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Soccer fans from Scotland are in Miami today for a game against Brazil
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- Soccer fans from Scotland are in Miami today for a game against Brazil
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- Soccer fans from Scotland are in Miami today for a game against Brazil.
Several bar owners in Boston confirmed their beer supplies ran dry during Scotland’s World Cup games in that city. Their fans, known as the Tartan Army, have now descended on South Beach. The traditional sounds of bagpipes bellowed as they marched in kilts and traditional blue and white.
Having hydrated, the supporters will be turning their attention to the game against five-time World Cup winners Brazil. That crucial match will determine whether the Tartan Army’s journey continues into the knockout stage.
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- Ukrainian drone operators test their piloting skills in military competition
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- As drones become the weapon of choice in the Russia-Ukraine war, a group of soldiers test their skills in an unusual competition.
Reporter: Polina Lytvynova/NPR
Videographers: Hanna Palamarenko/NPR and Polina Lytvynova/NPR
Producer: Catie Dull/NPR
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- Legendary music executive Clive Davis dies at 94
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- The famed music executive Clive Davis has died. He was 94 years old. For decades, Davis shepherded the careers of stars including Aretha Franklin, Lou Reed and Whitney Houston.
Davis started out as a music industry lawyer, but perhaps his biggest talent was his ability to spot a star. As a producer and label head, he launched the careers of artists ranging from Janis Joplin to Kelly Clarkson. Most famously, Davis signed 19-year-old Whitney Houston to his label, Arista Records, and helped turn her into a chart-topping icon. Davis was also a master of reinvention, guiding musicians like Carlos Santana into later-career pivots that became huge victories.
Davis’ family writes, "He left an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations."
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- Mike Pence on how the Republican party has changed under Donald Trump
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- Former Vice President Mike Pence says his conservative politics have remained consistent while the Republican party changed.
Pence's latest book, "What Conservatives Believe," includes a critique of the second Trump administration and what he terms as "the populist right."
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- U.S. ends HIV/AIDS funding for South Africa
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- The State Department has confirmed that it plans to phase out by March HIV/AIDS funding to South Africa, where roughly 8 million people are living with the virus.
The State Department said it is ending the HIV/AIDS funding because of South Africa’s failure to make progress on policy requests by the Trump administration. It singled out what it sees as South Africa’s prejudice against white South Africans. The State Department said it had warned South Africa multiple times and the country is “more than capable of supporting it is own health programs.”
In 2024, the U.S. gave more than $450 million to South Africa for HIV/AIDS work. South Africa’s Ministry of Health did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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- Who will emerge as the star of the 2026 World Cup? Depends on who you ask.
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- Some fans are watching record-setters, like Argentina's Lionel Messi, who just set a new all-time scoring record for the World Cup. (France's Kylian Mbappé is not far behind in goal scoring.) But other stars are on the rise. Cape Verde's goal keeper Vozinha has become an overnight sensation, and at just 18 years old, Lamine Yamal had an impressive debut playing for Spain. Still, many soccer fans are rooting for their league favorites, like Brazil's Matheus Cunha and England's Bukayo Saka.
Video: Justin Barney/WPLN, Hanna Ali/WBUR, Elizabeth Gillis/NPR, Zaryha Rodriguez/NPR
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- We break down what has happened between the United States and Iran and where it leaves the region
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- The prospect of a war between the United States and Iran seemed far fetched until February of this year, but it's just one of many events reshaping the Middle East since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre breaks down what has happened since then and where it leaves the region now with Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly.
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- Trump claims vandals damaged Reflecting Pool
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- President Trump says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool may need to be drained again, as chunks of its new blue coating have peeled off and algae has turned the pool’s blue water green.
Trump wrote on social media that multiple people were arrested for vandalism, including slicing a 250-foot gash in the pool’s newly repainted facade. But aquatics specialist Steve Goodale says that would be hard to do, given the strength of the coating. He says there are other reasons the paint could be peeling off, from dust to humidity to contamination.
Trump says repairs will be done as quickly as possible, with less than two weeks to go until the fourth of July.
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- The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war. Here's what that means
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- The memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is signed. Now the two countries begin a lengthy negotiation period.
