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June 25, 2025 Iran’s nuclear program; New York’s Zohran Mamdani; Bezos wedding; and more
Wednesday, June 25. The seven stories you need to know today.

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June 24, 2025 A shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire; Supreme Court; New York mayoral primary; humidity map; and more
Tuesday, June 24. The seven stories you need to know today.

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June 23, 2025 U.S. strikes in Iran; Minnesota shooting suspect; heat forecast; NBA Finals; and more
Monday, June 23. The seven stories you need to know today.

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June 20, 2025 Trump’s Iran decision; National Guard; Dodger Stadium; ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary; and more
Friday, June 20. The seven stories you need to know today.

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9 min
June 19, 2025 Post Reports: He's dying of cancer. They chose to start their family.
The 7 is off today but we're sharing a moving recent episode of "Post Reports." Since 2000, the rate of new cancer diagnoses for people ages 15 to 49 has climbed by 10 percent. This year, more than 200,000 people in that age group will be newly diagnosed with cancer. They will join more than 2.1 million Americans who were also diagnosed as young adults and are living with the disease. In today’s episode, Post video journalist Drea Cornejo sits down with host Elahe Izadi to talk about how Drea’s own cancer diagnosis three years ago, when she was 26, motivated her to report on the realities facing more younger adults. Drea documented the lives of Tanner and Shay Martin over the past six months as they navigated Tanner’s terminal colon cancer diagnosis with big life decisions including starting a family. While most young adults survive their cancer diagnosis, they still face the potential of a greatly altered future with implications for relationships, careers, finances and family planning.
You can watch The Post’s short documentary about Tanner and Shay here. Be sure to also check out the comic about Drea’s diagnosis here.
Today’s show was produced by Elana Gordon. It was mixed by Ted Muldoon and edited by Renita Jablonski with additional editing by Lynh Bui, Mary-Ellen Deily and Dan Keating.
Additional reporting for this story came from Dan Keating, Ariana Cha and Julia Wall. Special thanks to Wendy Galietta, Whitney Leaming, Jessica Koscielniak and Stephen Smith.
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June 18, 2025 Trump considers strikes on Iran; Kristi Noem; immigration raids; Anne Burrell; and more
Wednesday, June 18. The seven stories you need to know today.

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June 17, 2025 G-7 summit; Russia strikes Ukraine; overtourism protests; and more
Tuesday, June 17. The seven stories you need to know today.

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June 16, 2025 Minnesota shooting suspect captured; Trump’s travel ban; West Virginia flooding; and more
Monday, June 16. The seven stories you need to know today.

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12 min
June 13, 2025 Israel attacks Iran; Alex Padilla; Air India crash survivor; Antonio Brown; and more
Friday, June 13. The seven stories you need to know today.

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11 min
June 12, 2025 Nationwide protests; Trump at ‘Les Mis’; Air India crash; Brian Wilson’s essential songs; and more
Thursday, June 12. The seven stories you need to know today.

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