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  • Theater

'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway

Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Terry Gross
The Department of Justice logo is displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the agency on May 6 in Washington, D.C. The department announced in a June memo that it is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship.

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  • USPS

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship

Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually used in only the most serious and rare of cases: dealing with Nazis or war criminals.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Juliana Kim
An electric vehicle sits parked at a Tesla charging station in Sausalito, Calif., in June. The tax and spending package under consideration in the Senate could eliminate federal tax credits for buying and purchasing an EV at the end of September — even sooner than a House version of the same bill proposes.

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  • Business

Senate considers ditching the EV tax credit even earlier than planned

As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.

June 30, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England.

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  • World

After Glastonbury, Bob Vylan faces U.K. criminal investigation and U.S. visa revocation

British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 01, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California.

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  • Technology

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

June 30, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch

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  • Health

The best support for a friend with cancer? Presence, listening and space to vent

People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.

June 30, 2025
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  • Yuki Noguchi
An employee works on a solar panel inside a Qcells factory in Dalton, Ga.

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Solar manufacturing is booming. Advocates say it could go bust without incentives

Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector.

June 30, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., a member of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks to reporters about the meeting he and Republican senators had with President Donald Trump yesterday on how to craft his bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 5.

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  • Politics

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson 'satisfied' with Trump's bill after initial opposition

Ahead of the final push to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the Wisconsin senator said federal spending needs to be cut and that proposed changes to Medicaid preserve its original purpose

June 30, 2025
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  • Obed Manuel and
  • Michel Martin
Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, wants his firm to be the first to commercially mine the ocean floor. He applauded a recent executive order signed by President Trump, which promotes deep-sea mining as a way for the U.S. to counter China's advantage in key global mineral supplies. " This resource can help America become mineral independent, just like it became energy independent through shale and gas," Barron says.

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  • Climate

This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump's help

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.

June 30, 2025
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  • Daniel Ackerman
The WNBA logo on the ball is seen as it is tipped during the game between the Seattle Storm and the Las Vegas Aces last year in Seattle, Wash. The WNBA has announced it's expanding to a record 18 teams — adding three new franchises: Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia.

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  • Sports

The WNBA is expanding again, adding 3 new cities for a record 18 teams

The WNBA is adding three new teams: Cleveland will join in 2028, Detroit begins play in 2029 and Philadelphia will be added to the roster in 2030. This will bring the league to a record 18 teams.

June 30, 2025
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  • Russell Lewis
Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran after an Israeli strike hit the building, cutting off live coverage, on June 16.

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  • Middle East

Alone in Tehran, a young Iranian turns to ChatGPT and video games for comfort

A young shop manager living alone in Iran's capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn't nearby. Her therapist had fled. So she turned to an AI chat bot.

June 30, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in <em>Squid Game</em> Season 3.

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  • TV Reviews

In Season 3, 'Squid Game' hasn't changed much — and that's the problem

The third and final season of Netflix's most popular show is still a prescient commentary on wealth — but its heavy-handed narrative feels too predictable the third time around.

June 30, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill on June 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Trump DHS links data for new citizenship tracking tool. And, Senate discusses tax bill

The Trump administration is developing a searchable national citizenship data system, worrying some officials. And, the Senate focuses on the sweeping Republican tax and spending bill.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Law enforcement and emergency responders are shown on Sunday afternoon following reports of an ambush shooting attack on Canfield Mountain, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

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  • National

Man started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush, officials say

Local authorities said a man armed with a rifle started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third.

June 30, 2025
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  • Russell Lewis,
  • Eric Whitney,
  • and 1 more
A woman smokes a cigarette at Kerlouan in Brittany in France on May 30. The country is banning smoking in many public places.

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  • Europe

In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches

Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.

June 30, 2025
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
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