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A Look At President Trump’s Pattern Of Responding To Accusations Of Sexual Misconduct

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Anna North, senior reporter at Vox, about E. Jean Carroll’s allegations of sexual assault against President Trump.

Working Class Americans Are Finding It Increasingly Difficult To Afford Housing

Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Study shows that while the economy and affordability continue to improve overall, working class Americans are worse off when it comes to affording a home.

Driver In Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty

Prosecutors say that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck and veered over the center line of a rural road in New Hampshire, striking and killing a group of cyclists.

Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz Discusses Humanitarian Aid Bill For Border Crisis

The House of Representatives will vote on a bill to send $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid to the Southern border. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., joins NPR’s Ari Shapiro to discuss the bill.

Acting Commissioner Of Customs And Border Protection Announces He Will Resign

John Sanders, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, plans to step down. The agency has come under fire for about 300 migrant children detained in unsanitary conditions.

Human Rights Watch Researcher On What She Saw Inside Facility Holding Migrant Children

NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Clara Long, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch who has been monitoring border detention facilities, about what migrant children are experiencing there.

How The Push For Renewable Energy Is Changing Southwest Georgia

In the south of Georgia, land and sunshine are plentiful, making it prime territory for solar developers. The dramatic drop in the cost of solar is bringing new opportunities to longtime landowners.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Offender Plea Deal Must Stand, Federal Prosecutors Say

Attorneys representing sex abuse victims have argued for years that their clients weren’t informed of the once-secret deal beforehand or given the opportunity to testify about it in court.

San Francisco Poised To Ban Sales Of E-Cigarettes

San Francisco supervisors say they need to protect kids and teens from becoming addicted to nicotine. The dominant vaping company, Juul, is headquartered in the city, and hopes to overturn any ban.

After Republican Protest, Oregon’s Climate Plan Dies

On the fifth day the Republican state senators have skipped the session in protest over a cap-and-trade bill, the Senate’s Democratic president said the bill would expire in the Senate chamber.

Acting Head Of Customs And Border Protection Plans To Step Down

John Sanders is expected to make his resignation effective July 5, two officials said. The move comes after hundreds of children were removed from a facility without adequate food and sanitation.

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