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The Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates Monday, April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio.

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  • Climate

Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.

June 11, 2025
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  • Jeff Brady
Brian Wilson in 1965

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Brian Wilson: NPR's interviews, concerts and appreciations

The Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, leaving behind a storied legacy as one of pop music's greatest songwriters and producers. Here are NPR's best interviews, concerts and appreciations of the late artist.

June 11, 2025
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  • Hazel Cills
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., walks through a security gate at the Delancey Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J., on Friday, May 9. The member of Congress now faces federal charges stemming from her visit to the facility that day.

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Rep. McIver is indicted on federal charges related to tussle at immigration facility

The indictment was announced by interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba. Rep. McIver says the proceedings against her are "a brazen attempt at political intimidation."

June 11, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Bryan Bedford, President Trump's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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  • National

Senators grill Trump's FAA nominee over past effort to alter pilot certification rule

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford was tapped in March to helm the agency. It's critical time for U.S. air travel, following a deadly January collision and ongoing air traffic control system problems.

June 11, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
The Stitch project will create a three-quarter mile platform over highways 75 an 85 to reconnect downtown with Old Fourth Ward, English Avenue, an Midtown.

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Atlanta leaders rally support to preserve funding for The Stitch highway capping project

The 17-acre community reconnecting project was scheduled to break ground next year, but now the timeline is uncertain.

June 11, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews

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Thomas Mallon's NYC diaries get to the 'Very Heart' of the AIDS crisis

Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.

June 11, 2025
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  • Maureen Corrigan
Morgan Wallen

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The charts are ruled by Morgan Wallen, Alex Warren… and doldrums

Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem continues to dominate the charts, while long-ago chart queen Connie Francis is gathering momentum for a song from 1962.

June 11, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Tensions in Los Angeles remain high after the Trump administration called in National Guard against the wishes of city leaders.

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Retired Marine Corps leader concerned about military deployment in LA

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin about President Trump's activation of Marines and what comes with following orders on American streets.

June 11, 2025
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N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson holds a gun lock at an event about safe storage of firearms. North Carolina is among 30 states with the most permissive gun laws, according to a new study.

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  • Health

Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter

A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

June 11, 2025
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  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Agar plates with salmonella cultures ready for testing in the Medical Microbiology at the Houston Health and Human Services Department on June 18, 2015, in Houston.

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  • Health

Word of the Week: how a bacterium unrelated to fish got its name 'salmonella'

Despite its fishy name, the bacterium salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature.

June 11, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, second right, departs after trade talks at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday.

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  • World

Trump says a U.S.-China trade deal is 'done'

After talks in London this week, the two countries say they're largely going back to a framework they already agreed on in May.

June 11, 2025
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  • Emily Feng
Contractors install a roof in Mobile County, Ala., designed to better withstand hurricanes. Other states are adopting similar programs, offering insurance discounts to encourage disaster preparation.

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  • Climate

How homeowners are saving on insurance by upgrading their houses against disasters

Home insurance is getting pricier as hurricanes and wildfires get worse. States are trying new incentives, encouraging homeowners to retrofit homes against disasters to get an insurance discount.

June 11, 2025
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  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Stephan Bisaha
A person plays the violin as the full moon appears over Halabja, Iraq on June 10, 2025.

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Photos: See the dazzling pictures of June's Strawberry Moon

A strawberry moon occurs during the time of year when strawberries fully ripen.

June 11, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Elon Musk listens as President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on May 30. A week after the two traded social media disses and threats, Musk said Wednesday some of his posts "went too far."

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  • Politics

Elon Musk says some of his social media posts about Trump 'went too far'

Musk has quietly deleted some of his inflammatory tweets about Trump since last week. In a podcast episode released Wednesday, Trump said he was disappointed in Musk but had "no hard feelings."

June 11, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • World

Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

June 11, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
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