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A view inside the Up Stairs bar following a fire that left 32 dead and several more injured, seen on June 25, 1973. Most of the victims were found near the windows in the background.

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In 1973, An Arson Killed 32 People At A Gay Bar. For Years, It Was Forgotten

5:29pm June 24, 2018

by James Doubek

It was 45 years ago this Sunday that one of the worst attacks on LGBTQ Americans left 32 people dead. For decades, homophobia led many to ignore the tragedy.

Immigration Legislature And Politics

5:29pm June 24, 2018

Legislative plans to tackle immigration are up in the air, as President Trump tells Congress to wait until after the midterms, and tweets about doing away with immigration judges.

How Police Killings Lead To Poor Mental Health In The Black Community

5:29pm June 24, 2018

A recent study published in The Lancet Medical journal shows that police killings of unarmed black men leads to poor mental. NPR's Michel Martin talks with study co-author Dr. Atheendar Venkataramani.

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A History Of The Department Of Education

5:29pm June 24, 2018

President Trump wants to abolish the Education Department as a standalone agency. He's the latest Republican to try. NPR's Michel Martin looks back on the history with Alyson Klein of Education Week.

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VA Reaches Out To LGBTQ Vets

8:04am June 24, 2018

by Britta Greene

The Veterans Health Administration is reaching out to more LGBTQ vets to make sure they feel comfortable seeking medical care. In New Hampshire, the agency is taking an entertaining approach.

Beavers are known as "ecosystem engineers," species that make precise and transformative changes to their lived environment.

The Bountiful Benefits Of Bringing Back The Beavers

8:04am June 24, 2018

by Luke Runyon

Hundreds of millions of beavers used to populate the West but were hunted to near extinction. Turns out, beavers are critical to healthy water ecosystems, so now there are efforts to bring them back.

'What The Eyes Don't See' In Flint

8:04am June 24, 2018

NPR's Susan Davis talks with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha about her new memoir which tells the story of her research that helped expose widespread lead poisoning of Flint, Mich.'s drinking water.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Saturday in a tweet that she was asked to leave The Red Hen Restaurant in downtown Lexington, Va., because she works for President Trump.

Sarah Sanders Joins List Of Top Trump Aides Confronted At Restaurants

11:42pm June 23, 2018

by Gabriela Saldivia

The White House press secretary was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant Friday. Earlier this week, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House adviser Stephen Miller were heckled at restaurants.

Sahar Pirzada, program and outreach manager for HEART, leads a workshop at Peace Over Violence in downtown Los Angeles.

Muslim Sex Educators Forge Their Own #MeToo Movement

6:28pm June 23, 2018

by Josie Huang

#MeToo has given voice to victims of sexual harassment, including in religious communities. Among Muslims, a group of young people is creating its own movement to address abuse.

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Family Separations Is Not New — The Scale Of It Is, Border Patrol Veteran Says

5:14pm June 23, 2018

Host Michel Martin talks about family separation at the border with Terence Shigg, a 22-year veteran of the Border Patrol and spokesperson for the union that represents the agents in San Diego.