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Business More women are renting dresses, coats and ugly sweaters as clothing prices tick up More women are planning to deck the halls in rented fashion this year, just as inflation and tariffs are poised to push clothing prices higher. Kristian Monroe
National She lost her purse — but strangers stepped in to save the day On a trip to Chicago, Lavonne Schaafsma lost her purse. Two women saw a man rifling through it — and stepped in to help. Laura Kwerel
Politics Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean. Ryan Lucas
Environment A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward. Emma Bowman
Arts & Life How women over 30 are rewriting the single mom narrative in America Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen pregnancy has fallen off a cliff and births are declining for younger women. Pallavi Gogoi
National Morning news brief Trump now says that House Republicans should vote for Epstein files' release, Trump says the U.S. may hold talks with Venezuela, Border Patrol agents arrest dozens in Charlotte, North Carolina. Steve Inskeep
Former Meta exec Nick Clegg talks about his new book, 'How to Save the Internet' NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nick Clegg, Meta's former president of global affairs, about his new book, "How to Save the Internet." Steve Inskeep
World Ukraine's $100 million energy scandal triggers resignations and tests Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will reform state-owned energy companies after investigators accused his close associates of skimming millions from the country's nuclear power company. A Martínez
Environment Congress holds the key to turning the tide on Ohio River Basin pollution The vast Ohio River Basin is poised for a multi-year ecological restoration after years of industrial pollution, but only if Congress decides to fund it. Morgan Watkins
National Alaska wants financially strained districts to take ownership of rural schools Alaska owns dozens of crumbling rural schools. But now it wants cash-strapped districts to take on ownership of those buildings in exchange for funding to fix them. Emily Schwing