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The event will be held on July 4 starting with a parade at 10 a.m. followed by a celebration at Washington Park in Springfield.
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BerkleyMarie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray bring readers a new historical novel that presents two women on opposite ends of the law who must partner to bring down a crime boss in 1930s New York. -
Eric Lee/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Trump said talks with Iran would resume Tuesday in Qatar, despite the two sides trading attacks in the Gulf over the weekend. Iran did not confirm whether it will participate.
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The U.S. and Iran exchanged heated rhetoric and airstrikes in the region over the weekend, threatening a fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations for a permanent end to the war.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks former national security adviser and 2015 Iran deal negotiator Jake Sullivan about ceasefire talks amid new strikes by the U.S. and Iran.
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Search and rescue efforts continue across Venezuela as worried families report nearly 70,000 people as missing.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Sebastian Mocarquer with the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team about the search for earthquake survivors trapped under the rubble.
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Texas students will be required to read Bible passages and learn about the role of Christianity in the state's history under new reading lists and social studies curriculum approved on Friday
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Despite Australia promising tougher penalties for a world-first social media ban for children, a new study indicates that six months in, the policy has barely affected youth access.
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President Trump's immigration agenda got a boost from the Supreme Court as he awaits their ruling on birthright citizenship.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Megan Hauptman, a lawyer representing Syrian Temporary Protected Status holders, what's ahead after a Supreme Court ruling that removes government protections.
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Comedian Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Prize Sunday night at the troubled Kennedy Center, where a tarp continues to cover the forced removal of President Trump's name.
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Israel's Cabinet approved a proposal to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. The step reflects deteriorating ties between Israel and Turkey. -
Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts. -
In which Rhaenyra goes from grief-stricken in bed to sword-swinging in the Red Keep.