Did Iran emerge from the war in a stronger position or a weaker one? NPR International Correspondent Aya Batrawy tells Sources & Methods host that there are many reasons Iran might be feeling emboldened.
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- Keir Starmer resigning as U.K.'s prime minister
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- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned as head of the ruling Labor Party, paving the way for the United Kingdom to get its seventh prime minister in about a decade.
After winning a landslide majority two years ago, Starmer’s approval ratings have slumped to a historic low. Polls show Starmer failed to connect with voters and deliver palpable change after budget cuts under the conservatives. He’ll stay on as caretaker prime minister until his center-left Labour Party chooses a new prime minister.
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- Flair or competitive play?
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- Flair or competitive play? We asked soccer fans what they’d rather see in the 2026 World Cup.
Producers: Justin Barney/WPLN, Valentina Sandoval/WLRN, Mat Sanchez/WLRN, Zaryha Rodriguez/NPR
Correction: A previous version of this video misspelled Deng Deng’s name as Dang Dang and Caden Youngblut’s name as Keydan Youngblood. It also misspelled “flair” as “flare.”
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- Are you planning to meet aliens soon? Here are some tips from Neil deGrasse Tyson
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- Are you planning to meet aliens soon? NPR's Scott Simon, the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, is. So he asked the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson for a few tips. Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium, the recipient of two dozen honorary doctorates and the Distinguished Public Service Medal from NASA. He also has an asteroid named after him and a new book, titled "Take Me To Your Leader: Perspectives On Your First Alien Encounter."
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- Starter homes in a record number of U.S. cities now cost $1 million or more
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- New data shows that starter homes in a record number of cities now cost $1 million or more.
New data from Zillow shows that 242 cities now have million-dollar entry-level homes — that’s three times as many as before the pandemic housing boom. Most places are in California, but the fastest growth is in New York and New Jersey. And million-dollar "starters" have also spread from the coasts to states like Texas, Wyoming and Illinois.
They're defined here as the lowest third of the market in a region.
Despite that, Zillow finds that, nationwide, the typical starter home is still a lot less — just under $200,000.
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- Iran's soccer team was welcomed in Tijuana after being blocked from training in U.S.
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- Last month, the U.S. said it didn't want Iranian players training on its soil. So the Mexican president said her nation would host, and the local soccer team in Tijuana, the Xolos, offered their stadium as a training ground. That team is named after one the oldest dog breeds in the world, Mexicos’ Xoloitzcuintles.
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- U.K. bans social media for children under 16
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- The British government has announced it is banning social media for children under 16. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also announced restrictions on gaming services and livestreaming.
Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and X are among the platforms that will be banned for children in the UK by early next year. Starmer said the full ban was not a decision he'd taken lightly, but that it was the right choice because, he said, social media is making children unhappy and unsafe.
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- Russian strikes have left cultural scars across Ukraine
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- Russian strikes have left cultural scars across Ukraine, damaging Kharkiv's art museum and Kyiv's Dormition Cathedral earlier this week.
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- The mother of one of this year's World Cup's breakout stars will now be able to travel to the U.S.
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- The mother of one of this year's World Cup's breakout stars will now be able to travel to the U.S. to see her son play.
Cape Verde’s goalkeeper, Vozinha, has become an unexpected hero: The 40-year-old’s saves against Spain in the teams' matchup Monday led his country to a historic tie. He was in tears at the final whistle, and said that was in part because his mother couldn’t be there because of the cost of a visa.
Cape Verde is among the dozens of countries whose citizens face bonds of up to $15,000 to secure a U.S. visa.
But House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and announced that Vozinha’s mom will be able to travel to Miami to see his son play Uruguay on Sunday with all visa fees waived.
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- Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock called for Americans to draw inspiration from John Lewis' legacy
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- “Democracy is a contact sport,” Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock said.
When reflecting on what he calls a “dark moment” in America, he recalled the resilience of civil rights icon John Lewis.
In an interview about his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America,” he called for Americans to draw inspiration from Lewis' legacy.
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- The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?
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- The Great Green Wall is a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon. Is it working?
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- How American Vogue is staying relevant in the internet age
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- American Vogue's new Head of Editorial Content Chloe Malle says she thinks Vogue's authority is more important in the internet age.
