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Florida voters consider climate change and candidates' proposed solutions
Florida is the U.S. state most vulnerable to climate change. NPR's Ayesha Roscoe speaks with Republican voters about how that factors into their voting plans in November.
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Voters in France return to the polls for a second round of voting on Sunday
French voters could usher in the country's first far-right Parliament since one was installed in WWII, but candidates are dropping out of the race in an effort to try to stop it.
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The women who earned 6 of the Top 10 positions on the Billboard album chart
Women are dominating the charts, from established singers like Taylor Swift, to newer chart topper Charli XCX.
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Why drone light shows are replacing traditional July 4th fireworks
Citing environmental and health concerns, several cities across the U.S. are replacing the traditional Fourth of July fireworks displays with a light show made with drones.
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U.S. Border officials attribute increased migrant deaths to extreme heat
In New Mexico, a group of firefighters is assisting the Border Patrol in rescuing migrants in the Southern New Mexico desert.
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Hurricane Beryl rips past Jamaica causing a life-threatening storm surge
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nick Davis, a journalist based in Kingston, Jamaica, about Hurricane Beryl which has killed several people as it moved through the southeast Caribbean.
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Morning news brief
President Biden meets with Democratic governors amid questions about his candidacy. As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s expanding settlements in the West Bank. Triple digit temps are back in Phoenix.
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It's Election Day in the U.K. — the Labour Party is favored to return to power
Britons are electing a new parliament and prime minister. Polls forecast victory for the center-left Labour Party, but low turnout could change that.
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Francis Barry's 'Back Roads and Better Angels' details his Lincoln Highway trip
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bloomberg reporter and author Francis Barry about his travels along a route once known as the Lincoln Highway, and the people he met.
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Get ready: America's big 250th birthday celebrations are just 2 years away
As America celebrates its 248th birthday, planning is already underway for the celebration of its 250th. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rosie Rios, of the planning commission, America250.
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Washington D.C.'s boil water alert also affects parts of Northern Virginia
Officials in the nation's capital and a Virginia suburb tell residents to boil their tap water because of a problem with D.C.'s water treatment system.
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Stories of new U.S. citizens: Didier Kindidi's ceremony was in Baltimore
As part of a weeklong series on new American citizens, we asked Didier Kindidi, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, about what it means to be an American.