The law requiring lawmakers to disclose their stock trades spurred an unintended consequence: a cottage industry with funds modeled on lawmakers' investments. These funds are beating the market.
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The neighbor at the center of the Justice Alito flag controversy speaks out
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the reason an upside down U.S. flag was flying at his house, was that his wife put it up because of a beef with a neighbor. We’ll hear from that neighbor.
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A visit to a clinic in Georgia that provides health care only to the uninsured
NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to explore how people without health insurance receive care.
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What are the health care issues that voters are focused on?
NPR's A Martínez talks to Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings Institution, about the health care issues that voters are concerned with.
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Caddo Mounds historic site reopens 5 years after it was destroyed by a tornado
After a 5 year restoration an important prehistoric native site in Texas, the Caddo Mounds, has just reopened. It marks an important step in the state’s effort to preserve Caddo culture and history.
