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Morning Headlines: Ohio Coronavirus Cases Back on the Rise; UA to Move 50% of Fall Classes Online

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, June 25: Ohio coronavirus cases back on the rise Summit County Asian communities hardest hit by...

Protesters against the new national security law gesture with five fingers, signifying "five demands — not one less" on the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

As China Imposes New Hong Kong Law, U.S. And Allies Take Steps To Retaliate

The U.S. is cutting back its special treatment of the territory, while the U.K. offers a pathway to British citizenship for Hong Kongers.

Caroline Rose is featured on this month's Heavy Rotation.

Heavy Rotation: 8 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

This month, NPR member stations bring you a mix of songs, featuring music from Green Day, Caroline Rose and North Carolina rapper Lute.

Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named the new public editor for NPR.

NPR Names Poynter's Kelly McBride As 6th Public Editor

Media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named NPR's public editor, an in-house advocate for listeners and newsroom watchdog.

People photograph the floodwaters of the Tittabawassee River that encroached on downtown Midland, Mich., on Wednesday. Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan.

'Catastrophic' Dam Failures In Michigan Force Thousands To Evacuate

The National Weather Service calls the event "extremely dangerous" and says it was caused by "catastrophic failures at the Edenville and Sanford dams," roughly 140 miles north of Detroit.

Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates at a victory party last week. America's lawmakers skew older, and they skew male — but this year's elections may reverse that trend.

Life As A Young Woman Candidate: Fending Off 'Older Men' And Being An Outsider

This year's wave of women candidates could reshape a Congress that is overwhelmingly old and male. But these women face multiple hurdles, from doubts to being hit on by voters

Atlanta Falcons Cut The Prices For Their Stadium Food, But Is It Working Out?

Sports fans have gotten used to exorbitant prices for food and drinks at stadiums. They know they're a captive market. But could the stadiums be missing out by charging too much?

The U.S. military needed skilled operators to handle the telephones in World War I. Known as the Hello Girls, 223 U.S. women served in France. Some worked near the front lines with Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, the top U.S. commander. Here, the women work in Seine, France, in 1918. Their story was largely forgotten, but is being recognized on the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.

100 Years On, The 'Hello Girls' Are Recognized For World War I Heroics

More than 200 American women played a crucial role in the war as telephone operators. But when the shooting stopped, they weren't considered veterans and their story was largely forgotten. Until now.

In the 1940s, Rosanell Eaton became one of the first African Americans in North Carolina to successfully register to vote sicne Reconstruction. In her 90s, she became a vocal opponent of the state's voter ID laws, which disproportionately affected black voters.

Remembering Rosanell Eaton, An Outspoken Advocate for Voting Rights

Remembering Rosanelle Eaton, the North Carolina woman who in her 90s became the face of efforts to overturn laws that civil rights activists said discriminated against black voters.

The United Nations headquarters in New York City. The agency has released the results of a survey on sexual harassment experienced by employees, consultants and volunteers.

Report Says 1 In 3 U.N. Staffers Has Been Sexually Harassed

The organization surveyed over 30,000 respondents. The findings reflect a disturbing trend of inappropriate behavior in the humanitarian world.

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