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Sunday

While WorldPride Rolls, 2 LGBTQ Events Are Canceled Because Of Safety Concerns

Lil Miss Hot Mess reads to children during a Drag Queen Story Hour in Brooklyn, N.Y. The event is held in libraries across the country, including, in the past, at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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While WorldPride Rolls, 2 LGBTQ Events Are Canceled Because Of Safety Concerns

"Storybook Pride Prom" in Jacksonville, Fla., and Drag Queen Story Hour in Pittsburgh were canceled this weekend after both events' organizers decided they could not ensure a safe space.

Law

'More And More Common': Woman Indicted For Manslaughter After Her Fetus Was Shot

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Dorothy Roberts about the case of Marshae Jones, who was indicted on manslaughter charges after her fetus was shot by another woman.

'More And More Common': Woman Indicted For Manslaughter After Her Fetus Was Shot

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Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston

Gene Kranz stands behind the console at Mission Control in Houston where he worked during the Gemini and Apollo missions. Michael Wyke/AP hide caption

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Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston

Kranz led the earliest missions to the moon, including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, and says he wants the room to inspire American students to study science and technology.

Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston

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Under Siege And Largely Secret: Businesses That Serve Immigration Detention

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Adelanto, Calif., is one of the detention facilities operated by GEO Group Inc. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption

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Business

Under Siege And Largely Secret: Businesses That Serve Immigration Detention

As more businesses face public and political scrutiny for making money off the Trump administration's detention of migrants, many activists say the companies involved try to remain veiled in secrecy.

A Former Child Interned Protests Against Detention Of Migrant Children

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Chizu Omori, who was forced as a child to move to an internment camp for Japanese-Americans. She's now protesting detention of immigrant children in the U.S.

A Former Child Interned Protests Against Detention Of Migrant Children

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Opinion: Being Hungry In America Is Hard Work. Food Banks Need Your Help

Even with visits to the local food pantry, many families struggle to get enough to eat. Food banks say rethinking our donations could help them stretch their money. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion

The Salt

Opinion: Being Hungry In America Is Hard Work. Food Banks Need Your Help

Even with visits to the local pantry, many families struggle to get enough to eat, as writer Tamara Gane knows first-hand. Food banks say rethinking our donations could help them stretch their money.

Saturday

Business

Troll Watch: In Rare Move, Reddit Flags Online Forum For Inciting Violence

Reddit quarantined a group this week after users incited violence. Volunteer Reddit moderator Robert Peck tells NPR's Michel Martin that this is a big deal for the infamously hands-off platform.

Troll Watch: In Rare Move, Reddit Flags Online Forum For Inciting Violence

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'What Are They Hiding?': Julián Castro Denied Access To Border Patrol Facility

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, who attempted to visit a Border Patrol station housing migrant children in Clint, Texas, on Saturday.

'What Are They Hiding?': Julián Castro Denied Access To Border Patrol Facility

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How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On

Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in April to protest the Trump administration's plan to add a citizenship question to forms for the 2020 census. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On

President Trump threatened to delay next year's constitutionally mandated head count hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now.

To 'Get Even' With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' He Brought Military Float To Pride Parade

Sean Sala, center left, and Fernando Zweifach Lopez, center right, march together at San Diego Pride on July 16, 2011. Courtesy of Fernando Zweifach Lopez hide caption

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StoryCorps

To 'Get Even' With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' He Brought Military Float To Pride Parade

At StoryCorps, gay veteran Sean Sala remembers forming the first-ever Pride march with an active duty military contingent, in the final days of the policy that barred openly LGBTQ people from serving.

To 'Get Even' With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' He Brought Military Float To Pride Parade

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