NPR's Michel Martin asked Malle why the brand still matters given that fashion now circulates instantaneously on social media.
You can hear Chloe Malle talk more about how she's trying to make Vogue relevant into the future at the link in bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
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- Luigi Mangione's legal team says they plan to pursue a psychiatric defense, during pre-trial hearing
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- Luigi Mangione faces state and federal trials for the 2024 murder of an insurance company executive. His legal team plans to pursue a psychiatric defense, claiming Mangione was experiencing an extreme emotional disturbance. During the hearing, there was a crowd of Mangione supporters at the courthouse.
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- The latest in medical technology? The kazoo.
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- Writer Linda Stone, who coined the term "screen apnea," knows all too well that our technology can really mess with our breathing and our health.
Linda demonstrates how playing the kazoo and practicing the physiological sigh can help you feel your best on screen-filled days.
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- Vogue's Chloe Malle on her decision to tie the magazine's Summer edition to America's 250th birthday
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- American Vogue's new Head of Editorial Content Chloe Malle says she's not worried about backlash to the multicultural vision of America that she's bringing to its pages.
NPR’s Michel Martin asked Malle about her decision to tie the Summer edition of the magazine to the country's 250th birthday.
You can hear Chloe Malle talk more about how she's trying to make Vogue relevant into the future at the link in bio or on YouTube or Spotify.
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- Chloe Malle isn’t worried about backlash to her vision for American Vogue | Newsmakers
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- Last fall Chloe Malle was tapped to succeed Anna Wintour as Head of Editorial Content for American Vogue. The daughter of actress Candice Bergen and the late filmmaker Louis Malle, she started at Vogue 15 years ago in a role known as “social editor,” overseeing a weddings‑and‑parties section that once struck her as too frothy for a serious journalist.
Now, in a time when trends are accessible on your phone at any hour of the day, Malle says that she believes people still care about Vogue. Under Malle’s leadership, the magazine’s summer issue published in June focused on celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States.
In this episode of NPR’s Newsmakers video podcast, Malle sat down with Michel Martin to discuss how the Vogue of today is different from the one she read as an adolescent, why Vogue still matters and how legacy media is evolving.
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- The Obama Presidential Center opens Friday in Chicago with a star-studded dedication
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- Don’t call it a presidential library. The Obama Presidential Center opens Friday in Chicago with a star-studded dedication on Thursday. The sprawling complex includes basketball courts, a community garden, a Chicago public library branch and an 8-story museum. Take a look inside at how former President Barack Obama is writing the first draft of his legacy - without the National Archives on site - with Tamara Keith.
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- HHS defends holding hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
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- The Department of Health and Human Services is defending a decision to continue holding a passenger from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak in a federal quarantine unit in Nebraska.
An HHS spokeswoman says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is refusing to let Angela Perryman finish her 42-day quarantine at home because the state of Florida will not post a guard outside her home 24/7. Noting that the virus has a 40% fatality rate, HHS spokeswoman Courtney Spencer added that the decision is necessary to ensure both Perryman’s and her community’s “well-being.”
Florida, most independent public health experts and even an internal reviewer at the CDC says a guard is unnecessary.
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- Feds file charges against 15 ICE protesters in Minnesota
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- Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have charged 15 people for allegedly conspiring to impede federal agents. The indictments stem from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown this year in Minnesota.
The defendants are accused of coordinating blockades at a federal building in the Twin Cities and threatening federal agents, among other actions. U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen says the defendants put agents at risk: "They all joined an agreement, a conspiracy to interfere with lawful immigration enforcement operations. The conspiracy was not to interfere by their voice, but to do it by force."
Rosen did not say how many — if any — agents were harmed as a result.
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- Over a decade of DACA, but recipients still don't have a clear path to stay in the U.S.
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- The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was billed as a temporary program. Now that it’s lasted more than a decade, most recipients are 31 and older — and still don't have a clear path to stay in the U.S.
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- Uzbekistan's debut at the 2026 World Cup signals the region’s growing confidence on the global stage
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- The debut of Uzbekistan at World Cup 2026, a first for a Central Asian nation, signals the region’s growing confidence on the global stage and, some argue, the arrival of a “golden generation” making its mark in sports, culture and science.
