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Talking to voters at a Wisconsin supper club
by Ashley Brown
Customers and staff at a Wisconsin supper club share their thoughts on the upcoming election.
The EU has agreed to cut gas consumption by 15% in order to reduce reliance on Russia
by Rob Schmitz
Russia's gas company Gazprom has once again reduced the flow of natural gas to Europe. To counter that move, the EU has agreed to reduce its gas usage by 15%. But that's easier said than done.
It's Texas' hottest summer ever. Can the electric grid handle people turning up AC?
by Mose Buchele
A heatwave in Texas has stressed the state's isolated electricity grid. A new podcast from KUT explores the future of the power grid and whether it'll hold up as residents use more air conditioning.
Kansas and Indiana are figuring out abortion access will look like post-Dobbs
by Sarah McCammon
Post-Dobbs decision, two big political battles play out in Indiana, where a special legislative session debates an abortion ban, and Kansas, where voters will decide via referendum next month.
Ads from Democratic groups boost the Republican candidates that may be easier to beat
by Don Gonyea
Democratic groups are running ads designed to boost more extreme or more pro-Trump candidates in hopes of getting a Republican nominee who — in theory — would be easier to beat in the primaries.
As midterms loom, the White House is trying to tamp down fears about a recession
by Asma Khalid
America is experiencing inflation levels it hasn't seen in decades. Now, there's talk of a possible Recession. And the Biden White House is trying to preemptively fight back against those fears.
Hundreds in northern Arizona are facing flooding
by Michel Marizco
Arizona is experiencing its worst drought in 1,200 years, but in one place there's too much water. Hundreds of homes in Flagstaff are threatened by brief monsoon thunderstorms on wildfire burn scars.
Shireen Abu Akleh's niece on her family's meeting with Blinken to push for U.S. probe
The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abu Akleh's niece, Lina.
Dr. Fauci on federal response to monkeypox and COVID
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci about the Biden administration's response to the monkeypox outbreak and the current COVID-19 omicron variant surge.
GOP redraws Nashville from 1 Democratic district into 3 Republican-leaning districts
by Blaise Gainey
Tennessee GOP lawmakers have redrawn Nashville from one Democratic congressional district into three GOP-leaning districts. Democrats will have a difficult, if not impossible, time getting elected.
Many were stranded on roads when historic rains flooded St. Louis
by Sarah Fentem
The most rain in St. Louis in more than 100 years reports over 10 inches in under five hours. The rains caused flash flooding — closing major roads and leaving many stranded in their cars on roads.