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President Biden is meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as the White House works to convince Turkey to approve Sweden joining NATO. A meeting of NATO members is slated for next week.

Joey Chestnut won for the 16th time. He finished 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes — short of his record of 76. On the women's side, returning champ Miki Sudo scarfed down 39.5 hot dogs — her ninth win.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang's Forward Party is preparing to put up its first candidates in 2024.

No-kill animal shelters across the southern U.S. are overcrowded and have few alternatives to find more space or staff. Much of the problem is due to pandemic pets that people don't want anymore.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Chris Smith, director of Netflix's documentary WHAM! — George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley went from school friends to global stars.

Profound effects of gun violence extends to entire communities. President Biden meets Sweden's leader to talk about NATO. A judge rules in a GOP lawsuit to limit government contact with tech firms.

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Natasha Warikoo, professor of sociology at Tufts University, about ways schools can diversify after the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions.

Ukraine's big offensive against entrenched Russian forces is nearly a month old and is moving slowly. Ukraine says it's too early to reach any conclusions about how it will end.

Israel presses its offensive in the occupied West Bank. Russia says it repelled a drone attack on a Moscow airport. A Chicago suburb remembers victims of a mass shooting at a July Fourth parade.