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Donald Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days in office than any other modern president has done during the same time period.

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What Trump's national emergencies could mean for American democracy

Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.

June 09, 2025
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
A car burns as a demonstrator waves a Mexican national flag during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on June 7, 2025.

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Weekend-long immigration protests in LA. And, who won a Tony Award

Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids clashed with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. And, who took home a Tony award last night.

June 09, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in <em>Maybe Happy Ending, </em>which won the Tony Award for Best Musical.<br>

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  • Performing Arts

Broadway celebrates a spectacular season at the 2025 Tony Awards

No one show swept this year — and it turns out, that's a good thing.

June 09, 2025
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
A protester confronts a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.

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4 things to know about the immigration raid protests that roiled LA this weekend

Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids faced off with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. President Trump called in the National Guard against the wishes of the governor.

June 09, 2025
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  • Jeff Brady and
  • Joe Hernandez
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, waits to board the Madleen boat, before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025.

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Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists

Israeli forces said they took command of the vessel at sea, detaining Swedish climate activist Thunberg and the rest of the crew.

June 09, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
In this image taken from June 8, 2025, video by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Rutherford County, Tennessee, shows the airlifting of a zebra named Ed that had evaded capture for several days after it ran away from its owner.

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  • Animals

Ed, the runaway pet zebra, has been captured in Tennessee

Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

June 09, 2025
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The cast and crew of <em>Maybe Happy Ending</em> accept the award for Best Musical during the 78th Annual Tony Awards.

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  • Performing Arts

Tony Awards 2025: The complete list of winners

NPR is updating this list of Tony Award winners as they are announced.

June 08, 2025
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Artist Alice Neal made this quilt, <em>Mary Bright Commemorative Quilt (with Dresden Plate, Monkey Wrench, Wild Goose Chase, Fan, Basket of Flowers, Star of Lemoyne, Nine Patch Blocks)</em>, in honor of her mother. It's a bequest of the Eli Leon Living Trust, BAMPFA.<br>

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These fragile quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved — but the federal government has pulled the funds

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.

June 08, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
The National Guard, police and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles on Sunday following days of clashes with law enforcement over immigration raids.

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Protesters clash with law enforcement in Los Angeles as Trump sends National Guard

California National Guard members arrived in the Los Angeles area after President Trump activated the troops to curb protests against federal immigration raids. More protesters gathered on Sunday.

June 08, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Steve Futterman

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Sunday Puzzle: Phonetically 'Gay'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNRW listener Carina Aleckson of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

June 08, 2025
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  • Will Shortz
Pope Leo XIV caresses a little girl as he arrives to celebrate a Mass for the Jubilee of New Religious Associations on Pentecost Day in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2025.

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Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

The pope celebrated Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square in front of tens of thousands faithful, and asked the Holy Spirit to "break down barriers and tear down the walls of indifference and hatred."

June 08, 2025
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Forensic experts work at the crime scene where Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot and wounded in the Modelia neighborhood in Bogota on June 7, 2025.

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Colombian Presidential hopeful shot at Bogotá rally

A Colombian Presidential hopeful in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá on Saturday. The assassination attempt is having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently.

June 08, 2025
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  • Alfie Pannell
A truck is stuck in water and mud following flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.

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Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm

NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't. 

June 08, 2025
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  • Laura Sullivan
Recalled organic and cage-free brown eggs distributed by August Egg Company have the plant code number P-6562 or CA5330 printed on their carton or packaging.

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Salmonella outbreak linked to California egg distributor sickens 79 people

U.S. health officials confirmed the salmonella infections were linked to contaminated organic and cage-free brown eggs from August Egg Company. All recalled eggs should be thrown away, the CDC said.

June 08, 2025
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  • Clare Marie Schneider
Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 8, 2025.

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  • World

Palestinians say at least five people killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid centers

Palestinian health officials and witnesses say at least five people were killed and others were wounded by Israeli fire as they headed to two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip.

June 08, 2025
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