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Morning news brief
Two Israeli Embassy aides were killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., the Israeli military will move to take full control of Gaza, Republicans are split over tax and border security package.
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Jason Furman on the current state of the American economy
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Jason Furman about the current state of the American economy as another bond market selloff triggers concerns.
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Five years after George Floyd: A police chief reflects
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Minneapolis' former police chief, Medaria Arradondo, as he reflects on the murder of George Floyd five years ago.
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Witnessing George Floyd's killing
How did the murder of George Floyd affect onlookers and online witnesses? Rev. Frenchye Magee, Professor Zinzi Bailey, and attorney Antonio Romanucci reflect on the response.
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How two women-owned businesses are navigating Trump's tariffs
NPR's Michel Martin asks the heads of two women-owned businesses how they are navigating the swing in tariff levels on China.
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Who George Floyd was — and how systemic racism shaped his life
Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin talks with Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of His Name is George Floyd.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow discusses his new book, 'Mark Twain'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow about his new book, "Mark Twain," in which he illuminates the complex life of the writer.
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Democrats sound alarm over GOP Medicaid proposal they say could affect millions
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky explains why he and other Democrats are sounding the alarm over a Republican Medicaid proposal they say will leave millions of people without health care.
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Morning news brief
Trump to meet with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia, representatives from Russia and Ukraine to gather in Turkey for negotiations, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to defend HHS overhaul on Capitol Hill.
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President Trump expected to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia
President Trump is expected to meet with Syria's new leader during his visit to Saudi Arabia. The meeting comes on the heels of Trump saying he will lift decades of U.S. sanctions on Syria.