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Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century. The city is responding with a massive long-term adaptation plan.  Engehaveparken, pictured here, is part of that plan. The park was redesigned after the 2011 flood to be able to transform into a massive reservoir in the event of heavy rain. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Copenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and 'sponge parks'

Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century. The city is responding with a massive long-term adaptation plan.

Copenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and 'sponge parks'

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Troops march on the Memorial Bridge during National Victory Celebration Parade on June 8, 1991. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background. Doug Mills/AP hide caption

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Saturday's military parade will be the first in D.C. since 1991's Victory Celebration

The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.

Saturday's military parade will be the first in D.C. since 1991's Victory Celebration

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Debris of Air India flight 171 is pictured after it crashed Thursday in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs combed the crash site on Friday. PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Indian authorities have the plane's black box and have begun investigating the crash

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating the crash with help from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. Authorities said Friday that the black box has been recovered.

Air India flight crash leaves 241 dead and a sole survivor

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CeCe Winans: Tiny Desk Concert

CeCe Winans' voice transcends genre, race and generations — something incredibly rare in the gospel and Christian music realms.

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A calendar page for Friday the 13th falls to the ground.

A calendar page for Friday the 13th falls to the ground.

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For Friday the 13th, say it with us: paraskevidekatriaphobia (we'll teach you how)

We can't help you with your fear of Friday the 13th. What we can do is tell you that your fear has a name: paraskevidekatriaphobia — and we can teach you how to say it.

Learn to say paraskevidekatriaphobia

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The completely revamped Club World Cup men's soccer tournament kicks off Saturday, with 63 games to be played over the next month. Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Why FIFA's revamped Club World Cup is off to a bumpy debut in the U.S.

The stage is set for 32 club teams — including some of the top ones around the world — to compete for the chance to emerge as the champion of a revamped tournament. It hasn't gone great so far.

Crude oil prices rose sharply as Israel's attack on Iran raised fears of a broader disruption of Middle East oil supplies. Relatively low gasoline prices in the U.S. have helped to keep inflation in check. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Oil prices jump and stocks tumble following Israel's attack on Iran

Israel's attack on Iran sparked the biggest jump in crude oil prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. Stocks fell sharply.

A supporter of President Trump wears an oversize "Make America Great Again Hat" at a rally at Southern New Hampshire University Arena on Feb. 10, 2020 in Manchester, N.H. Trump narrowly won young men last fall, a 12-point shift from four years earlier when Biden won the group by 11 percentage points. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Young men swung for Trump in 2024. Democrats are working on a plan to win them back

Democrats lost serious ground with young men in the 2024 presidential election. Now, some within the party are working to win them back.

In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office (BPA), German Chancellor Angela Merkel deliberates with President Trump on June 9, 2018, at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Canada. Handout/Getty Images Europe hide caption

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Trump's first-term G7s were tense. That trend could continue this year

Leaders of seven of the world's largest economies will meet starting on Sunday. President Trump has imposed tariffs on his G7 partners — and has threatened to annex this year's host country, Canada.

Trump heads to the G7 next week. He has a complicated relationship with the group

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Americans will feel the impact of immigration enforcement on farm workers, a union leader warns

Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields

Trump administration ramps up immigration raids in farms

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Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat from California, is removed from the room after interrupting a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 12. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic Sen. Padilla is forcibly removed from a DHS press conference in Los Angeles

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed and handcuffed at a Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The building of the State Department, which administers the Fulbright Program. Eleven members of the 12-person Fulbright board have resigned over alleged Trump administration interference. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Almost all of the Fulbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference

Former Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board members said the Trump administration usurped their authority by denying awards to "a substantial number" of the individuals it had selected for the program.

Bill Armstrong is among the 62-year-olds who have filed for Social Security retirement benefits in recent months. "I decided I better get in the system before they move that age higher," he says. Tina Armstrong hide caption

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Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security

Some early filers say worries about the future under the Trump administration moved up their timelines.

Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security

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