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National The wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge a month ago is still growing Firefighters are having a lot of trouble controlling the fire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. Rapid growth now threatens a remote and fragile forest ecosystem. Ryan Heinsius
Arts & Life The ad campaign that launched a thousand critiques: Sydney Sweeney's jeans One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it. Mia Venkat
National A Michigan mayor near the Canadian border on what tariffs mean for his city A Michigan mayor talks with NPR's All Things Considered about how tariffs will affect constituents. Jordan-Marie Smith
'Architecton' is an epically cinematic look at the building blocks of civilization A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload. Bob Mondello
Food The potato's origins, unearthed The potato may seem rather ordinary. But this tuber's origins story is quite fascinating, and we don't really know all the details yet. Ari Daniel
World If France, the U.K. and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, what happens? NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Michael Lynk, former U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Palestinian territories, about recent international moves to recognize a Palestinian state. Michelle Aslam
Sports Thousands compete in the National Senior Games, the 'Olympics' for those 50 and older More than 12,000 older adults are competing in the National Senior Games in Des Moines, Iowa. The multi-sport competition takes place every two years and is dedicated to participants 50 or older. Natalie Krebs
Politics Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons. Rachel Treisman
Politics Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding. Frank Langfitt
National Trump's impeachments have been removed from a Smithsonian exhibit, for now The Smithsonian says a reference to President Trump's impeachments that was removed last month will be restored once the exhibit is updated. Scott Neuman