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NPR (Ashley Lopez) - These Wisconsin swing voters say Trump's war in Iran wasn't worth it

The war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to Wisconsin swing voters who participated in two online focus groups that NPR observed.

NPR (Emma Bowman) - Get with the times — here's what a 'Luddite' means today

It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites.

NPR (Carrie Johnson) - Meet the law students working to bring workplace protections to federal courts

A student-led group at Emory Law School has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on the judiciary's system for policing bad behavior within its own ranks.

NPR (Scott Neuman) - Juneteenth: How news of the Emancipation Proclamation spread through the South

While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.

NPR (Holly J. Morris) - Why did the newly refurbished Reflecting Pool turn green? The quiz knows

Plus, keep an eye out for our World Cup pun, intrigue around a tarp, and the Obama Presidential Center.

NPR (Tonya Mosley) - How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today

In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank, which was created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2024.

NPR (Meg Anderson) - Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app

A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.

NPR (Ava Berger) - Big dogs, Buc-ee's and the great BBQ debate: World Cup fans discover everyday America

After a week of the World Cup, visitors to the U.S. are marveling on social media about things like free drink refills. It's a respite as tensions between Washington and its allies run high.