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The U.S. women's soccer team is advancing to the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics after defeating the Netherlands in a tight match that went to a penalty kick shootout.

President Biden is encouraging federal workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face new rules over masking and testing. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the rules.

Many of those views may have been involuntary. Rick-rolling, for those who don't know, is when you prank people by sending them a link to that song, disguised as something else.

Daley shared on Instagram that he knitted a cozy for his medal to keep it from getting scratched — a Union Jack on one side and a Japanese flag on the other. He says knitting helps keep him grounded.

A turbulent Cuba halted Mario García's childhood acting career when he fled to the U.S. Still, he hasn't lost hope. At StoryCorps, he and his grandson, Max, dream up their ideal movie roles.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about McCarrick facing charges in Massachusetts for alleged sexual abuse of a minor decades ago.

Seven-time Olympic medalist Shannon Miller talks to NPR's A Martinez about pressure, mental and physical health, and how athletes should know and respect their limits.

North Korea is trying to purge foreign cultural influences, including South Korean variations on the language that the two countries share. Experts say controlling language is an uphill battle.

CDC document reveals the danger of the delta variant. Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick is charged with sexually assaulting a teen. The Taliban are executing Afghans who worked with foreign troops.

There is a housing supply shortage in the U.S. The solution should be to build more houses. The problem? There aren't enough people who know how to build them.