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Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns

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The resignation comes after new plagiarism allegations surfaced, adding to the controversy surrounding the Harvard president in recent weeks.

Honoring Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation

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NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation to celebrate Juneteenth.

Charlie Watts performs with the Rolling Stones in 2015.

Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies At 80

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Watts, famous for his potent beat and unflappable style, featured on all 26 Rolling Stones studio albums and numerous live albums.

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the way many people are approaching voting this cycle, with experts saying there will be a record-breaking amount of voters who choose to cast their ballots by mail.

NPR Special Report: Voting In America

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The 2020 election is taking place during a pandemic, in a vicious political season and amid an unprecedented lack of trust in the voting system.

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for White House physician Dr. Sean Conley (center) and other members of the president's medical team ahead of a briefing for reporters on Sunday.

Transcript: Sunday Update On Trump's Health From His Doctors

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The president's medical team gave a briefing from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying Trump is being treated for dips in oxygen but is doing well Sunday morning.

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley gives an update on the condition of President Donald Trump Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Transcript: President Trump's Doctors Provide Saturday Update On His Health

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President Trump's doctors gave a briefing Saturday morning outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

"This is a moment for the Afghan leaders not to repeat the mistakes of the past, to build a consensus-based system where all key players can participate, and perhaps peace in Afghanistan can change the dynamics even regionally," says U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, shown here in March.

Khalilzad: 'A Moment For The Afghan Leaders Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of The Past'

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With talks begun between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad tells NPR the U.S. has "tested" the Taliban and "they are meeting those tests."

H.R. McMaster, then U.S. national security adviser, attends a joint press conference of President Trump and Baltic heads of state at the White House in April 2018.

McMaster: Goal Of Changing Putin Is A 'Delusion' Suffered By 3 Presidents

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Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster told NPR that President Trump isn't the first U.S. president to suffer under a misapprehension about what's possible in dealings with Moscow.

PHOTOS: Belarus' Massive And Unprecedented Protests

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Nearly two weeks after an election kept President Alexander Lukashenko in power amid accusations of vote-rigging, massive protests against Lukashenko continue and neither side is backing down.

The indictment against former White House strategist Steve Bannon is related to fundraising for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Read The Indictment Against Steve Bannon

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In an indictment unsealed on Thursday, federal prosecutors said Bannon and three others "orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors."