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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third party candidate for president.

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RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening

Independent candidate RFK Jr. spoke to All Things Considered about the Biden-Trump debate and what it means for his third-party run for the presidency

Psilocybin mushroom grown in Littleton, Colo. Use of the psychoactive drug is growing in popularity in the U.S.

Psilocybin mushroom grown in Littleton, Colo. Use of the psychoactive drug is growing in popularity in the U.S. Hyoung Chang/Denver Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Microdosing and tripping on mushrooms is on the rise in U.S.

by Will Stone

3 min

Magic mushrooms drive interest in psychedelics

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Xin Li, a research and development associate, works at Ascend Elements in Westborough, Mass., on June 13.

Xin Li, a research and development associate, works at Ascend Elements in Westborough, Mass., on June 13. The company is one of several that are scrambling to build recycling plants that can recover minerals from electric vehicle batteries without using dirty techniques like burning them — or wasting energy by shipping them overseas. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR hide caption

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Business

The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S.

by Camila Domonoske

4 min

RECYCLING EV BATTERIES

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third party candidate for president.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running as a third party candidate for president. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening

by Scott Detrow, Luke Garrett, Sarah Handel, Kai McNamee

8 min

RFK calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening

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Iowans supporting access to abortion rally on Thursday, April 11, 2024, outside the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, where the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's restrictive abortion law. The law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Iowans supporting access to abortion rally on Thursday, April 11, 2024, outside the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, where the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's restrictive abortion law. The law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Hannah Fingerhut/AP hide caption

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National

Iowa supreme court upholds ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy

by Larry Kaplow

3 min

Iowa supreme court upholds ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy

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Music News

Megan Thee Stallion and Omar Apollo lead the pack in a busy week of new music

by Stephen Thompson, Noah Caldwell, Anamaria Artemisa Sayre

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Megan Thee Stallion and Omar Apollo lead the pack in a busy week of new music

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