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Brittany Apgar (from left), Maggie Foxx and Mo'ne Davis, of the Los Angeles Queens, joke around in the dugout prior to the start of the Women's Pro Baseball League's inaugural game in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday, Aug. 1.
Jaclyn Licht for NPR
The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut
Jaclyn Licht
The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season.
A drug user uses a test strip on Aug. 22, 2018, in New York, to see if fentanyl has been added to heroin, which could increase the risk of overdose.
Bebeto Matthews
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AP Photo
Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears
Scott Maucione
The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025.
Patrick T. Fallon
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AFP via Getty Images
Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
Vanessa Romo
An aerial view of a data center on April 14 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe.
Mario Tama
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Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Tamara Keith
Texas Standard
It’ll take a lot of change for one of the most iconic watering holes in Texas to reopen to swimming
Jacob’s Well in Wimberley was flowing rapidly for a short time after July’s heavy rainfall. Now, the waters are receding again.
What the numbers tell us about school voucher participation so far
Austin Sketch Fest returns with an SNL cast member, a delusional starlet and rising Texas comedians
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruling
Texas Standard for Aug. 7, 2026: How farmers are looking to boost demand for cotton
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