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President Trump holds up an executive order to limit mail-in voting as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the White House's Oval Office in March.

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Public Safety and Social Justice

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail

Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.

Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela on June 25, 2026.

Manaure Quintero

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2 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 164. And, Trump cancels housing bill signing

Brittney Melton

To get on the same page about whether or not to start a family, psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri says to aim for 80% certainty — and do your best to compromise. But take note: "people never have a child to please their partner," she says.

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Health and Sports

How to find middle ground when your partner wants kids — and you don't

Andee Tagle

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood as New Yorkers head to the polls on June 23 in New York City.

Laura Brett

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Policy and Politics

Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it

Ashley Lopez

Abortion opponents demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 24, 2022 the day the court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Jacquelyn Martin

Policy and Politics

4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs

Selena Simmons-Duffin

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'They can kill you': Immigrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa

Kate Bartlett

Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.
Joshua Bickel

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When going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings — not summer fun

Natalie Escobar

In this installment of NPR's Word of the Week, we go to camp: from 16th-century military lodgings to the wilderness adventures of the 1880s designed to turn boys into "manly men."
Bruce M. White

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The White House Historical Association

Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view

Elizabeth Blair

So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.
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Trump is pushing to institutionalize homeless people. That may include veterans

Quil Lawrence

A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for homeless people; the VA denies that would include homeless vets.

From All Things Considered

American farmers were already grappling with high fertilizer and diesel prices before the closure of the Strait of Hormuz created a further spike.

Kirk Siegler

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Eager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal

Kirk Siegler

Fertilizer prices have gone down with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. But struggling American farmers won't likely see relief for months.

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Folarin Balogun (r) of the U.S. celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Weston McKennie during their World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, Calif. The U.S. defeated Paraguay and, later, Australia. The U.S. wraps up group play against Turkey on Thursday evening. Win, lose or draw, the U.S. has already won its group and will advance to the knockout round.

Richard Heathcote

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Health and Sports

With a Round of 32 spot already clinched, the U.S. takes on Turkey in the World Cup

Becky Sullivan

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The death toll rises to 164 after major Venezuela earthquakes topple many buildings

Emma Bowman

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Thursday that at least 164 people were killed and 971 were injured after two major, back-to-back earthquakes struck northern Venezuela.
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Meta plans to release AI-powered prediction market app, documents show

Bobby Allyn

The company is building an app separate from Facebook and Instagram where people can wager on the outcome of real-world events, using "play money."
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A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp

Anastasia Tsioulcas

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to update him on programming and operational plans. But with most of the staff gone and many artists booked elsewhere, what shows would they present?
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Postal Service says its cash crisis is delayed until at least 2031, but problems loom

Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Postal Service is no longer set to be out of cash in 2027, the agency's head says. But its finances remain shaky as Trump officials keep putting it in political hot water.