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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Union members and supporters rally in Grand Park calling for the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during an immigration enforcement action on June 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Tensions in the city remain high during this third day of immigrant rights protests and the Trump administration calling in the National Guard against the wishes of city leader and the governor to put down the protests. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Interview highlights

As protests spread, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace wants to defund 'lawless' cities

by Steve Inskeep, Destinee Adams

5 min

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace discusses Trump's response to immigration protests

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The Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates Monday, April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio.

The Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates Monday, April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio. Joshua A. Bickel/AP hide caption

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Climate

Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

by Jeff Brady

3 min

Trump’s EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

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President Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2025.

President Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2025. Alex Brandon/Pool via AP hide caption

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Culture

Trump attends 'Les Misérables' at the Kennedy Center, drawing boos and cheers

by Ayana Archie

1 min

Trump attends ‘Les Misérables’ at the Kennedy Center, drawing boos and cheers

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Juan Vega Paredes, a Dominican man who was arrested by immigration authorities in Puerto Rico in January, poses for a portrait in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 3, 2025.

Juan Vega Paredes, a Dominican man who was arrested by immigration authorities in Puerto Rico in January, poses for a portrait in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 3, 2025. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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Immigration

'You barely see people out': How immigration raids are reshaping daily life in Puerto Rico's Dominican enclave

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

4 min

Puerto Rico’s Dominican immigrant community on edge after immigration raids

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Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Manhattan for on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

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Law

Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty in sex crimes case

by Ilya Marritz

2 min

Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty in sex crimes case

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A high-angle photograph of a vehicle driving on a flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornadoes spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area.

A vehicle drives on a flooded street after Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. The monster weather system sent tornadoes spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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NPR's Climate Solutions Week

Live in a hurricane-prone area? Here's how to prepare your home for flooding

by Jessica Meszaros

15 min

Protect your home this hurricane season

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Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state

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Asia

Authorities survey for more bodies after Air India crash that killed over 240 people

by Diaa Hadid, Shweta Desai, Juliana Kim

2 min

Flight carrying 242 people bound for London has crashed in Ahmedabad, India

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