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People along the Texas coast are preparing for the landfall of Beryl. Forecasters say it will likely be a hurricane when it hits.
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Cash payments to Black descendants of the formerly enslaved have been a key part of the reparations movement. California lawmakers have set aside $12 million, but cash payments aren't in the plan.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with attorney Alexandra Kazarian about the ways in which rap lyrics are used in the criminal justice system.
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Actor Ted Danson reflects on aging and regrets in a game of Wild Card with Rachel Martin.
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Michael Rivera, an assistant professor with The ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder, talks about dissolvable fibers made from gelatin.
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French voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly.
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While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock.
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Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member and Democratic socialist, came in first in Tuesday's ranked-choice primary. Here's what to know about his policies, personal life and past.
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President Trump holds a press conference at the NATO Summit and discusses Iran and relationship with the European Union
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran for decades, but the U.S. and his own security chiefs deterred him. Now he's basking in the moment.
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