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Saturday

A robot plays a game of chess against a man in 1985. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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Opinion: Are robots masters of strategy, and also grudges?

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Wednesday

The new voice — and face — of the Code Switch podcast! Courtesy of B.A. Parker hide caption

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Courtesy of B.A. Parker

Saturday

A vendor fills a cooler with ice during a heat wave in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Blistering summers are the future

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Saturday

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Opinion: Wicket bad bet

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Saturday

La Rotisserie D'Argent in Paris is one of Scott Simon's favorite restaurants. He recently ate there with his family while on vacation and was impressed by his waiter. Scott Simon hide caption

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Opinion: In Paris, heroes carry espresso

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Saturday

Friday

Images of British journalist Dom Phillips (left) and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira are seen on a sign presented by employees of Brazil's national Indigenous agency, FUNAI, during a vigil in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 9. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

Burundian refugee Richard Samuel, 14, holds his homemade guitar as he waits to be transferred to Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania in 2015. Daniel Hayduk/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

People gather in a park outside of the U.S. Capitol to watch the Jan. 6 House committee investigation in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022, as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol holds the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

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Opinion: After Jan. 6, what's next for our democracy?

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Saturday

Families hug outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The endurance of parents

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Thursday

Monkeypox was spread by prairie dogs in the U.S. in 2003. Above: The prairie dog Chuckles was a pet belonging to Tammy and Steve Kautzer and their 3-year-old daughter, of Dorchester, Wisconsin. They caught monkeypox from another pet prairie dog that since died. Mike Roemer/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Saturday

A memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Another mass shooting, but nothing changes

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