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Flowers and messages of love adorn wooden hearts with the names of victims of the Champlain Towers South building collapse, at a makeshift memorial near the site, on Monday, July 12.

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The Death Toll In The Florida Condo Collapse Has Now Reached 94

2:26pm July 12, 2021

by The Associated Press

Officials have unveiled plans to boost security around the debris pile. "This has become much more than a collapsed building site," said mayor Charles Burkett said. "It has become a holy site."

Abdul Muhaymin al-Salim (center), a 49-year-old who was formerly incarcerated on drug charges, works at the Tayba Foundation, where he mentors incarcerated Muslims.

There Are 11,073 Muslims In Federal Prisons But Just 13 Chaplains To Minister To Them

1:55pm July 12, 2021

by Dalia Faheid

Muslims, the third-largest faith group in federal prisons, are significantly underrepresented among the chaplaincy, according to a recent Department of Justice report.

Afghan soldiers stand guard after the American military left the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul, on July 5. While the U.S. military is now largely gone from Afghanistan, the CIA is still monitoring the Taliban and developments in the country, though unde

With The U.S. Military Gone, The CIA Faces Tough Challenges In Afghanistan

9:44am July 12, 2021

by Greg Myre

The CIA and the military depend on each other in war zones like Afghanistan. Now that U.S. forces have pulled out almost entirely, the spy agency will have a harder time keeping tabs on the Taliban.

Manatees crowd together near the warm-water outflows from Florida Power & Light's plant in Riviera Beach, Fla., on Feb. 5. More manatees have died already in 2021 than in any other year in Florida's recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the l

Florida Breaks Annual Manatee Death Record In First 6 Months Of 2021

8:35am July 12, 2021

by The Associated Press

More than 840 manatee deaths were recorded between Jan. 1 and July 2, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

After An All-Night, Weekend Hearing, Texas Republicans Advance Voting Measures

7:31am July 12, 2021

by David Martin Davies

Texas lawmakers have advanced a controversial package of voting restrictions. Hundreds of people testified — many opposing measures that they say will make it harder for some people to cast ballots.

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As U.S. Troops Withdraw, A Map Shows The Taliban Control Much Of Afghanistan

7:14am July 12, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Bilal Sarwary, who's based in the Afghan capital Kabul, about the unstable security situation in Afghanistan as U.S. troops leave the country.

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News Brief: Taliban Challenges, Cuban Demonstrations, Assassination Probe

7:14am July 12, 2021

The Taliban expand their territorial control in Afghanistan. Demonstrators in Cuba protest shortages and rising prices. The U.S. sends investigators to Haiti after the president's assassination.

Senate Republicans Criticize Biden's Nominee To Head Bureau Of Land Management

6:07am July 12, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Republicans are pressuring President Biden to withdraw his nominee to be the country's next public lands chief amid controversy over her alleged involvement in a tree spiking incident in the 1980s.

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Farmers Worry That Their Crops Won't Survive This Summer's Heat Waves

5:51am July 12, 2021

by Alice Daniel

Another heat wave is baking much of the American West. The extreme temperatures, along with historic drought, are fueling fast-growing wildfires that have led to evacuation orders in several states.

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Surfside, Fla., Tries To Heal After Tragedy

5:23pm July 11, 2021

by Verónica Zaragovia

Life forever changed in Surfside, Fla. when a condo building collapsed last month. Weeks later, the beachfront town is trying to heal itself as it helps families affected by the tragedy.