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 NPR readers are honoring the father figures in their lives.

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Protectors, confidants, supporters: Readers share stories of the dads who shaped them

For Father's Day, we asked readers about the most influential father figures in their lives. From dads to husbands to single moms who stepped up, these are the people who shaped readers' lives.

June 16, 2024
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SCOTUS rejects abortion pill challenge; readers' dads give their best advice

The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the FDA's rules for the abortion pill mifepristone. NPR readers share the best advice their dads have given.

June 14, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Hamas’ cease-fire demands, Joey Chestnut banned from hot dog contest

Mediators try to bridge gaps after Hamas’ demands to Biden’s cease-fire plan. America’s eating champion Joey Chestnut is banned from a NYC hotdog contest after signing with a plant-based meat company.

June 13, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Hunter Biden found guilty on federal gun charges; Philly’s tribute to Marian Anderson

Hunter Biden was found guilty of three felony charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018. The Philadelphia Orchestra renames its concert hall after hometown legend Marian Anderson.

June 12, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Apple debuts AI features; how plastics became ingrained in our lives

Apple announced several new AI features and a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI at its Worldwide Developers Conference. How the plastic industry ingrained the material into our lives — and what activists are trying to do about it.

June 11, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Macron calls shocking snap election in France; AI models compete in pageant

French President Macron calls for a snap election after defeat in EU vote. AI models are competing in the inaugural Miss AI pageant

June 10, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Trump's potential VP candidates; NPR's summer TV picks

These are the pros and cons of 10 Republicans Trump could choose for a running mate. NPR critics share their most highly anticipated TV shows of the summer.

June 07, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Israel strikes U.N-run school in Gaza; a Georgia clinic cares for the uninsured

Israel launched an airstrike on a U.N.-run school in Gaza as part of a new ground and air operation. A health clinic in Georgia specializes in caring for the uninsured.

June 06, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Biden to give D-Day anniversary speech; Fat Joe fights for hospital price transparency

President Biden will deliver a defense of democracy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Why rapper Fat Joe is fighting for hospital price transparency.

June 05, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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FDA reviews MDMA for PTSD treatment; Biden to issue executive order on border policy

The FDA will review data to decide whether to approve MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD treatment. Biden is expected to issue an executive order addressing asylum seekers at the southern border.

June 04, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Mexico's first female president; a Georgia cancer patient's Medicaid struggle

Mexico makes history with its first female president. How an extra $30 a month kept a cancer patient from qualifying for Medicaid.

June 03, 2024
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Former President Trump found guilty on all 34 felony charges in hush money trial

A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to illegally influence the 2016 election. Trump’s sentencing is scheduled for July 11.

May 31, 2024
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  • Anandita Bhalerao
GPB  NPR

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NPR poll: Trump’s hush money trial is unlikely to sway most people’s votes; Giant pandas are heading to Washington

Trump’s hush money trial is unlikely to sway most people’s votes. D.C. is officially getting new pandas back by the end of the year.

May 30, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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Final words in Trump's hush money trial; South Africans vote in a crucial election

The jury in Trump’s New York trial begins deliberations. South Africans head to the polls in an election that could bring the biggest shift since the end of apartheid.

May 29, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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U.S. faces firefighter shortage; global condemnation toward Israel mounts

The U.S. faces a firefighter shortage heading into wildfire season. Global condemnation toward Israel mounts following a deadly airstrike on Rafah.

May 28, 2024
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