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It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again: Warriors To Meet Cavs In NBA Finals

For the fourth year in a row, the Golden State Warriors will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. The “fourmatch” is unprecedented in NBA history.

This East Coast Go-Kart Racing Champion Is A 15-Year-Old Phenom

If you’re a parent of young kids or teens, you most likely spent your weekend at a field watching soccer, lacrosse or baseball. 15-year-old Blake Lothian and his family spent the weekend at the track.

Las Vegas Golden Knights Surprise Everyone As Team Reaches Final In First Year

The surprise success of the Golden Knights hockey team is showing that Las Vegas is more than just the Strip and slot machines. The first expansion team to make the Stanley Cup finals in its first year has a wildly loyal fan base, and bakeries are even…

How Europe’s New Data Privacy Law Is Supposed To Give Users More Control

Tech companies have sent out a lot of emails with updated privacy policies lately. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern about a new European law that is supposed to give users more control over their data and pr…

How The Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy Is Playing Out

In recent days, there’s been an uproar over children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jennifer Nagda, policy director at the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights.

How Federal Authorities Track Undocumented Minors

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bob Carey, former director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, about how federal authorities track undocumented minors once they’re released to families, and why stories about 1,474 “missing” children may be mislea…

Washington Capitals Make It To Stanley Cup Final For First Time In 20 Years

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with radio play-by-play announcer John Walton as the Washington Capitals prepare for the start of the Stanley Cup.

In Maryland, Ellicott City Gets Hit By Devastating Flash Floods, Again

People in Ellicott City, Md., are surveying the damage to their homes and businesses after a historic flash flood raged through the city — the second in as many years. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Hemmis, whose restaurant Phoenix Emporium wa…

On Memorial Day, Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers And Himself

“They fought and bled and died so that America would forever remain safe and strong and free,” Trump said at Arlington National Cemetery. Earlier, he had congratulated himself on a job well done.

Subtropical Storm Alberto Closes In On Florida; Warnings Of Floods, Tornadoes

“There is a high risk of flash flooding across the Florida Panhandle, much of Alabama and western Georgia through tonight,” the National Hurricane Center said.

Human Ashes Left At The Vietnam Memorial Find A Not-Final Resting Place

To some, the Vietnam memorial is a sacred space and a fitting place for deceased veterans. But the National Park Service says it’s not equipped to care for the remains that are being left there.

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