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Richard Vogel/APThe ruling maintains a block on a lower court's order that found President Trump was using the Guard in LA illegally in his immigration crackdown. -
Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe ruling comes ahead of a grant application deadline on June 20, which would have required states to agree to enforce the Trump administration's immigration agenda or lose transportation funding.
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Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth. -
Opal Lee spent decades walking and advocating for Juneteenth to be recognized as a national holiday.
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Charleston was a key port in the slave trade where approximately 40% of all slaves entered the country.
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In Swannanoa, North Carolina, the only produce available is distributed weekly by a local charity.
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President Trump is weighing joining Israel's effort to eradicate Iran's nuclear program.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about U.S. policy on the conflict between Israel and Iran. -
Conflict has sewn trauma in the western region of Colombia. Doctors Without Borders is working with local healers and health care professionals to come up with ways to help heal the psychic wounds. -
Meanwhile several sites across Israel sustained direct hits by Iranian missiles and Israeli leaders warned they would intensify attacks on "strategic targets" in Iran. -
Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine. -
Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
