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Opinion: America is still a work in progress
Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the o...
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'Cautiously optimistic': Swing voters describe their view of America at 250
As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links re...
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Cape Verde's historic World Cup ride ends after pushing Argentina to the brink
Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers...
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Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. N...
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Reflections on America's 250th birthday
NPR member station reporters across the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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America's global legacy at 250
As the United States grew from a series of small colonies into a global superpower, it took bold, transformative steps on the world stage, but it has also...
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The growing dangers of record heat waves like the one engulfing July 4th celebrations
Americans across the East Coast are preparing for one of the hottest Independence Days in recorded history. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS News...
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News Wrap: Iran begins funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Khamenei
In our news wrap Friday, Iran began funeral ceremonies for its late supreme leader, hundreds more in Venezuela have been confirmed dead after last week's...
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Lured by Russia, African soldiers end up on deadly front lines of Ukraine war
By some estimates, Russia has taken 1.5 million casualties in its war against Ukraine, including a half million killed since the war began. Newsiline summ...
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Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including major Supreme Court decisions and...
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Why George Washington believed in the strength of differing viewpoints
This week, PBS News launched "In Pursuit of Happiness," a six-episode podcast series hosted by Judy Woodruff, exploring the people, culture and ideas that...
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A Belgian diamond group is gifting Trump a lavish ring after that industry won tariff relief
It's a glitzy window into the role that ostentatious – and almost always gilded — gifts are playing by those seeking to curry favor with the U.S. Newsilin...
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Interpol names 39-year-old woman as suspect in Monaco apartment bombing
Monaco authorities say the bomb was detonated remotely. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original pub...
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fans gather for glimpse of top secret wedding
Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madison Sq...
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Ohio town shocked by 16 kids found living in squalor 'right under our noses'
Just days after authorities removed 16 siblings from a squalid home and arrested their parents and grandparents, the question looms over their southern Oh...
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Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat at Tehran's Grand Mosalla alongside family members killed in the Israeli airstrike that came in the first moments of the...
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A family steps in to save the dying casino town of Primm, Nevada
Primm, Nev., a once-thriving casino town on the border with California, was on the verge of fading away for good. Newsiline summarises this report from NP...
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Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death
The country's theocracy hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme...
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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship
The document is one of only 11 known copies of the Exeter printing, made just days after the original was signed in 1776. Newsiline summarises this report...
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WATCH LIVE: A Capitol Fourth – 250th Weekend Celebration
A Capitol Fourth will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Friday with a live broadcast from the West Lawn of the U.S. Newsiline summarise...
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WATCH LIVE: Bruce Springsteen: Finding America in Song | A PBS News Special
In a special half-hour broadcast, PBS News' Geoff Bennett sits down with Bruce Springsteen for a rare and deeply personal conversation marking the recent...
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Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding set for Friday at Madison Square Garden
A city permit obtained by The Associated Press shows the wedding is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headli...
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NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from U.S. cutbacks on military equipment
European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack. Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Venezuelans rush to identify the bodies of their loved ones as earthquake deaths multiply
Many fear mass graves are coming as they search for the bodies of loved ones who died in the earthquakes. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHo...
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Trump heads to Mount Rushmore as America 250 celebrations ramp up amid extreme heat
Officials have warned those celebrating the holiday to stay hydrated and take air-conditioned breaks as needed. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS...
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WATCH: 5 little-known stories from U.S. military history
Monumental figures throughout history have helped shape the nation by leading or serving in its armed forces. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS Ne...
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July 4th events threatened by heat wave. And, Russia strikes on Ukraine's capital
July 4th events for America's milestone birthday are being threatened by a brutal heat wave. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links read...
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Just gave birth or are about to? Share your story and questions about costs
The costs of having a baby in the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Former USAID head grieves its closure while hoping for its future
Former USAID administrator reflects on a year since USAID's shutdown and the new direction of US foreign aid. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR Ne...
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How a fertilizer shortage caused by the Iran war could affect U.S. food prices
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted shipments of fertilizer and natural gas, a key component in fertilizer manufacturing. Newsiline summarises t...
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But first, coffee: The drink that energized the American Revolution
Colonial Americans were drinking coffee long before they dumped tea into Boston Harbor or fought a war for independence. Newsiline summarises this report...
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How young people feel about American identity, on the nation's 250th birthday
Listen to the best student podcasts about what "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" means for young people today. Newsiline summarises this report...
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NEWSBRIEF: USA 250, RUSSIA WAR ADVANCES SLOW, DEMOCRATIC PARTY FUTURE
Heat threatens U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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NEWSBRIEF: USA 250, RUSSIA STRIKES UKRAINE, DEMOCRATIC PARTY FUTURE
Heat threatens US 250th celebrations, Russian advances slow as Ukraine hits back, infighting risks derailing Democrats' House hopes. Newsiline summarises...
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Hakeem Jeffries addresses Democratic Party divisions, says Trump is the bigger issue
On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Michel Martin asks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York about the Democratic Party's midterm fu...
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America 250: How Alaska's Indigenous residents were forced to harvest seals
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