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Woody Williams assists with the coin toss before Super Bowl 52 in February 2018 in Minneapolis. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday at 98, at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington, W.Va.

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Woody Williams, the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98

As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.

June 29, 2022
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Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, arrives at the federal courthouse in New York with his wife Svetlana Parnas on Wednesday.

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Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is sentenced to 20 months in prison

Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday for fraud and campaign finance crimes.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, arrives at the federal courthouse in New York with his wife Svetlana Parnas on Wednesday.

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Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is sentenced to 20 months in prison

Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday for fraud and campaign finance crimes.

June 29, 2022
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The FTC sues Walmart for failing to block scammers' money transfers

The Federal Trade Commission says Walmart didn't properly train its employees and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores, stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Actor Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan in the new Disney+ TV show <em>Ms. Marvel</em>, attends a screening in London on May 26.

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Many Pakistanis dig the cultural nods on 'Ms. Marvel' but are mixed on casting

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

June 29, 2022
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  • Zuha Siddiqui
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The abortion ruling has forced progressives to confront past missteps in strategy

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

June 29, 2022
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  • Scott Neuman
In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas.

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With 53 people dead in Texas, here's what you should know about migrant smuggling

The trapped people were found after a worker heard someone crying for help. Two experts — one a former Homeland Security Investigations agent — tell NPR how it happened.

June 29, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Joel Rose
President Joe Biden delivered remarks at an event in the Port of Los Angeles, touching on inflated gas prices.

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What's causing inflation? One expert walks through some of the factors

As many Americans continue to struggle financially because of inflation, we set out to clear the air on some common claims about what's going on.

June 29, 2022
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  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Kathryn Fox
Maria Ressa announced in a speech in Hawaii, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down Rappler, the news website she co-founded.

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A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.

June 29, 2022
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District Attorney José Garza, pictured in Austin, Texas, in 2021. He is one of nearly 90 elected prosecutors from across the country who has publicly pledged not to prosecute those seeking or providing abortions.

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This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion

Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.

June 29, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Marlin Briscoe (show in 1975), the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday.

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Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76

The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.

June 29, 2022
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Marlin Briscoe (show in 1975), the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday.

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Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76

The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Working Dogs for Conservation trainer Michele Vasquez clips a vest onto Charlie, a Labrador retriever, to let him know he's working. Dogs like Charlie will help sniff out chronic wasting disease in deer and elk scat. They will also help find mink and otter droppings that can be tested for toxic substances near illegal dumpsites.

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Dogs are sniffing out disease in animals vital to traditions of the Blackfeet tribe

Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.

June 29, 2022
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  • Aaron Bolton
Pope Francis greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband, Paul, on Wednesday before celebrating a Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pelosi received Communion during the papal Mass, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.

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Pelosi receives Communion in the Vatican, despite her home archbishop refusing it

The head of the church in San Francisco has said the House Speaker can't receive the sacrament there because of her abortion rights support, but Pope Francis has avoided politicizing the Eucharist.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Protesters hold up signs during an abortion-rights rally on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

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Adolescents faced obstacles getting abortions. The Supreme Court just made it harder

The legal and logistical obstacles young people face in accessing reproductive health care became more complicated with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, experts say.

June 29, 2022
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