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Why A $790 Balenciaga Hoodie Has A World Food Programme Logo

By Malaka Gharib

The U.N. agency partnered with the luxury fashion label so more people will find out about its mission to provide food aid. Some in the humanitarian community say it’s a risky deal.

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Key Nixon Accuser Returns To Capitol With Sights Set On Another President

By Ron Elving

John Dean’s willingness to compare Nixon and Trump, and to link their handling of investigations into their election campaigns, explains why he is expected to prompt live TV coverage again.

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Sesame Street: Tiny Desk Concert

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Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and other surprise guests gather at NPR’s headquarters to celebrate 50 years of love, learning and joy.

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House Contempt Vote Against The Attorney General: What You Need To Know

By Philip Ewing

Lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday after months of political and legal disputes with the executive branch. Here’s how we got here, what it means and what’s coming next.

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Can You Reshape Your Brain’s Response To Pain?

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Changing how the mind reacts to pain can reduce the discomfort experienced, according to scientists who study brain pathways that regulate pain. A new type of therapy aims to enhance that effect.

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Ex-Red Sox Star David Ortiz In Stable Condition After Shooting In Dominican Republic

By Scott Neuman

The shooting occurred late Sunday when a motorcycle-riding gunman approached and shot Ortiz from behind at an outdoor Santo Domingo bar.

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Crane Collapses In High Winds, Smashing Through Dallas Apartment Building

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One person was killed and at least five others injured when the construction crane buckled in winds up to 70 mph and fell onto the apartment building, officials said.

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‘Hadestown’ Finds Bliss At The Tony Awards

By Linda Holmes

Anaïs Mitchell’s long-developing musical won eight awards, including best musical, while The Ferryman won best play.

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Not Too Little Too Late. Unfinished Gaudí Basilica Gets Permit 137 Years Later

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The Sagrada Familia church got the permit Friday, allowing construction to continue with completion projected for 2026. The church’s foundation agreed to pay the city of Barcelona millions of dollars.

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After 4 Months, Venezuela’s Border With Colombia Reopens

By Gabriela Saldivia

On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans crossed the newly reopened border, seeking basic supplies like food and medicine that are scarce in their own country.

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Mass Civil Disobedience In Sudan Is Latest Effort To End Military Rule

By Bobby Allyn

The strike follows a military crackdown that protesters say left more than 100 killed by security forces. Additionally, at least 784 people have been wounded in the capital, Khartoum, since Monday.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Fill Hong Kong’s Streets To Protest China Extradition Bill

By Bobby Allyn

The controversial bill would let suspects be sent to places where Hong Kong has no extradition deal, such as mainland China. Authorities threatened to use force on demonstrators.

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The Mothers Who Fought To Radically Reimagine Welfare

By Gene Demby

Black women have long been used as symbols in debates over welfare, but a movement of poor black women who fought to radically redefine aid to the poor as a guaranteed right has been mostly forgotten.

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Student Spurs Brookline, Mass., To Offer Free Tampons And Pads In Public Buildings

By Ally Jarmanning

A town proposal, passed in May, started with a high school student. She called for an end to “shaming menstruation.”

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Why South Korea Is Sending $8 Million In Food Aid To North Korea

By Anthony Kuhn

Facing the worst drought in nearly four decades, the country is grappling with food shortages that affect 40% of its population. The donation has humanitarian – but also diplomatic – aims.

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For Many Germans, Cash Is Still King

By Simon Schütz

Average citizens in Germany carry more than 100 euros on them, significantly more than most of their European neighbors, and they keep big stashes at home.

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5 Arrested After Homophobic Attack On London Bus

By Clare Lombardo

Melania Geymonat and her partner were beaten and bloodied by a group of males between 15 and 18 years old demanding that they kiss on a bus.

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Russian Investigative Journalist Placed On House Arrest For Alleged Drug Crimes

By Clare Lombardo

Well-known investigative reporter Ivan Golunov was arrested for allegedly selling drugs, prompting an outcry in Moscow. The reporter and his supporters say he was framed.

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Is YouTube Doing Enough To Stop Harassment Of LGBTQ Content Creators?

By Danny Nett

The decision not to ban a right-wing YouTuber for personal attacks on a gay journalist taps into the debate over hate speech on social media — and whether companies do enough to support LGBTQ users.

