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Scott Simon talks with author Judy Blume at the Santa Fe International Literary Festival in May.
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Judy Blume says she's done writing: '50 years is enough!'
Scott Simon, Samantha Balaban
Judy Blume wrote her last book more than a decade ago. At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, NPR's Scott Simon talked to Blume about her long career and why she doesn't miss writing.
Sister Mary Consolata Nakawoojwa assists an elderly nun as she takes tea at the Little Sisters of St. Francis premises in Nkokonjeru, Uganda.
Stuart Tibaweswa for NPR
These nuns spent a lifetime helping others. In their last years, who will help them?
Sophie Neiman
Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Hassan Ammar
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US-Iran talks set for Sunday in Switzerland
The Associated Press
Omar Almashni during an evening practice with the Palestino Soccer Academy at Frank D Zaccaria Memorial Park in Woodland Park, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR
Palestinian-American kids find inspiration, and escape, on the soccer pitch
Jasmine Garsd, Liz Baker
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Texas Standard for June 19, 2026: Exploring Juneteenth and the history and culture of Black Texans
It’s been a celebration for more than 160 years — but only a federal holiday for a few. We’re recognizing Juneteenth on today’s Texas Standard.
Soccer stars are big and bright in first few Texas-set World Cup games
Supreme Court sides with Texas marijuana user who was barred from owning guns
Report heading to Texas leaders cites Camp Mystic emergency planning failures before 2025 flood
‘The Dallas Way’ charts history of how an LGBTQ community came to thrive in a conservative city
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