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Arts & Life 'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth Growing up with immigrant parents, first in Canada and then in the U.S., Yang was "obsessed" with pop culture and Saturday Night Live. Now he's up for an Emmy for his performances on the venerated sketch series. Terry Gross
Books 'Old trees matter.' Seattle author Lynda Mapes is writing to save them in her new book The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading environmental journalist and author Lynda V. Mapes' new book, "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests." Katie Campbell
Education How one Wisconsin school changed the way it taught math Most fourth graders in this country are not proficient in math.
Science Scientists record human embryo implanting in womb The researchers hope the advance will lead to new ways to treat infertility and prevent miscarriages.
Economy How manipulating the inflation rate played out in Argentina After President Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Planet Money looks at the case of Argentina, where the government interfered with the country’s top statistical agency to manipulate the inflation rate.
Sports Immigrants helped kick Kansas City into the international soccer arena Kansas City will be the smallest city in America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have become a destination on the global soccer map if it weren't for the immigrants who elevated its prominence in the city years ago.
Politics Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. Maddy Lauria
Health Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another. Jonathan Lambert
Politics 'Can't stop. Won't stop': Documentary filmmakers face federal funding shortfall PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward. Chloe Veltman
WA budget cuts end a "Meaningful" program for people with disabilities Meaningful Day was a Washington State program that was considered a major success since it started ten years ago. It provided outings, workshops and other enriching activities for about a thousand residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Patricia Murphy