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Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday|||Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday (LATEST)

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Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday Nation Jun 15 Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

(NPR) Biden Wants To End For-Profit Immigrant Detention. His Administration Isn't So Sure

Biden Wants To End For-Profit Immigrant Detention. His Administration Isn't So Sure National Biden Wants To End For-Profit Immigrant Detention. His Administration Isn't So Sure Since the campaign trail, President Biden has said he wants to close privately run immigrant detention centers. But immigrant advocates say his administration isn't following through on his promises.

WATCH LIVE: Biden holds press conference after meeting with Putin|||WATCH LIVE: Biden holds press conference after meeting with Putin (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Biden holds press conference after meeting with Putin Politics Jun 15 WATCH LIVE: Biden holds press conference after meeting with Putin By Associated Press

Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem|||WATCH LIVE: Biden holds press conference after meeting with Putin (LATEST)

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Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem Politics Jun 15 Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

(NPR) This Twitter Account Is Honoring COVID Victims, With 5, 000 Obituaries And Counting

This Twitter Account Is Honoring COVID Victims, With 5,000 Obituaries And Counting Coronavirus Updates This Twitter Account Is Honoring COVID Victims, With 5,000 Obituaries And Counting The Twitter account @FacesofCOVID has been a way to honor some of the nearly 600,000 Americans who have died. Alex Goldstein, who runs it, has posted over 5,000 virtual obituaries.

WATCH LIVE: President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin|||WATCH LIVE: President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin Politics Jun 15 WATCH LIVE: President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin By Jonathan Lemire, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

(NPR) Southwest Airlines Grapples With Another Outage And Flight Delays

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Southwest Airlines Grapples With Another Outage And Flight Delays class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3000; --source-height: 1687; " > A systemwide outage Monday night affected Southwest Airlines flights across the country. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Business Southwest...

Violent Colorado arrest puts spotlight on how police treat people with mental disabilities|||Violent Colorado arrest puts spotlight on how police treat people with mental disabilities (LATEST)

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Violent Colorado arrest puts spotlight on how police treat people with mental disabilities Nation Jun 15 Violent Colorado arrest puts spotlight on how police treat people with mental disabilities By Leigh Paterson, Kaiser Health News

California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic|||California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic (LATEST)

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California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic Nation Jun 15 California fully reopens after being 1st to shut in pandemic By Jocelyn Gecker, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims|||Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims (LATEST)

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Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims Politics Jun 15 Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated 2020 election fraud claims By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press

How this campaign is renewing its push to keep America’ s 21 lesbian bars afloat|||How this campaign is renewing its push to keep America’ s 21 lesbian bars afloat (LATEST)

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How this campaign is renewing its push to keep America’s 21 lesbian bars afloat Arts Jun 15 How this campaign is renewing its push to keep America’s 21 lesbian bars afloat By Amna Nawaz, Wyatt Mayes, Joshua Barajas, Rebecca Newman

(NPR) The FAA Is Pausing Departures For Southwest Airlines As It Scrambles To Fix An Outage

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The FAA Is Pausing Departures For Southwest Airlines As It Scrambles To Fix An Outage class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3000; --source-height: 1687; " > A systemwide outage Monday night affected Southwest Airlines flights across the country. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Business ...

(NPR) How Chaos In the Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy

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How Chaos In the Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4322; --source-height: 2431; " > Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Planet Money How Chaos In the Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.

WATCH LIVE: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen discuss new small business aid program|||WATCH LIVE: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen discuss new small business aid program (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen discuss new small business aid program Economy Jun 15 WATCH LIVE: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen discuss new small business aid program By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Biden arrives in Geneva ahead of highly-anticipated Putin meeting|||Biden arrives in Geneva ahead of highly-anticipated Putin meeting (LATEST)

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Biden arrives in Geneva ahead of highly-anticipated Putin meeting Politics Jun 15 Biden arrives in Geneva ahead of highly-anticipated Putin meeting By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: inspector general, GAO officials testify on Capitol Police response to Jan. 6 attack|||WATCH LIVE: inspector general, GAO officials testify on Capitol Police response to Jan. 6 attack (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: inspector general, GAO officials testify on Capitol Police response to Jan. 6 attack Politics Jun 15 WATCH LIVE: inspector general, GAO officials testify on Capitol Police response to Jan. 6 attack By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Oversight Committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack|||WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Oversight Committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Oversight Committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack Nation Jun 15 WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Oversight Committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Associated Press

(NPR) The U.S. Has Hit 600, 000 COVID Deaths, More Than Any Other Country

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The U.S. Has Hit 600,000 COVID Deaths, More Than Any Other Country class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6033; --source-height: 3393; " > Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images ...

READ FULL: Biden administration unveils plan to combat domestic terror|||READ FULL: Biden administration unveils plan to combat domestic terror (LATEST)

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READ FULL: Biden administration unveils plan to combat domestic terror Politics Jun 15 READ FULL: Biden administration unveils plan to combat domestic terror By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic|||5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic (LATEST)

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5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic Health Jun 15 5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic By Laura Santhanam, Megan McGrew

Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast|||Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast (LATEST)

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Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast Nation Jun 15 Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast By Associated Press

As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk|||As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long COVID, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk (LATEST)

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As more kids go down the 'deep, dark tunnel' of long COVID, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk Health Jun 15 As more kids go down the 'deep, dark tunnel' of long COVID, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk By Elizabeth Cooney, STAT

WATCH LIVE: Garland presents new U.S. plan to fight domestic terrorism|||Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety mask requirements to Holocaust (LATEST)

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WATCH LIVE: Garland presents new U.S. plan to fight domestic terrorism Politics Jun 15 WATCH LIVE: Garland presents new U.S. plan to fight domestic terrorism By News Desk and Associated Press

(NPR) Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show

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Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3565; --source-height: 2005; " > Former President Donald Trump is seen here addressing the NCGOP convention on June 5. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Politics ...

Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety mask requirements to Holocaust|||Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety mask requirements to Holocaust (LATEST)

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Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety mask requirements to Holocaust Politics Jun 15 Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety mask requirements to Holocaust By Alan Fram, Associated Press

EU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute|||EU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute (LATEST)

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EU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute World Jun 15 EU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute By Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

(NPR) The Violent Arrest Of A Woman With Dementia Highlights A Lack Of Police Training

The Violent Arrest Of A Woman With Dementia Highlights A Lack Of Police Training National The Violent Arrest Of A Woman With Dementia Highlights A Lack Of Police Training KUNC Advocates say the case puts a spotlight on how ill-prepared police are when encountering someone with a mental disability.

(NPR) Biden Worked With Allies To Speak Out On China and Russia. Now The Hard Part Begins

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Biden Worked With Allies To Speak Out On China and Russia. Now The Hard Part Begins class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4373; --source-height: 2459; " > President Biden is set to leave Brussels on Tuesday for Geneva, the last leg of a trip where he sought to mend fences with allies and take a tougher stance on Moscow and Beijing. Olivier Hoslet/AP hide caption toggle caption Olivier Hoslet/AP Politics ...