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Politics Parts of rural WA pinched by lapse in federal payments to offset lost logging revenue Washington’s rural counties and school districts are preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
One Missouri group helps detainees who can't contact loved ones As the Trump Administration’s mass deportation effort continues, many picked up by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement end up in jail to await legal proceedings with no possessions and no ability to contact their loved ones.
Science When female gorillas move into a new group, they find old friends A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.
Arts & Life Springsteen's label was about to drop him. Then came 'Born to Run' Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen: "If this didn't work, he was done." Carlin's new book is Tonight in Jungleland. Terry Gross
History From Hiroshima to Hope: Marking 80 years since the atomic bombings Hundreds gathered at Seattle’s Green Lake Wednesday evening to honor the more than 200,000 victims of the United States’ atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago. Megan Farmer
Politics Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were 'unlawful' The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities "unlawful" and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward. Elizabeth Blair
Science A planet from the Avatar movies may exist in real life One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of the Avatar series, which centers on a moon that orbits a fictional gas giant planet in this particular star system. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Health Ultra-processed food consumption is down a bit, but still more than 50% of U.S. diet Americans get about 55% of our calories from tasty, cheap — and unhealthy — manufactured foods, the latest data from CDC says. For kids, the percentage is even higher. Yuki Noguchi
Politics Trump calls for U.S. census to exclude for the first time people with no legal status Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results. Hansi Lo Wang