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Sweden makes major effort to develop its own supply of minerals used in tech products
It takes a half-hour in a pick-up truck to get to the bottom of a vast underground mine in Sweden — where the country is betting on extracting minerals for electric energy independence.
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Actors union agrees to federal mediation with studios as contract deadline nears
The union representing Hollywood actors has agreed to mediation in its ongoing negotiations. This came a day before the contract is set to expire. A strike is possible if an agreement isn't reached.
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Parents of Parkland school shooting victim tour areas ripped apart by gun violence
An anti-gun violence tour led by parents who lost their son in a 2018 mass shooting in Florida, visit Uvalde, Texas, — site of last year's attack on Robb Elementary School which left 21 people dead.
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Bank of America agrees to pay $250 million for illegal fees, fake accounts
NPR's Michele Martin talks to Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about penalties imposed on Bank of America for illegal business practices.
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Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby makes history
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 25 homers in the final round to win. His dad, hall-of-famer Vlad Guerrero, won the derby 16 years ago. They are the first father-son winners of the event.
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Some states targeted DEI policy before the Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action
NPR's A Martinez talks to Adrienne Lu of the Chronicle of Higher Education, about state lawmakers' efforts to dismantle Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs at colleges and universities.
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After growing up in the 1950s, a father comes to terms with his own dad
When Tom Badgett sat down for an interview with his daughter Jordan Perelle, he remembered growing up in small-town Tennessee and his complicated relationship with his dad.
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Why parents, daycare owners and daycare workers are trapped in a broken market
Parents are struggling to find daycare for their children — yet, daycare centers are having a hard time staying open. Our Planet Money team looks at America's broken daycare system.
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Other cities watch as New York brings congestion charging to Manhattan
Congestion pricing is coming to New York City. NPR's Michel Martin asks public transit advocate Danny Pearlstein about how the program might work.
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Fashion innovators are looking for sustainable ways to make clothes.
The fashion industry is one of the world's big polluters, but innovators are looking to circular design for solutions.
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Some cities drop July Fourth fireworks for safer, quieter and greener alternatives
Americans will launch their own fireworks and attend public displays across the country for the Independence Day holiday. But could drones become the new way to wow crowds?
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Israel stages a large-scale raid on a Palestinian camp in the West Bank
Israel's military says it's launched an extensive counterterrorism effort in the occupied West Bank that's killed at least seven militants in the latest escalation of violence there.