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United States' Saurabh Nethralvakar celebrates after the team's win in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Thursday.

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The U.S. defeats Pakistan in a dramatic upset at the cricket World Cup

Cricket is one of the world’s most popular sports, with about 2.5 billion fans. Several of the U.S. team’s starting players are from other countries, including India, Pakistan and New Zealand.

June 07, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Steve Bannon is seen appearing in court in New York, Jan. 12, 2023. Bannon says he'll fight a judge's ruling on Thursday that he must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

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  • Law

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon must report to prison by July 1, judge says

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is expected to seek a stay of the judge's order, which could delay his prison surrender date.

June 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2023.

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  • Middle East

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu set to address the U.S. Congress on July 24

It is the most recent show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Hamas in Gaza.

June 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Scenes from the Medical center of Elberton, in Elberton, Georgia, a clinic that serves a rural population.

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Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.

June 07, 2024
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  • Obed Manuel,
  • Milton Guevara,
  • and 2 more
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The Starship is scheduled to launch Thursday.

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Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket rumbles into space once more

This is the fourth test for Starship, and this time, it returned successfully to earth.

June 06, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Russian navy recruits perform with the Russian flag in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 4 during a ceremony marking the departure of recruits to join the army. In a year filled with elections around the world, Russia has stepped up its overt and covert propaganda efforts with a goal of weakening international support for Ukraine and undermining democratic institutions.

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  • World

Russian propaganda in 2024 includes deepfakes, sham websites and social media swarms

The hallmarks of Russian-back influence are consistent: trying to erode support for Ukraine, discrediting democratic institutions and seizing on existing political divides.

June 06, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally on January 19 in Concord, N.H.

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  • Politics

With the veepstakes on, Tim Scott thinks he can deliver the Black votes Trump wants

Since a failed presidential bid, Sen. Tim Scott has been one of Trump's strongest supporters. Now, as the former president readies to pick a running mate, Scott is focused on winning him Black voters.

June 06, 2024
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  • Franco Ordoñez
The aftermath of an Israeli strike on a U.N. school compound in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, that killed more than 30 people, including children, according to a Gaza hospital director. Israel said it was targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives hiding in two school classrooms.

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  • World

Israel used a U.S.-made bomb in a deadly U.N. school strike in Gaza

Israel dropped a bomb on a U.N.-run school it said was being used by Hamas. The blast killed dozens, including women and children, medics and witnesses say. The bomb was U.S.-made, NPR has discovered.

June 06, 2024
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  • Daniel Estrin and
  • Anas Baba
Tens of thousands of Israelis marched through the streets of Jerusalem Wednesday to mark Jerusalem Day. The march begins in west Jerusalem and travels through east Jerusalem and the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, ending at the Western Wall. The march marks the anniversary of the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel annexed east Jerusalem, including the Western Wall.

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  • World

Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists march for Jerusalem Day

The annual march, part of Jerusalem Day, a national holiday, regularly inflames Israeli-Palestinian tensions. This year those tensions were even higher because of the war in Gaza.

June 06, 2024
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
 Pat Sajak on the <em>Wheel of Fortune</em> set.

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  • Television

Pat Sajak departs 'Wheel of Fortune' as TV's last old-school game show host

The game show host was a weatherman in Los Angeles before starting on Wheel of Fortune in 1981.

June 06, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Ayra Starr's second album, <em>The Year I Turned 21</em>, is a global-minded symphony of influences, and part of a recent wave of young women charting their own course for African pop.

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  • Music Features

As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

Released in a span of three months, the new albums by Ayra Starr, Tems and Tyla are not merely career-making for the artists, but ground-shifting for the pop music of the continent.

June 06, 2024
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By:
  • Sheldon Pearce
Clockwise from top left: <em>Industry</em>, <em>My Lady Jane</em>, <em>The Bear</em>, <em>The Umbrella Academy</em>, <em>Clipped</em> and <em>House of the Dragon</em>

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  • TV Reviews

What to watch this summer: Here are the TV shows we're looking forward to

Our critics scanned the broadcast and streaming horizons to find the shows you should check out in June, July and August. There's some great new TV — plus, House of the Dragon and The Bear are back.

June 06, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 2 more
Cicadas from brood XIX are seen on a tree in Angelville, Ga., in May.

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  • Animals

A fungus is turning cicadas into horny zombies — but don’t panic

The fungus takes over cicadas’ lower halves and sex drives, fueling them to keep mating and spreading the disease in the process. That's why some scientists call them “flying salt shakers of death.”

June 06, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Biden's campaign is ramping up efforts to reach out to Republicans who don't want to support former President Donald Trump — including supporters of former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.

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  • Politics

Meet a former GOP staffer who is 'building permission' for Republicans to vote Biden

The Biden campaign announced a new hire to head their effort to court Republican voters. It's part of a recent push from the Biden campaign to make inroads with GOP voters who don't like Trump.

June 06, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Sarah McCammon
Three-day eventing rider Jonathan Holling competes with his gelding Fernhill Copain.

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  • Sports

Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Can they be made safer?

NPR's A Martínez speaks with event rider Jonathan Holling about safety concerns and measures in equestrian sports, which are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for U.S. athletes.

June 06, 2024
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  • Olivia Hampton
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