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(NPR) Afghan Interpreters Who Await Visas After Helping The U.S. Now Fear For Their Lives

Afghan Interpreters Who Await Visas After Helping The U.S. Now Fear For Their Lives World Afghan Interpreters Who Await Visas After Helping The U.S. Now Fear For Their Lives "Every day, you can see an increase in the Taliban's presence," an Afghan who worked with the U.S. tells NPR. "What am I going to do after September? ... Am I going to even be alive by December?"

Queen beams as she returns to Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus|||Queen beams as she returns to Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus (LATEST)

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Queen beams as she returns to Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus World Jun 19 Queen beams as she returns to Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus By Associated Press

Official death toll in Brazil approaches 500, 000|||Official death toll in Brazil approaches 500, 000 (LATEST)

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Official death toll in Brazil approaches 500,000 World Jun 19 Official death toll in Brazil approaches 500,000 By Associated Press

Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13|||Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13 (LATEST)

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Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13 Nation Jun 19 Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13 By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

AP FACT CHECK: Putin̢۪s twisted tale on rival; Biden GOP jab|||Warsaw pride parade back after backlash and pandemic break (LATEST)

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AP FACT CHECK: Putin's twisted tale on rival; Biden GOP jab Politics Jun 19 AP FACT CHECK: Putin's twisted tale on rival; Biden GOP jab By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Frank Bajak, Associated Press

(NPR) Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely

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Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5140; --source-height: 2891; " > Mannequins in a clothing shop are posed to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in Washington, D.C., on June 19, 2020. The city was marking Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption

(NPR) Slavery Didn't End On Juneteenth. Here's What You Should Know About This Important Day

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Slavery Didn't End On Juneteenth. Here's What You Should Know About This Important Day class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1122; --source-height: 631; " > Emancipation Day celebration in Richmond, Va., 1905 Library of Congress hide caption toggle caption Library of Congress History Slavery Didn't End On Jun