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Large swaths of the U.S. will experience intense heat and humidity in the coming days.

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  • Health

It's the humidity that gets you. Here's why — and tips for dealing with muggy days

High humidity can make it tough for your body to cool down. As most of the country braces for extreme temperatures, a doctor shares advice on how to cool down when the humidity is working against you.

June 20, 2025
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  • Kaity Kline and
  • Michel Martin
Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, during a news conference at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday. Iran maintained Friday it won't negotiate with the U.S. while an Israeli assault continues.

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  • Middle East

At war with Israel, Iran urges new diplomacy in Geneva and the U.N. Security Council

Iran is engaging in diplomatic efforts on multiple fronts as its battle with Israel enters a second week.

June 20, 2025
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  • Rebecca Rosman and
  • Alex Leff
Blowups, barracks and houses of peat help form the mosaic that the Okefenokee presents from overhead. Credit: Justin Taylor

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  • Environment

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there.

June 20, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A child gets off a bus near the Jordanian border with other pediatric patients who have been evacuated from Gaza through Israel on June 11.

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  • Middle East

A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived

Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.

June 20, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2025. President Trump left the question of whether the United States will join Israeli strikes on Iran up in the air.

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  • Politics

MAGA is split over potential U.S. involvement in the Middle East

Republican strategist Sarah Longwell says getting involved in the Israel-Iran conflict would be an "unforgivable sin" to many Trump supporters.

June 20, 2025
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  • Leila Fadel
Navy veteran Matthew Kelly's home in San Antonio, Texas. Kelly was left stranded when the VA abruptly ended a mortgage program that's been helping save thousands of vets homes.

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  • Investigations

Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Republicans have questions

NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

June 20, 2025
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  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
From left: Amalia Yoo, Morgan Scott, Sadie Sink, Finna Strazza,  Nihar Duvvuri and Hagan Aziere Oliveras during a performance of John Proctor is the Villain at the Booth Theatre in New York City in 2025.

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  • Arts & Culture News

How an Emory University professor's hit play made her the buzziest writer on Broadway

Kimberly Belflower's play, John Proctor is the Villain, lost at the Tony awards earlier this month but gained international acclaim for its portrayal of teenage trauma set in a North Georgia high school classroom.

June 20, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Republicans are proposing changes that could result in some children and families losing access to health care, food benefits and financial assistance.

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  • Education

What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.

June 20, 2025
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  • Cory Turner
A flock of Canada geese in a field.

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  • Animals

As the summer goes on, you might notice more geese lingering on your lawn

If you see Canada geese lingering about, they might be there to stay for a while.

June 20, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
John Spitzberg, 87, holds a "Support our Veterans" sign during a veterans march at the National Mall on March 14 in Washington, D.C. The 87-year-old veteran was arrested June 13 at the U.S. Capitol while protesting the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade, which coincided with President Trump's 79th birthday.

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  • National

The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol

The video of John Spitzberg's arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.

June 20, 2025
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  • Alina Hartounian
At a June 17, 2025, hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff highlighted commitments from military branches to Georgia military construction projects. Screenshot

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: FEMA cuts, Georgia pecans, OB-GYN shortage

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on FEMA cuts ahead of hurricane season, investing in Georgia pecans, the state abortion ban's effects on OB-GYNs, and rehiring over 400 CDC employees.

June 20, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at the piano, circa 1970. He died Tuesday at his home in London at age 94.

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  • Music News

Alfred Brendel, the cerebral pianist with a dry wit, dies at 94

Routinely called a "musician's musician," the pianist had an atypical career that even he called mysterious. He spent it returning to a handful of favorite composers, with acclaimed results.

June 20, 2025
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  • Jeff Lunden

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  • Music

Immerse yourself in the music of Rome with this World Cafe mixtape

From Ennio Morricone to Italian psychedelic rock, this World Cafe playlist features music from the show's latest Sense of Place series.

June 20, 2025
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  • Miguel Perez
A pile of discarded stumps lopped off of trees toppled by Hurricane Helene by loggers in Treutlen County, Georgia.

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  • News

GPB morning headlines for June 20, 2025

GDOT improves emergency preparedness efforts, state lawmakers react after attacks on Minnesota legislators, and two fallen educators are added to a national memorial.

June 20, 2025
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<em>Caregiving</em> traces the history — and unique challenges of — caring for family members in the U.S. In the documentary, viewers meet caregivers like Malcoma Brown-Ekeogu, who now helps her husband, Kenneth, with even his most basic needs, like walking and bathing. "I never let him see me cry," she says.

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  • Health

Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film

A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.

June 20, 2025
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  • Kat McGowan
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