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- In a new book, Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock writes about how faith is applied to politics
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- In a new book, Georgia Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock asks how Republicans and Democrats are applying faith to their politics.
In “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America,” he argues that "democracy is the political enactment of a spiritual idea."
Warnock spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin about a vision for the country that embraces faith and humility.
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- Here's what the inside of an Ebola ward looks like, at the epicenter of the outbreak in Congo
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- Reporter Emmet Livingstone and visual journalist Arsene Mpiana bring us inside an Ebola ward in the epicenter of the outbreak in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
The government declared Ituri the Ebola epicenter on May 15, but the virus had likely been circulating for weeks before then, with cases clustered in a remote mining town called Mongbwalu.
Official figures show there are now 782 confirmed Ebola cases in eastern Congo as of June 13, and 181 confirmed deaths. Those numbers are an underestimate, according to health and aid officials, who point to testing delays as well as unnoticed deaths in villages and far-flung suburbs.
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- Newly repainted reflecting pool turns green from algae blooms
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- A little more than a week ago, President Trump declared that the renovation work being done to the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall had been completed. But parts of the pool, which Trump boasted would be clean, beautiful and blue, are now green from new algae blooms.
Workers have been trying to clear the algae ahead of July 4th celebrations. It’s not clear if that will work.
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- 8 killed in B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base
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- Eight people are dead after a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after taking off at California's Edwards Air Force Base on Monday. The Air Force reports the eight-engine plane was on a routine test mission when it crashed and exploded in flames.
Authorities say those aboard the aircraft were a mix of uniformed military and civilians whose identities will be withheld until their next of kin are notified. Officials say it could take weeks or months before an investigation determines the cause of the crash.
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- Trump celebrates his 80th birthday with UFC fight on White House lawn
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- President Trump marked his 80th birthday Sunday, while realizing his dream of hosting a UFC event on the White House lawn.
Democrats criticized the event, calling it an example that the president is out of touch with Americans when it comes to managing the country.
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- 12 killed in Missouri skydiving plane crash
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- The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 12 people were killed when their skydiving plane crashed in the town of Butler yesterday, south of Kansas City. Officials say the single-engine turbo-prop plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City. The plane went down shortly after after takeoff.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
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- A World Cup tradition catches on in the U.S.: Panini sticker collecting
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- One of the most beloved World Cup collectors’ item isn’t a trading card or a jersey, it’s stickers. Collecting them is a decades-old tradition in Europe and Latin America, but it’s catching on in the United States.
Over the past few weeks, many soccer fans have been focused on completing a World Cup-themed sticker album that requires nearly a thousand pieces, which are sold in blind packs of seven. Interest in the sticker chase in the U.S. has been picking up over the past decade, and this year is the biggest demand yet. Panini America, the company behind the stickers, tells NPR that retailers in the U.S. reported being sold out of sticker packets within a week of the release — unseen in previous World Cup cycles.
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- FDA OKs sunscreen ingredient long used in Europe and Asia
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- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in decades. In the United States, sunscreen is regulated as an over the counter drug — not as a cosmetic — which can make new approvals tricky.
Bemotrizinol has long been an active ingredient in sunscreens sold in Europe and Asia. The company DSM Nutritional Products LLC has been trying to get it approved in the U.S. for the last 20 years. The FDA announced this week that it added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen ingredients. The agency says the new ingredient protects against both UVA and UVB rays and it’s safe to use for adults and children 6 month and older.
Products containing the ingredient aren’t on store shelves yet but should be in the next few months.
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- UFC cage fighting event comes to the White House South Lawn this weekend
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- A massive UFC cage fighting event is set to take over the White House this weekend.
A towering temporary structure of lights, speakers and wiring called "The Claw” has risen over the South Lawn.
UFC is known for brutality — but Secretary of State Marco Rubio says this is part of America’s “soft diplomatic” power, calling the UFC “the United Nations of fighting.” In a room full of international diplomats, Rubio signed a sports diplomacy agreement with Dana White, who heads the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Rubio says world leaders are clamoring to attend this weekend's event.
He also got laughs when he said that perhaps the Trump administration will keep the Octagon for weekly fights between people in politics to "settle our scores that way."
