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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest

Nearly 6,000 independent artists submitted to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the Utah band that rose to the top.

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Just 16% of Americans surveyed said religion is the most important thing in their lives, according to a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute. Mary Smyth/Getty Images hide caption

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The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking

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A sweeping new study sheds light on butterflies' origins

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Capitol Hill hearings to take a closer look at guardrails for artificial intelligence

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An election representative shows a ballot depicting a vote for Kemal Kilicdaroglu at a polling station in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday. Ali Unal/AP hide caption

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What Turkey's presidential election could mean for the U.S. and Europe

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Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on May 16, 2022. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Trump-era special counsel's final report criticizes FBI's Russia probe

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Migrants wait at the Gateway International port of entry under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody in Brownsville, Texas, on May 5, before being sent back to Mexico under then-active Title 42 restrictions. Veronica G. Cardenas/AP hide caption

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As immigration debate plays out, border towns want to paint a different picture

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