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There have been more than 100 deaths following the flash floods in Texas, and dozens more are still unaccounted for. We remember some of those lost in the floods.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks U.S. Coast Guard Air Operations Officer Nathan Shakespeare about his work coordinating rescues in the Texas flood zone from a base in Corpus Christi.
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Crews continue their search-and-rescue efforts in central Texas, four days after devastating flooding that left more than 100 people dead. Dozens are still missing.
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An update on the deadly floods in central Texas, Trump threatens new tariffs on more than a dozen countries, medical groups sue Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his recent actions on vaccine policy.
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NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government.
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The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
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Winemakers in the Burgundy region of France are worried they will lose U.S. customers because of potential higher tariffs that may take hold in August if current trade talks fail.
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Pakistan has quickly become one of the world's biggest markets for solar energy. This solar boom has been driven in large part by consumers who are fed up with sky-high electricity costs.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist Paola Ramos about President Trump's gains among Latino voters in 2024 and how ICE operations across the country could effect that support.
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A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.