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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
A City In Mourning: Investigation Into Dallas Ambush Continues
Lynn Neary speaks with correspondent Sam Sanders on the five officers killed and the surprising agreement across the political stage that the country is facing a crisis of disparity based on race.
Travel Nightmares: Mistaken For A Deity
In the second installment of our summer series, Travel Nightmares, Efrain Villa of Albuquerque, N.M., explains how he was mistaken for Jesus while traveling in rural India.
After Tesla Crash, Will Driverless Technology Transition Slow?
The first reported death involving a driverless car raises questions about their future. Not just over safety concerns, but our own attitudes to relinquishing control.
The Dark Side To The Firefly's Flare
Entomologist Sara Lewis talks about Photuris, a species of firefly that lures males of other species in and eats them.
The Week In Sports: Wimbledon
Howard Bryant of ESPN.com is at the Wimbledon tennis championships and tells NPR's Scott Simon about what he's seen so far.
Istanbul Attack Highlights Vulnerability Of 'Soft Targets' Outside Airport Security
by David Schaper
The recent deadly attack at an airport in Istanbul underlines one of the biggest challenges for airport security: so-called, soft targets, the areas before you pass through security.
Legendary Tennessee Basketball Coach Pat Summitt Dies At 64
by Matt Powell
One of the best college basketball coaches of all time — men or women — has died. Pat Summitt led the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers for almost four decades.
20 Hostages And 6 Gunmen Killed After Bangladesh Attack
A standoff at an upscale restaurant in a diplomatic neighborhood of Bangladesh has ended with 20 hostages dead. We reached Syed Zain Al-Mahmood in Dhaka.
Turks Hope Government Will Ramp Up Fight Against Militants
by Leila Fadel
Turks on the Istanbul street where the three suspected Ataturk Airport attackers lived wonder what threats surround them. The government faces pressure to fight ISIS; people fear the end of tourism.
The Architecture Project Behind Obama's Chicago Presidential Library
The Obama Foundation named Tod Williams and Billie Tsien as the architects of the presidential museum and library. Scott Simon talks to Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin.
'The Panama Papers' Book: Inside The Ping Heard 'Round The World
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier, authors of The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money.