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Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration In DACA Case
The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from ending DACA and protection of "DREAMers." Host Steve Inskeep speaks with DACA recipient Jose Munoz, NPR's John Burnett and Nina Totenberg.
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'Remember Who We're Fighting For': The Uneasy Existence Of Seattle's Protest Camp
The open-air camp in the Capitol Hill area is more than a week old. Underneath the peace-and-love vibe is an undercurrent of anxiety that it won't end well and that black people might get the blame.
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British Singer Dame Vera Lynn Dies At 103
Dame Vera Lynn lifted the spirits of British troops abroad during World War II. She was best known for performing hits such as "We'll Meet Again."
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As COVID-19 Hits Harder Among Minorities, What Can Chicago Do?
Chicago's mayor calls the pandemic a public health red alarm. The city's new "racial equity rapid response team" is crafting strategies to ward off the disease in Black and Latinx neighborhoods.
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Overview Of John Bolton's Book 'The Room Where It Happened'
Former national security adviser John Bolton says President Trump's transactional dealings with world leaders went beyond those in the Ukraine affair, for which Trump was impeached.
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Family In U.S. Reunited With Grandfather's World War II Items
An Australian couple found a button from a World War II uniform and a tag at the former site of a U.S. military base. The family of the late Harold Henderson says they didn't know the items were lost.
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Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling
On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.
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Cows Take Over British Hotel's Closed Beer Garden
The beer garden was shut down because of the coronavirus, but that didn't stop cows from a nearby farm. The hotel owner told a local paper that the cows must have thought they had "herd immunity."
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Many Day Camps Are Choosing To Reopen, But Should Your Child Attend?
NPR's Rachel Martin explores how day camps that have decided to open this summer will operate during the pandemic, and how parents are weighing the risks of sending their children to one.
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Surging COVID-19 Cases In Pakistan Overwhelm Hospitals
In Pakistan, angry families are attacking doctors and smashing hospitals as health care workers turn away coronavirus patients — saying their institutions are full.
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While COVID-19 Stats Rise In Some States, Cases Drop In Others
Florida and Alabama are seeing rapid increases in coronavirus cases, which experts link to the states' reopening dates. But Michigan's case numbers are dropping — meaning schools can reopen this fall.
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'From Here to Equality' Author Makes A Case, And A Plan, For Reparations
In a new book, economist William Darity Jr. argues that monetary payments are owed directly to the descendants of enslaved people, to help reverse more than two centuries of disenfranchisement.