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  • Do voters care about Trump’s conviction? New election polling reveals what’s changed — and what hasn’t.

    NBC News looks at what the first polls after Trump’s conviction show — and what they don’t. And the Washington Post has more takeaways from the polling.

    Genocide survivors in Darfur are caught in another brutal battle. The Wall Street Journal reports.

    The Washington Post looks at the companies that will pay you if it rains on your vacation.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    12 min
  • What you need to know about COVID this summer, and how one dad’s quest to be a better father became a TV show

    USA Today reports on the impact of the end of a program that provided free COVID vaccines.

    CNN has details from the Israeli operation that rescued four hostages and killed scores of Palestinians.

    He wanted to learn how to be a better dad, so he asked around. Now he has a national TV show. The Philadelphia Inquirer has the story.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    10 min
  • Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon ordered to prison, and Pat Sajak’s final spin on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

    A judge ordered former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to surrender by July 1 to serve a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. The Wall Street Journal has more.

    Reporters Cheyenne Roundtree and Nancy Dillon discuss the years of allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs on this week’s Apple News In Conversation.

    NPR examines how Israel’s military investigates itself in cases of possible wrongdoing.

    Pat Sajak is leaving, but ‘Wheel of Fortune’ will just keep R_LLING AL_NG. CNN has the details. 

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    11 min
  • Zombie second mortgages are returning to threaten many American homes. Is yours at risk?

    Zombie second mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans’ homes. NPR tells you what to know.

    Damage to the Gaza pier was another blow to a troubled U.S. aid mission. The Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe joins to explain the challenges.

    The Athletic looks at how the NBA Finals matchup between the Celtics and Mavericks will be won.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    11 min
  • Debunking stereotypes about birth order

    The Wall Street Journal’s Sadie Gurman explains how Attorney General Merrick Garland has handled investigations into Trump, Biden, and Biden’s son Hunter.

    Reuters reports on how a federal appeals court blocked a grant program for businesses owned by Black women. And The 19th talks to past recipients of the money, who share how it was transformational.

    Vox takes a look at what your sibling birth order does — and doesn’t — explain about you.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    11 min
  • Why do we dream? Here’s what modern science says.

    The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond explains what we learned from Dr. Fauci’s testimony to Congress on COVID.

    Shan Li of the Wall Street Journal looks at the future of India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a third term.

    NPR has seven surprising facts about dreams, why we have them, and what they mean.

    12 min
  • Biden’s ceasefire plan puts pressure on Netanyahu

    The Wall Street Journal explains why Biden’s ceasefire push in Gaza faces tough obstacles.

    NPR reporter Ximena Bustillo has the story of what’s next after the Trump guilty verdict, including for the jurors.

    Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president. Washington Post journalist Mary Beth Sheridan has more.

    11 min
  • Will Trump go to prison? How will his supporters react? And more questions answered.

    Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, after a jury found him guilty on all 34 counts in his New York criminal trial. The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser and Politico’s Erica Orden join the show to break down what comes next for Trump — and American democracy.

    Biden is giving Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using U.S.-provided weapons. CNN reports.

    Campaigns for Mexico’s elections are taking place amid deadly cartel violence. Mary Beth Sheridan has the story for the Washington Post.

    The NBA Finals are now set. The Athletic has a preview.

    Bruhat Soma won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. NPR explains how he spelled 29 out of 30 words correctly in the event’s second-ever spell-off, in which competitors have 90 seconds to spell as many words given to them as possible.

    And be sure to check out Apple News In Conversation. Guest host Sam Sanders talks with science-fiction writer Blake Crouch about his book Dark Matter, which has been adapted for the screen for Apple TV+. The show explores the multiverse, and what happens if you choose a different path.

    Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

    17 min

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