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The Tennessee House of Representatives meeting in April in Nashville.

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  • Law

New laws this month touch on fundamental rights

Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.

July 01, 2025
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Bryan Koberger listens during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is poised to agree to a plea deal to avoid going to trial on multiple murder charges in the November 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

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  • National

What to know about the Bryan Kohberger case as a plea deal emerges over Idaho murders

Kohberger had originally pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have suggested they wanted try to pursue explore the idea of "alternate perpetrators" during the trial.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A Harvard sign is seen at Harvard University's campus in May.

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  • Education

Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Defense attorneys confer with Sean Combs in this courtroom sketch. The jury began deliberations at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on Monday.

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  • Music

Sean Combs trial update: The jury is deliberating over a complex set of charges

The hip-hop mogul faces an overlapping set of charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury resumes deliberations on Tuesday.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Sheldon Pearce
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., early Monday, June 30, 2025, ahead of a final vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill.

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  • Politics

Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

July 01, 2025
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  • Jason Breslow and
  • Elena Moore
A Lululemon store is seen in New York City on April 3. The athleisure brand has filed suit against Costco, accusing the warehouse chain of copying its designs.

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  • Law

In a lawsuit, Lululemon accuses Costco of selling knockoffs of the athleisure brand

The athleisure brand is accusing Costco of selling knockoffs of several of its signature designs and offering them at a lower price under the wholesale club giant's Kirkland Signature brand.

July 01, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart gestures with the Bible at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during a service in Los Angeles in 1987.

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  • Religion

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at age 90

Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most well-known televangelists of the 1980s, has died, according to a social media post from his ministry.

July 01, 2025
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  • Bob Smietana
A child receives the DPT vaccine, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, three potentially fatal diseases. A 2017 study assessing this vaccine was cited by RFK Jr. when he announced that the U.S. will halt its funding of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, because of concerns about vaccine safety. Vaccine specialists question the validity of the study that he mentioned.

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  • Global Health

RFK Jr. singled out one study to cut funds for global vaccines. Is that study valid?

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 study from Guinea-Bissau. We asked vaccine researchers to assess the study.

July 01, 2025
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  • Gabrielle Emanuel
President Donald Trump, along with officials including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, tour the new migrant detention facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump tours 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a day before its first arrivals are expected

During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.

July 01, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
The night sky looms bright over the facilities of McDonald Observatory after a star party in Fort Davis, Texas, on May 27.

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  • National

As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world's largest 'dark sky reserve'

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.

July 01, 2025
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  • Carlos Morales
Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., on February 7, the day that President Donald Trump called for the agency to be shuttered. July 1 marks the agency's official demise.

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  • Global Health

Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled

July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about this milestone event.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 24th.

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  • Law

The Supreme Court has created an endless summer of work for itself

The court closed its latest term on Friday, but it will still be working on a steady stream of emergency appeals in the coming weeks and months.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced a bill in the current legislative session to mandate menopause education for doctors in the state.

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  • Health

Doctors don't get much menopause training. State lawmakers are trying to change that

The California legislature wants doctors to get more educated about menopause symptoms and treatment. It's one of a number of states passing menopause-related legislation.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Megan Myscofski

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  • News

'We need a better quality of life': Zohran Mamdani on taxing the rich, tackling hate

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.

July 01, 2025
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  • Leila Fadel,
  • Mansee Khurana,
  • and 1 more
Matthew Galeotti, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, delivers remarks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 30. Galeotti is shown with Assistant Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency Thomas Prevoznik and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz.

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  • Law

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

July 01, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
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