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The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time

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The Impact Of War

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The NPR news quiz

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Fill in the blank on this week's quiz: Rep. AOC is documenting ____ on Instagram

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ICE uses controversial program to boost deportations. Here's how it works in 1 county

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At Big Bend National Park, bulldozers begin clearing pristine desert land for border barrier work

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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University

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Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election

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Sources & Methods

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Trump's AF1 ruse / Military at the polls? / Civilian casualties abroad

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Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump's name back

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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner buy the Los Angeles Lakers

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New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing his parents

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3 men set for lethal injection on same day in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma

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ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves

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U.S. vs. China: Inside a great power rivalry

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Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China?

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Andrew Tate's extradition fight tests his influence with Trump's America

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Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?

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Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets

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University of Michigan won't use letter grades for some freshmen next fall

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Four takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in six states

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A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order

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One Puerto Rico condo building, 10 families, no water

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Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest

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In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

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