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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.
Ukraine and Russia agree to a new deal focused on grain shipments
by Joanna Kakissis
Ukraine and Russia agreed to a UN-brokered deal on grain shipments out of the Black Sea that Turkey will oversee. The food supplies are badly needed around the globe.
The White House has a new public engagement advisor. Here's her plan
Keisha Lance Bottoms is the new White House senior advisor for public engagement. The former Atlanta mayor begins her job at a time when President Biden's approval ratings are at an all-time low.
Multiple people are dead after one of the deadliest police raids in a Brazilian city
by John Otis
A police raid in a Rio favela has ended in multiple deaths, in one of the deadliest operations in years.
The first season ends for the House committee on the Jan. 6 attacks
The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attacks just ended its first season and concluded that President Donald Trump willfully refused to stop rioters from attacking the Capitol.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame will induct several new members
by Keith O'Brien
The National Baseball Hall of Fame will enshrine seven new members Sunday. They'll each receive this huge honor with a bronze plaque that will hang forever in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Steve Bannon, Trump's former adviser, was found guilty in contempt of Congress trial
by Ryan Lucas
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday for not complying with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena.
Abortion providers see greater interest in sterilization procedures
by Aaron Bolton
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, clinics report a surge in demand for sterilization procedures.
New baseball rule hopes to reverse decades of fan loss
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with LA Times baseball reporter Bill Shaikin about the defensive "pie-slice rule" and other ways the MLB is attempting to bring more excitement back to baseball.
Climate change is making extreme heat around the world more common
by Rebecca Hersher
Extreme heat is gripping countries around the world. Host Ailsa Chang talks with NPR reporters in China, the U.K. and the U.S. about what they're seeing and how governments are responding.
The newest branch of the military is taking a different approach to fitness
by Eric Schmid
Annual physical fitness assessments are a cornerstone of military life. The military's newest branch, the Space Force, is ditching that model and switching to the more high-tech fitness trackers.
Encore: Margo Jefferson's new memoir is like a kaleidoscope into someone's life
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winner Margo Jefferson about her memoir, Constructing A Nervous System, in which she tells her story through the creators and art that shaped her.
What extreme heat means for our long term health
With temperatures spiking across the U.S., NPR's Juana Summers talks with pediatrician Dr. Aaron Bernstein about how extreme heat affects the human body.