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Underground tours resume at Minnesota's oldest iron mine
History buffs and tourists get a chance to go 2,300 feet underground to visit a historic mine in Minnesota.
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Barry Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad' enters Criterion Collection
Barry Jenkins is one of the major American filmmakers at work today. His Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad was added to the Criterion Collection on Tuesday.
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Journalist explores the history of communist China through his family’s heritage
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York TimesAt the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China."
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Rulings argue that Biden's student loan repayment plan is too generous
Two new rulings have frozen much of Biden's newest student loan repayment plan, arguing that the plan is too generous and setting up another possible student debt reckoning before the Supreme Court.
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Tips to deal with cicada song, for those with sensory issues
Cicadas are the song of the summer, but this year’s large broods may be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing sensitivity.
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Will calling gun violence a 'public health crisis' change the political conversation?
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared gun violence a “public health crisis in America.” NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Cedric Dark, an emergency physician who treats gunshot victims.
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The latest on Julian Assange's plea deal
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S. government. He's expected to plead guilty to conspiring to obtain and disclose information related to the national defense.
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Israel's Supreme Court rules to draft ultra-Orthodox men for military service
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the army. This controversial move could threaten the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S.
Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return to Australia following the court proceeding.
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Immigrant communities in Maine react to Biden's executive actions
President Biden’s executive moves to severely limit asylum for those entering the U.S. without authorization are being met in immigrant communities with a mix of confusion, angst and disappointment.
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A look back at the start of the Zionist movement and its founder
NPR's history podcast, Throughline, goes back to the late 19th century to meet the people who organized the modern Zionist movement.
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Author Juli Min tells the story of a family in reverse in her book 'Shanghailanders'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Juli Min about her new book Shanghailanders, which unspools the story of a family in reverse.
