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Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in the U.S. for now, judge says

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A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order after the U.S. attempted to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children without proper immigration proceedings. (Image credit: Johan Ordonez) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/JHz8t3d

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebra after car accident, spokesperson says

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized with a broken vertebra after a car accident in New Hampshire, according to his spokesperson. (Image credit: Ted Shaffrey) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/F12nsjV

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebrae after car accident, spokesperson says

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized with a broken vertebrae after a car accident in New Hampshire, according to his spokesperson. (Image credit: Ted Shaffrey) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/USyxuN8

Can young Americans still have a better life than their parents? We want to know

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For many Gen Z and millennial Americans, concerns about finances and the economy can feel ever present. NPR wants to know how economic barriers are affecting you and your political views. (Image credit: Spencer Platt) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/PwIBK4Y

China's Xi and India's Modi vow to resolve border differences at meeting in Tianjin

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Modi is on his first visit to China since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020. (Image credit: Indian Prime Minister's Office) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/6yXuzQD

Texas advances bill allowing citizens to sue makers and distributors of abortion pills

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Texas lawmakers are on track to pass one of the toughest laws aimed at reducing the use of abortion medication, one way people still have abortions in a state that has banned them. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/a4Id7eP

'There is no message': The search for ideological motives in the Minneapolis shooting

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The FBI is calling the attack at a Minnesota Catholic church an act of domestic terrorism driven by "hate-filled ideology." Extremism analysts say the picture may be more complex. (Image credit: Scott Olson) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/qEy1e3W

COVID vaccine guidance has changed — again. A doctor tackles your questions

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The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but they come with restrictions. NPR wants to know your questions about the new guidance. (Image credit: Scott Olson) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/KvAhb7a

SNL's Heidi Gardner and Michael Longfellow are among the stars leaving the show

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Producer Lorne Michaels has said he is looking to shake things up ahead of SNL's 51st season, which starts in early October. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/W0dpUcr

Public media stations in rural America say emergency-alert funding is in jeopardy

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Without Congressionally-approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather. (Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard via AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gcOmsMx

Video: Echoes of Katrina - Two decades of struggle and strength

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NPR station photographer and New Orleans native Tyrone Turner travelled back to Louisiana to document the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Image credit: Tyrone Turner) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/DbBWRS9

The federal government is taking over D.C.'s Union Station. What does that mean?

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The Department of Transportation says it will be "reclaiming management" of the transportation hub, which it has owned since the 1980s. D.C.'s mayor says that would be an "amazing initiative." (Image credit: Valerie Plesch) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/vHfC6qs

Denmark summons US envoy over claims of interference in Greenland

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Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland . (Image credit: Kwiyeon Ha) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/DsiUR2E

CDC director is out after less than a month; other agency leaders resign

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"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/NAWF1TL

Colleges see significant drop in international students as fall semester begins

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Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/RBVPj5M

The latest COVID vaccines come with new FDA limits

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The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting them to people at high risk for COVID complications. (Image credit: Joe Raedle) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/H2jFZaQ

NEA cancels decades-long creative writing fellowship

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For decades the program has supported writers who would become big names – Alice Walker, Michael Cunningham, Louise Erdrich and more. Last week, applicants got an email saying the program would be no more. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/RTUMhgS

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are in their engagement era

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The singer-songwriter announced the engagement Tuesday on Instagram, with the caption: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married." (Image credit: Ashley Landis) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/J9rlABT

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish is still recovering

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Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Icl8mAK

AI "deadbots" are persuasive — and researchers say, they're primed for monetization

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The digital afterlife industry may near $80 billion in a decade, fueled by AI "deadbots." Tech firms see profit. But experts warn of troubling consequences. (Image credit: YouTube) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/HKW6d7f

Trump seeks to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

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President Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, after a Trump ally accused Cook of making false statements on a mortgage application. The president's authority to remove a Fed governor may be challenged in court. (Image credit: Drew Angerer) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/HfOzSpq

Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses

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President Trump lashed out on social media late Sunday against ABC and NBC, putting the nation's top broadcast regulator once more at the center of his culture wars. (Image credit: John McDonnell/Getty Images) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/hP0BFDM

Israeli strikes kill 22, including 5 journalists, in a Gaza hospital

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Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the Israeli government. (Image credit: Abed Rahim Khatib) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/bJp1QMN

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre's memoir will be published months after her death

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Virginia Giuffre was one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's most outspoken accusers. Six months after her death, Giuffre's book detailing her life will be published. (Image credit: Bebeto Matthews) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/rvGLans

U.K. migrant protests spark angry confrontations as government scrambles to respond

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Immigration has become a political flashpoint as countries across the West try to cope with an influx of migrants seeking a better life. (Image credit: Ben Birchall) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gC0t5Rs

Kilmar Abrego Garcia expects to be detained by ICE again, attorney says

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The lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported by the Trump administration to an El Salvadoran prison and then returned months later, says his client is now facing deportation again. (Image credit: Alex Wong) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/T3gQqhl