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An outbreak of an intestinal illness that causes diarrhea, nausea and fatigue has been detected in 31 states, according to federal health authorities, but the source is still under investigation. As of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had received reports of 843 cases of cyclosporiasis, the gastrointestinal affliction caused by the parasite Cyclospora.

At least two people are dead and at least four people are injured after a shooting at a festival in Toronto on Saturday night. Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said Saturday night that gunfire was exchanged between two people at Salsa on St. Clair festival, an annual two-day event celebrating Latin culture held in Canada's biggest city. Two firearms were recovered and police are working through at least three crime scenes, Barredo told reporters on Saturday.

Based on the clue, name two words that have the same number of letters and begin and end with the letters provided. (Ex. Rocks / five letters / S and E —> Slate, Shale) 1. European languages in 7 letters starting with S and ending with . 2. Ancient stringed instruments / 4 letters / L and E 3. Birds / 6 letters / P and N 4. Parts of the body / 5 letters / T and H 5. Things seen in a classroom / 5 letters / C and K 6. Newsstand magazines / 7 letters / E and E 7. Books of the Bible / 4 letters / A and S 8.

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Momy Seck Ndao has been planning for this day for months. The environmental engineer is standing beside two swimming-pool sized ponds, each lined with a black tarp and full of hundreds of tilapia. Two of her colleagues trudge through the pond in waders, trying to corral the fish with a net. "For this project, we need a lot of tilapia, about 1,900," says Ndao, as she eyes the horizon. They're in a race against the rising sun.

Updated July 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM EDT The U.S. and Iran have exchanged fire for the third weekend in a row, days after President Trump declared that the ceasefire between the two countries was "over." The latest back-and-forth strikes began after Iran fired at a ship attempting to transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. then retaliated, striking multiple sites in Iran.

Updated July 12, 2026 at 9:34 AM EDT Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- S.C., died late Saturday night following a "brief and sudden illness," according to a statement released by his office. He was 71. His office did not immediately reply to a request for information on his cause of death. But audio reviewed by NPR shows that emergency services personnel responded to a call of cardiac arrest at Graham's Washington home Saturday night.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new nonfiction book, "Sisters of the Midnight Sun." It's the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska.

A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies. Copyright 2026 NPR NPR Breaking News Weekend EditionWeekend Edition Sunday

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death at 71 has shocked Washington. Once a fierce critic of then-candidate Donald Trump, he became one of the president's most consistent defenders. Copyright 2026 NPR National Politics Weekend EditionWeekend Edition Sunday