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Can eating less beef and dairy help save the Colorado River?
by Steve Inskeep
Nearly half of the water drawn from the Colorado River goes to feed for beef and dairy cows. Researchers say modest changes in American diets could help farmers use less water — and help the climate.
Hip injury forced Rafael Nadal to pull out of this year's French Open
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Wertheim, senior writer for Sports Illustrated, who offers his perspective on defending champion Rafael Nadal missing the French Open this year.
Volunteering at the U.S.-Mexico border helped a nurse find meaning in her work
by Esther Honig
Angelina McCall talks about volunteering as a nurse at a clinic on the U.S.-Mexico border after struggling to work in the ER at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Democrats urge Biden to use his constitutional right to raise the debt limit
NR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota about Democrats efforts to invoke the 14th Amendment to resolve the debt ceiling impasse wit Reublicans.
The first mention of kissing was much earlier than previously known, researchers say
Some papers suggest romantic kissing began about 3,500 years ago. But a new review in the journal Science shows it was mentioned in much older clay tablets, from an area that's now modern-day Iraq.
Leaders from across the Middle East are meeting in Saudi Arabia
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is officially ending years of isolation by the region's powers over his brutal civil war that has killed an estimated half a million people.
An alligator got safely across Highway 80 in Pearl, Miss. — then the jokes started
One person responded to the police department's post suggesting they give it a vest and make it an investi-gator. Someone else suggested that since it was on the highway, it might be a tail-gator.
Morning news brief
Ukraine's president will attend the G-7 in person. Leaders from across the Middle East are meeting in Saudi Arabia. Disney says it's cancelling plans to build a $1 billion office campus in Florida.
More states increasingly restrict access to medical care for transgender people
Laws passed in Florida and Texas will restrict the care available to transgender persons. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Joseph Knoll, a nurse-practitioner, about how the restrictions affect his patients.
Advisers to the FDA support approval of an RSV vaccine to protect infants
An expert panel advising the Food and Drug Administration has recommended approval of a Pfizer vaccine that would be the first to protect babies against RSV.
LA Mayor Bass plans to spend $1.3 billion to address homelessness in the city
by Anna Scott
In her first budget, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wants to spend $1.3 billion combatting homelessness. Some advocates say the plan doesn't get to the root of LA's crisis.