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Intersex activists Sean Saifa Wall, Alicia Roth Weigel and River Gallo share their stories in the documentary Every Body.

For the intersex community, 'Every Body' exists on a spectrum

2:05pm July 05, 2023

by Terry Gross

Alicia Roth Weigel is one of three activists profiled in Julie Cohen's new documentary. She says intersex is an umbrella term for people whose "anatomy doesn't fit super neatly into a binary box."

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Rip currents prompted 200 rescues in Virginia and North Carolina over the July Fourth weekend

1:28pm July 05, 2023

by Associated Press

Strong rip currents prompted lifeguards to pull about 200 swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and North Carolina over the holiday weekend.

An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles. The mpox emergency of last summer is over. Was it a passing threat? Or is there reason to believe another global outbreak could happen.

The doctor who warned the world of the mpox outbreak of 2022 is still worried

10:24am July 05, 2023

by Max Barnhart

Is the mpox emergency over or is there still cause for concern? Numbers are down, but some specialists are still concerned about the likelihood of another outbreak.

Morning news brief

5:52am July 05, 2023

Profound effects of gun violence extends to entire communities. President Biden meets Sweden's leader to talk about NATO. A judge rules in a GOP lawsuit to limit government contact with tech firms.

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Maternal death rates have been consistently highest among Black women. But they are also rising among other racial groups.

U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk

7:42pm July 04, 2023

The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk.

Remembering Susan Love, surgeon and advocate for breast cancer patients

4:59pm July 04, 2023

Renowned surgeon, researcher and activist Dr. Susan Love died at age 75 after a recurrence of leukemia. She was known in her field for fearlessly challenging the status quo.

A bullet casing is seen at the site of a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday. Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded during the shooting at a block party on Saturday night.

July has already seen 11 mass shootings. The emotional scars won't heal easily

4:35pm July 04, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

There have been nearly a dozen mass shootings this month and a total 346 mass shootings so far this year — each one leaving a heavy toll for communities around them.

Health & Safety

Officials urge caution to prevent heat-related illnesses

6:21am July 04, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

As temperatures have risen across the state and are expected to remain high throughout the summer, public health officials are urging North Carolinians to protect themselves from heat-related illness.

Good clean, cold fun. Joey McAtamney rides remnant snow in the Colorado Rockies over the weekend.

What heat dome? They're still skiing in Colorado

5:20am July 04, 2023

by Lucas Brady Woods

Colorado's big winter means there's still enough snow to ski and snowboard on this Fourth of July weekend.

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The rate of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. is going up, study shows

5:09am July 04, 2023

by Pien Huang

A new study finds that maternal mortality in the U.S. has risen dramatically over the past 20 years. Rates are particularly high among Black and Native American groups.