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City of Amarillo, Texas, asks for help identifying U.A.O. — Unknown Amarillo Object

4:27pm June 17, 2022

Is it a human in a costume? Is it a raccoon or a coyote? A mysterious creature was spotted recently outside the Amarillo Zoo in Texas, and the city is asking the public for help identifying it.

The Midwest and South could see larger abortion deserts if Roe v. Wade is overturned

4:27pm June 17, 2022

by Pien Huang

About a quarter of clinics that offer abortions would shut down if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Those closures would be concentrated in the Midwest and South where abortion services are already scarce.

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Independent coffeehouses become hot spots for unionizing

1:21pm June 17, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

A small business owner in Milwaukee poured everything he had into opening the coffee shop of his dreams. His workers had dreams of their own — and they formed a union.

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Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks in front of the U.K. Home Office in London as protesters demand Julian Assange's release on May 17. Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the extradition order on Friday.

Will Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S.? Where his case stands now

1:10pm June 17, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of appeal.

Gabby Giffords was invited to Fenway Park this week as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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Gabby Giffords is still fighting for gun violence victims, years after she became one

12:42pm June 17, 2022

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head more than a decade ago, but this week threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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In 2017, people march in front of the U.S. Capitol in support of DACA and Temporary Protected Status.

10 years after DACA was announced, Dreamers remain in limbo

11:38am June 17, 2022

by Alejandra Marquez Janse

Ten years ago, the Obama administration announced the DACA program to protect certain young immigrants in the U.S. from being deported. Two Dreamers reflect on the years since.

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After more than a decade of accolades and controversy, 'The Wendy Williams Show' ends

11:22am June 17, 2022

Wendy Williams, who has been the show's original host since its premiere in 2009, has not been on the air following her battle with Graves' disease.

The impact of the Sriracha shortage is starting to be felt.

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There's a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame

11:11am June 17, 2022

by Ashish Valentine

The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to "severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers."

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Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, in compliance with President Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Here, a young woman stands near a piece of art created during the Louisville Jun

Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem

10:30am June 17, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."

7 books to help you understand Jan. 6

8:44am June 17, 2022

by Maison Tran

To help guide you as findings from the Jan. 6 hearings emerge over the next few weeks, NPR has rounded up a list of books about the assault on the U.S. Capitol and the people and groups involved.