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Why Democrats are paying for ads supporting Republican primary candidates

4:53pm June 20, 2022

Democrats are buying ads supporting far-right GOP primary candidates, in the hopes of facing them in the general election — a strategy that former Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri tried in 2012.

In a new campaign ad, Eric Greitens carries a shotgun and stands alongside men in military gear as they break into a home.

A Missouri Senate candidate holds a shotgun and calls for 'RINO hunting' in a new ad

4:33pm June 20, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

A new ad from Eric Greitens, the controversial Republican running for Missouri's U.S. Senate seat, has left him accused of glorifying political violence.

No, the Biden administration is not organizing 'ghost flights' of migrant children

4:32pm June 20, 2022

by Joel Rose

President Biden's critics accuse his administration of organizing "secret" migrant flights to communities around the country. But those critics get some key facts wrong.

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Are the Jan. 6 hearings impacting how people vote? Here's what voters in Virginia say

4:32pm June 20, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Ahead of Virginia's statewide primaries, we visit the 7th Congressional District, which is slated to be a close contest in November. And we ask voters about the impact of the Jan. 6 hearings.

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Encore: Rock 'n' roll's 'Creem Magazine' is back in print and online

4:32pm June 20, 2022

by Danny Hensel

Creem Magazine, which covered rock 'n' roll from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, is returning: first as a digital magazine with full archives, then in the fall as a quarterly print publication.

The Republican Party of Texas refuses to recognize the legitimacy of President Biden's election win. Just before Biden's inauguration in 2021, armed groups held a rally in front of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.

Texas GOP's new platform says Biden didn't really win. It also calls for secession

4:30pm June 20, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"We reject the certified results of the 2020 Presidential election," the Republican Party of Texas says, referring to President Biden as the "acting" leader.

Parts of Balsora Baptist Church dated back roughly 100 years before a fire destroyed the North Texas church on Friday.

A lone cross was left standing after a Texas church burned to the ground

3:12pm June 20, 2022

by Fernando Alfonso III

A lone cross inside Balsora Baptist Church was seen standing after the church burned down Friday.

Karim Sulayman, Raha Mirzadegan, Coral Dolphin and John Taylor Ward perform in Unholy Wars in Charleston, S.C., in May.

An Arab American singer reframes music about the Crusades

2:36pm June 20, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A new project conceived by Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman recasts baroque music that by turns demonizes and exoticizes Arabs and Muslims.

Onlookers react to a performance during a Juneteenth celebration in Times Square, in the Manhattan borough of New York, on Sunday.

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How to properly celebrate Juneteenth in the age of commercialization

1:29pm June 20, 2022

by Destinee Adams

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, editor of the Black Agenda, about celebrating Juneteenth without misappropriating the holiday.

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People take pictures next to a mural during a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021. Last year, the U.S. designated Juneteenth a federal holiday with President Joe Biden urging Americans "to learn from our history."

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Four enduring myths about Juneteenth are not based on facts

11:28am June 20, 2022

by John Burnett

As the U.S. celebrates the second federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, several myths persist about the origins and history about what happened when enslaved people were emancipated in Texas.