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A skateboarding destination in Arizona runs through the Hopi Reservation
A group of Hopi teenagers rallied together to bring a skate park to their village. When the pandemic began, the outdoor activity took on new life and the teens created what they called Skate264.
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Widow of Kobe Bryant was awarded $16 million in the trial over crash photos
NPR's A Martinez talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian about the verdict in the trial over the sharing of photos of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
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A GOP misinformation campaign targets Democrats' climate spending packages
The Biden administration's renewable energy and climate policies face pushback from a misinformation campaign that some Republicans tap when the power grid is strained.
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Trump asks court to appoint a third party to review records seized in FBI search
NPR's A Martinez talks to former Justice Department official David Laufman about former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review materials seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago.
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NASA says there is a misconception that there is no sound in space
NASA released a sound from the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster. What you'll hear is pressure waves emitted from the black hole causing ripples in the star cluster's hot gas.
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8-year-old girl in Kent, England, has an out of this world story to tell her friends
Isabella Payne used her father's ham radio to talk to astronaut Kjell Lindgren aboard the International Space Station. Her dad had been listening for weeks to Lindgren use his amateur radio equipment.
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Gov. DeSantis is seen as an heir to Trumpism, strategist David Jolly says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Florida Republican Rep. David Jolly, who's an analyst for NBC, about the rise of Gov. Ron DeSantis to become a potential presidential candidate.
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A change to Florida's election law creates headaches for local officials
In Florida, a change to the state's election law invites the public to inspect signatures on mail-in ballots.
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After decades of public service, Anthony Fauci will step down in December
The country's top infectious disease expert is leaving the federal government. Fauci served under seven presidents and helped lead the country through multiple health crises.
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An Iranian American writer makes a case against censorship and for Rushdie
Following the attack on author Salman Rushdie, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Iranian American writer Azar Nafisi about attempts to silence writers. Her latest book is: Read Dangerously.
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Candidates who deny the 2020 presidential election results are winning races
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to professor Rick Hasen at UCLA School of Law about the election deniers who may be in positions that have a direct role in the vote certification process.
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As primaries wind down, there are some hints about what's in store for midterms
There are primary elections Tuesday in Florida and New York. A special congressional election in New York could be a fresh indicator of which way the fall midterm elections are headed.