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Ricci Shryock
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NPR
Greetings from Cape Verde, where the sounds of samba, jazz and morna fill the air
Ricci Shryock
Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.
The heightened restrictions on movement make every aspect of life more difficult for the 3.4 million Palestinians living in the West Bank, in particular the collection and disposal of garbage.
Eleanor Beardsley
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NPR
Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis
Eleanor Beardsley
Frosted flatwoods salamanders, or "frosties" as they're lovingly called, are one of the most imperiled amphibians in the U.S.
Nathan Rott
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NPR
Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders
Nathan Rott
Brendan Fraser plays Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Andrew Scott plays meteorologist James Stagg in the new film Pressure, about the tense lead-up to the D-Day invasion during World War II.
Alex Bailey
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Focus Features
The movie 'Pressure' leans into the drama of high-stakes weather forecasts
Rebecca Hersher
Texas Standard
Ken Paxton cruises to big win against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in Texas GOP primary runoff
Paxton, the Trump-endorsed Texas attorney general, will face Austin state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in November’s general election.
What the new Trump administration directive on green card applications means
Democrat Nathan Johnson to run against Republican Mayes Middleton for Texas AG in November election
Texas runoff results: Paxton wins GOP U.S. Senate nomination, plus other key statewide race results
Today on Texas Standard: Ken Paxton’s Senate runoff win reshapes Texas GOP landscape
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