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A protester holds a banner and shouts at a Kenyan police officer during a demonstration over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody. June 12 2025 Luis Tato/AFP hide caption

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Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, from left, J.B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois, and Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. For Republicans, the hearing is a chance to amplify an issue important to President Donald Trump and perhaps regain control of the sanctuary narrative after DHS published a list of jurisdictions it identified as hostile to immigration law enforcement, and then pulled it down after strenuous accuracy objections from targeted communities and the head of the National Sheriffs Association. Photographer: Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption

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A plowed field near Brawley, Calif. In recent years, drought, climate change and overuse of the Colorado River have led some farmers to fallow their fields. The federal website climate.gov publishes information about drought conditions, among other climate-related topics. The site will stop being updated at the end of the month. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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The back of Air India Flight 171 juts out of a building after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat from California, is removed from the room after interrupting a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 12. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office shows the top 10% of earners in the U.S. would see the biggest gains from the House-passed tax and spending package. Those at the bottom of the income ladder would be worse off. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The State Department, which administers the Fulbright Program. Eleven members of the 12-person Fulbright board have resigned over alleged Trump administration interference. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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SCOTUS disability discrimination lawsuit 

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Falling snow piles up and partially covers a sign informing voters where to vote on Election Day, outside the Oak Creek Town Hall in Oak Creek, Colorado, on November 5, 2024. Jason Coonnoly/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Union members and supporters rally in Grand Park calling for the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during an immigration enforcement action on June 9 in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace discusses Trump's response to immigration protests

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Photo taken on Thursday afternoon after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in India. Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Flight carrying 242 people bound for London has crashed in Ahmedabad, India

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The Department of Health and Human Services notified 400 laid off CDC workers on Wednesday that their reduction in force had been "revoked." Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah, seen here on Capitol Hill in January, wants to see a careful evaluation of the merit of each tax credit and thoughtful phase-outs. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Z fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban, and was allowed to enter and stay in the U.S. in part because of Temporary Protected Status. The Trump administration is ending the program in July. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption

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A vehicle drives on a flooded street after Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. The monster weather system sent tornadoes spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Live in a hurricane-prone area? Here’s how to prepare your home for flooding

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