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Opinion: New Jersey pizza, the fuel of world champions

What do World Cup champions crave after a win? Pizza from an Orange, N.J., bagel shop. BXJ made 46 pies for the Spanish team after their victory.
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Sound artist Bill Fontana amplifies 'silent' bells at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral

Sound artist Bill Fontana creates works that often show the hidden music of everyday environments. His new work amplifies still bells at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
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WHCA dinner returns this weekend under heightened security after April shooting

The annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, postponed after a shooting on April 25, took place Friday night.
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Trump administration employs new legal paths for tariffs after Supreme Court defeat

The Trump administration has employed a number of new paths for its tariff regime after the Supreme Court invalidated earlier tariffs.
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U.S. and Iran locked in multi-week escalation after sustained aerial assault

The U.S. has undertaken a sustained missile and drone assault on Iran over the past two weeks.
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The bridge is up but the party is off: U.S. and Canada skip joint ribbon-cutting

The U.S. and Canada are opening a bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, without celebration as wildfires and tariffs increase tensions.
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Ukraine drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses hit Russian sellers, consumers

Ukraine's attacks on warehouses of the Russian online retailer Wildberries have hurt small businesses and some consumers.
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Breakfast in Nigeria:  Akara

Golden, crisp, and deeply rooted—from the kitchens of Nigeria to breakfast tables across the Americas—discover how Akara crossed oceans in the hands of the enslaved
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Defense strategy expert reviews how the Iran War drains vital U.S. missile inventories

NPR's Scott Simon asks Mark Cancian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about concerns that the war with Iran is depleting stockpiles of key U.S. munitions.
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India's 'Cockroach' student movement shakes up national education system

Protests in India are growing as the government and the Cockroach Janta ("People's") Party negotiate over reforms to the education system.
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Weekend Edition Saturday

NPR’s Scott Simon reports on the world’s top news, features and entertainment to your Saturday morning. 

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