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Politics
Biden Administration Lays Out Goals To Protect Voting Rights
As President Biden spoke in Philadelphia about voting rights on Tuesday, Texas House Democrats arrived in D.C. in an effort to block Republicans' efforts to enact new voting restrictions.
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National
Fauci Says Current Vaccines Will Stand Up To The Delta Variant
All the data so far show the vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious disease or hospitalization, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Vaccination is also imperative to preventing mutations, he added.
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National
Mental Health Counselors Address Enormous Grief From Surfside Families
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sandy Ala, a counselor working with Jewish Community Services of South Florida, who has been talking with survivors and families waiting for news in Surfside.
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National
A Father, A Daughter And A Georgia July 4th Running Tradition
This weekend, Mary Louise Kelly continues a family tradition — running the Peachtree Road Race. It won't be in person, but it will bring her a chance to run with her father's spirit in her heart.
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Europe
The Biden-Putin Talks Are Expected To Last Several Hours
President Biden and Russian President Putin have arrived at the Geneva villa where they will hold their first face-to-face talks as leaders. The two shook hands and ignored reporters' questions.
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Technology
Why Geneva Is Teeming With Spies As Biden And Putin Prepare To Meet
Intelligence agencies from the U.S. and Russia are both trying to figure out what the other side is going to say, a longtime CIA operative says. China is probably trying to listen in, too.
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Everyone And His Mother: Twitter Embraces A Nun's Complicated Story... By Her Son
When his mother died, Mark Miller wrote her life story in a Twitter thread, including their complicated relationship and her transformation from wealthy socialite to nun. It quickly went viral.
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Politics
U.S. Lawmakers Back Belarus Opposition As Russia Closes In
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, about the Senate Foreign Relations hearing on Belarus and their trip to the region.
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National
Hail To The Cicadas
Brood X cicadas delayed a plane carrying reporters covering President Biden's first trip overseas Tuesday night. President Biden, meanwhile, had his own cicada confrontation.
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National
Illinois Poised To End Criminalization Of HIV Exposure
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with Timothy Jackson, director of government relations at AIDS Foundation Chicago, about a law to repeal criminal penalties for potentially exposing others to HIV.