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- Amid wars in Iran and Europe, Trump remakes D.C.
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- There’s a lack of clarity around any potential peace deal with Iran. President Trump has claimed that a deal is close dozens of times, ever since the war began on Feb. 28. He's also called the negotiations “boring.”
A lot of his energy has instead been focused on his construction projects to remake D.C.: He's torn down the East Wing to build a ballroom and military complex. He wants to build a massive arch near Arlington National Cemetery and a pedestrian bridge next to the Lincoln Memorial. And he just completed work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Other projects that aren’t getting as much attention from the president include Russia’s war in Ukraine or overhauling the nation’s healthcare system.
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- Here's why the New York Knicks being in the NBA finals matters so much to New Yorkers
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- The New York Knicks are one game away from being crowned NBA champions. Here's why this moment matters so much to New Yorkers.
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- Israel is bombing the ancient city of Tyre in southern Lebanon in its fight with Hezbollah
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- Israel warned the entire city to leave apart from a small section around the Christian district. NPR was at mass there Sunday, June 7. On Monday, the Israeli military warned residents there that they needed to leave as well.
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- The U.S. men’s national soccer team takes on Paraguay in its first game of the FIFA World Cup
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- The U.S. men’s national soccer team takes on Paraguay in its first game of the FIFA World Cup tonight in Los Angeles.
After the Americans failed to qualify for the World Cup in 2018, they cleaned house, and a new staff brought in a whole new generation of young players to develop. The 2022 tournament was a first test for the young squad; they reached the Round of 16. Now they’re older, the core is in their prime, and they’re playing here at home.
Paraguay is the first of the team’s three group stage matches; they’re ranked No. 41 in the world. Next up will be Australia, then Turkey, then, the team hopes, a run in the knockout round.
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- Here's what the US Men's National Team will need to do to win against Paraguay
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- The U.S. Men's National Team takes the field Friday night against Paraguay. Former head coach Gregg Berhalter says the first few minutes of the match will say a lot about mentality of this U.S. team.
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- July 1 brings big student loan changes. Here's what you need to know.
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- A popular (and generous) repayment plan ends, two new plans begin and many borrowers will see new loan limits.
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- Gregg Berhalter played for the U.S. Men's National Team decades ago. Now, his son is set to play
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- Gregg Berhalter coached the U.S. Men's National Team in 2022 in Qatar. He also played for the team in 2002 and 2006 as a defender.
Now, his son, 25-year-old Sebastian Berhalter, is set play for team U.S.A. this summer. So, what does his fatherly advice sound like? NPR spoke to Gregg about how he'll help his son get ready for his big moment.
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- 94-year-old Moira Brown has traveled the world following Scotland’s national team for the World Cup
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- Moira Brown, who will be 94 this year, has traveled the world following Scotland’s national team. World Cup tickets are the one thing she spends money on. This is her fourth in person. She’s hoping it lives up to the best one she ever saw, more than half a century ago.
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- Bill Gates says he wasn't aware of Epstein's crimes
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- Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates told lawmakers he never witnessed or knew about any of Epstein's crimes.
In an opening statement, Gates said he met with Epstein on various occasions from 2011 to 2014 because he believed Epstein could help connect him with potential donors for his foundation. Gates also admitted to affairs and said Epstein used that information to pressure Gates to “re-engage with him.”
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- Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming
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- Native kids with disabilities were held in boxes, prompting outrage and reforms. Officials in New York say the Salmon River district put children with disabilities in wooden boxes without telling parents.
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- Investigating the killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest | Embedded
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- In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR’s Embedded to investigate Antonio’s death. Alongside reporter David Gutman, they track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.
Who bears responsibility for the shooting? And how did an idealistic protest for protecting Black lives turn into a circle of silence surrounding the killing of a Black teenager?
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- Title
- Guadalajara balances hosting FIFA World Cup with concerns tied to cartel violence
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Guadalajara is one of the 16 cities hosting the 2026 World Cup. It's also he capital of one of Mexico’s most violent states. Cartels have forcibly disappeared people to consolidate control for decades. Families of Mexico's missing people continue to search for their loved ones, putting up posters in the city center.
