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From Moscow, former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden addresses a technology conference in Portugal in 2019. Snowden fled the U.S. in 2013 and revealed highly classified U.S. surveillance programs. He's been living in Russia for the past decade, and received Russian citizenship last year. Armando Franca/AP hide caption

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A decade on, Edward Snowden remains in Russia, though U.S. laws have changed

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 16, 2023. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran on March 4. The UN nuclear watchdog chief was in Iran for expected talks with the President and other officials after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Iran's Nuclear Program Marches Forward, 5 Years After The U.S. Abandoned The Deal

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the sweeping anti-immigration bill, which is among the strictest in the country, on May 10. It will go into effect on July 1. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption

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Vice President Harris delivers the keynote speech at Michie Stadium during West Point's graduation ceremony Saturday in West Point, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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A nationwide survey by the RAND Corporation found that veterans were less likely than the general population to support extremist groups. Adam Kaz/Getty Images hide caption

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Survey: Surprising to some, veterans are less likely to support extremism

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disembarks upon his arrival at Hiroshima Airport in Japan on the second day of the G-7 Summit Leaders' Meeting on May 20, 2023. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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This illustration picture taken in Moscow on March 24, 2023, shows the Chinese social networking service TikTok's logo on a smartphone screen. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Montana banned TikTok. Whatever comes next could affect the app's fate in the U.S.

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President Biden arrives at an event at the White House on May 11, 2023. This week he will travel to Hiroshima, Japan for the G-7 summit. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden is going to Hiroshima at a moment when nuclear tensions are on the rise

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Luis Suárez, a 37-year-old from Venezuela, was repeatedly timed out of the CBP One app, days after officials announced major upgrades. He has been unable to schedule an appointment on the platform for about six months, he said. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption

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Migrants are frustrated with the border app, even after its latest overhaul

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Texas National Guard troops set up razor wire in El Paso, Texas. Officials are anticipating a wave of immigrants on Thursday night, with the end of the U.S. government's COVID-era Title 42 policy. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Jonathan Mitchell, pictured on April 27 inside the statehouse in Austin, Texas, is credited with devising the legal strategy behind the near-total abortion ban in Texas known as S.B. 8. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption

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He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started

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Migrants camp out between a barbed-wire barrier and the border fence between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Thousands are expected to seeks asylum when pandemic restrictions this week. Christian Chavez/AP hide caption

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Asylum-seekers still face tough new rules when Title 42 restrictions end Thursday

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 16th. Kiyoshi Ota/AP hide caption

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A TV screen shows an image of President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. Biden and Yoon unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea's nuclear threat. The words read "The South Korea-U.S. summit and adoption of the Washington Declaration." Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia takes its name from two pioneering Black Army officers: Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg (left) and Lt. Col. Charity Adams. Photo credit: Army; photo illustration: Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption

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This combination of file photos shows China's President Xi Jinping, taken in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 19, 2022, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, taken outside Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 7, 2023. Chinese leader Xi talked Wednesday with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. AP hide caption

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China's Xi calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy, after weeks of intensifying pressure to do so

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