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Activists say the Biden administration's latest landmine restrictions aren't enough

5:10pm June 21, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

Around the world, landmines kill and injure thousands of people a year, most of them civilians. The Biden administration is restricting their use and continuing to help countries clear minefields.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova meet in Krakovets, along the Ukrainian border with Poland, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 21)

4:59pm June 21, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Unpacking the latest Jan. 6 hearings

4:32pm June 21, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, about the latest Jan. 6 hearings.

Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Speaker, testifies during hearing on the Jan. 6th investigation on Tuesday in Washington.

Arizona lawmaker Rusty Bowers details the pressure put on him by Trump and Giuliani

3:10pm June 21, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Bowers testifies that Rudy Giuliani told him of allegations of voter fraud committed by undocumented immigrants or dead people who were listed as having voted.

An image of former President Trump is displayed during the third hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee Thursday.

A British filmmaker gave Congress unreleased footage of Trump and his family

2:21pm June 21, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

British documentarian Alex Holder confirmed on Tuesday that he had complied with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena for never-before-seen footage of the president in the leadup to the insurrection.

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Here's how Stephen Colbert says his staff members got arrested on Capitol Hill

1:29pm June 21, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Some of Colbert's production staff were detained on Thursday while filming a puppet segment in a congressional building. He said it was a "simple story" that conservative media twisted.

Orick, California, is the gateway to Redwood National and State Parks.

The tale of a distressed American town on the doorstep of a natural paradise

12:42pm June 21, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

The town of Orick sits just steps away from Redwood National Park. It has prime real estate for recreation and tourism, so why are its motels and restaurants shuttered and its residents impoverished?

Gabriel Sterling, one of Georgia's top election officials, defended the state's voting system against former President Trump's election lies and warned violence could result from the false claims. He's among the witnesses at the House Jan. 6 committee's f

The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here's what we know

10:39am June 21, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on former President Trump's pressure on officials to change the results of voting in their states.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., who's seen here on Feb. 10 in Culpeper, Va., faces reelection in a competitive district this fall. Her Republican opponent will be decided in a primary Tuesday.

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How the Jan. 6 hearings are landing in one Virginia swing district

10:06am June 21, 2022

by Ben Paviour

In Rep. Abigail Spanberger's competitive 7th Congressional District, some voters are more concerned with economic issues than the ongoing Jan. 6 hearings at the U.S. Capitol.

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News brief: 4th Jan. 6 hearing, eastern Ukraine, cryptocurrency vulnerability

7:34am June 21, 2022

The House Jan. 6 panel holds another hearing. Russia is close to capturing Severodonetsk, a key city in the eastern part of Ukraine. Analysis shows cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering.

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