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In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell enters the courtroom escorted by U.S. Marshalls at the start of her trial, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York.

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Ghislaine Maxwell faces sentencing in the Epstein sex abuse case

4:17am June 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The sentencing is the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how Maxwell and financier Jeffrey Epstein flaunted their riches and prominent connections to exploit vulnerable girls.

Police block the scene where a semitrailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio.

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More than 40 are reported found dead in back of tractor trailer in South Texas

11:07pm June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

A U.S. official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

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Amtrak train derails in Missouri

10:19pm June 27, 2022

by Frank Morris

At least three people were killed and others injured when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck in rural Missouri.

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An Amtrak passenger train lies on its side after derailing near Mendon, Mo., on Monday.

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3 dead, multiple injured after an Amtrak train hits a truck and derails in Missouri

9:39pm June 27, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Two people from the Amtrak train were killed in addition to one person in the dump truck, Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Justin Dunn told reporters during a news conference Monday afternoon.

People attend an abortion-rights protest at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts

9:02pm June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.

Spectators watch as fireworks explode overhead during the Fourth of July celebration at Pioneer Park, on July 4, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz.

Some cities cancel Fourth of July fireworks because of shortages and fire concerns

8:46pm June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and supply chain issues.

Jessica Mahuron, outreach director of the North Idaho Pride Alliance, said the organization felt it was important to hold the annual "Pride in the Park" event this year, in the face of threats and harassment.

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Idaho's fight against the far right, then and now

5:35pm June 27, 2022

by Odette Yousef

The arrest of white nationalists in North Idaho gained national attention. But it has deeper significance for residents who say the region has a history of attracting — and fighting — extremists.

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A woman reacts as rescuers evacuate the body of her husband, who was killed in a rocket attack on a residential area in Kharkiv on Monday. The head of Kharkiv's regional administration said a Russian strike on Ukraine's second-largest city killed at least

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 27)

4:59pm June 27, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Military women react to Dobbs decision

4:30pm June 27, 2022

by Brian Mann

Military women say the end of legal abortion in many of the states where they are ordered to serve will lead to devastating choices for active duty service members and spouses.

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LGBTQ advocate Jim Obergefell fears other rights are at risk with Roe overturned

4:09pm June 27, 2022

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that he wants the Supreme Court to reconsider precedents on same-sex marriage. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the same-sex marriage case.