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Columbine Survivors Divided Over Proposal To Demolish Site Of 1999 Shooting

By Bobby Allyn

Fears of inspiring copycats and a recent surge in “morbid fascination” visitors have prompted school officials to consider tearing down the building. The school’s name and mascot would stay the same.

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Poll: Support For Impeachment Hearings Grows, But Americans Split On Way Forward

By Domenico Montanaro

After former special counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly, the number of Americans in favor of the proceedings ticked up. But it’s still less than a quarter; 39% don’t want any further action.

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Storytelling Helps Hospital Staff Discover The Person Within The Patient

By Bram Sable-Smith

VA hospitals are recording patients’ life stories to help strengthen understanding between patients and their caregivers. Including such stories in medical records may even improve health outcomes.

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Underdog ‘Reggae Girlz’ Make History at Women’s World Cup

By Jason Beaubien

The Jamaican women’s national soccer team is the first from the Caribbean to ever make it to the Women’s World Cup. Grit, luck and a little help from a reggae star helped them get there.

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Kris Kobach Discussed Census Citizenship Question With 2016 Trump Campaign

By Hansi Lo Wang

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach told House investigators he discussed the question with campaign officials more than a year before the Trump administration formally requested it.

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Trump: U.S., Mexico Reach Deal To Avoid New Tariffs

By Bobby Allyn

Mexican officials have “agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration” as part of the agreement, the president tweeted on Friday. The tariffs were to begin on Monday.

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‘Most Prolific Serial Killer’ In America Confesses To Killing 5 More Women In Ohio

By Bobby Allyn

The new charges filed by prosecutors in Ohio are the latest slayings carried out decades ago by Samuel Little, who authorities say has killed women in 19 states over decades.

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Linda Fairstein, Former ‘Central Park 5’ Prosecutor, Dropped By Her Publisher

By Colin Dwyer

Fairstein, who oversaw the case against five teens wrongfully convicted of rape, has become a novelist since leaving the courtroom. But a Netflix series is stirring controversy over her former role.

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5 Takeaways About The Trump Administration’s Response To Far-Right Extremism

By Hannah Allam

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing the federal government to detail its plans to fight white supremacy and other far-right extremism. Details are scarce, but here’s what we know so far.

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Supreme Court Pressed For Sealed Documents In Death Penalty Case

By Nina Totenberg

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR filed a motion to release sealed documents related to an Alabama death penalty case. Sealing documents is an unusual move by the high court.

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U.N. Says More Than 4 Million People Have Left Venezuela

By Merrit Kennedy

The pace of the exodus is escalating, as Venezuela suffers from political chaos, food shortages and hyperinflation. The U.N. says 1 million people have left just since November 2018.

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Ex-Minneapolis Officer Sentenced To 12 1/2 Years In Death Of Unarmed 911 Caller

By Vanessa Romo

Mohamed Noor, 33, was convicted in the 2017 killing of bride-to-be Justine Ruszczyk, who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.

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Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For About $683 Million

By Colin Dwyer

That price tag includes all of the book megachain’s debt. Elliott’s acquisition of the largest retail bookseller in the U.S. comes less than a year after it bought Waterstones, the largest in the U.K.

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Univ. Of Alabama Returns $21.5 Million Gift; Donor Urged Boycott Over Abortion Law

By Bill Chappell

The move comes after Hugh Culverhouse Jr. urged students and businesses to boycott Alabama over its restrictive new abortion law. The school says its rejection of the money isn’t related to that law.

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‘See You Tonight!’ ‘I Needed This!’: How A Ritual Friday Gathering Brought Healing

By Zahra Noorbakhsh

In March, when the Christchurch mosque shooting coincided with Zahra Noorbakhsh’s own health crisis, the Iranian American comic found hope in the continued practice of Friday gatherings.

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Asia’s Longhorned Tick Takes Its First Documented Bite In The U.S.

By Fran Kritz

The parasite carries potentially lethal pathogens in Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Now it’s in North America. We ask tick specialists to weigh in.

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‘Eileen Gray’ Examines The Relationship Between Genius And Gender

By Etelka Lehoczky

Even in our current climate, it’s sobering to consider how the profession of architecture treated modernist pioneer Eileen Gray. This graphic history is a thought-provoking, if incomplete, reflection.

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