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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.
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A half-mile long mural in Los Angeles celebrates the history of California
One of the world’s largest murals is painted on the side of a concrete-lined river — running through the city of Los Angeles. The Great Wall of Los Angeles was completed between 1974 and 1984.
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'Morning Edition' listeners weigh in on their favorite passages from the Declaration of Independence
NPR listeners talk about the passages in the Declaration of Independence that are most meaningful to them.
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Ransomware attacks have increased -- causing a global crisis
Car dealerships across the U.S. and Canada are at a standstill after a cyberattack on a software platform. It's one example of an ongoing global crisis.
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How the Supreme Court immunity ruling could affect Trump's criminal cases
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with legal expert Kim Wehle about how the recent Supreme Court’s immunity ruling may shake up former President Trump’s criminal cases.
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On this July 4th week, we’re handing the mic to 4th graders for a history lesson
One group was tasked with studying the Quartering Act of 1765. Their podcast was one of nearly 2,000 submitted to NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge.